Frontier Design Group

AlphaTrack Quote

“I received the AlphaTrack today—nice product! Saw it demo-ed at the NAMM Show, and it was love at first sight. Everything loaded beautifully and I just got it up and running about 5 minutes ago. It’s alive!! ”

Paul Goldman

Quick Facts

Optimized for fast, high-quality DAW mixing and editing in a small footprint
Intuitive, innovative, and powerful controls in an attractive package
100mm touch-sensitive, high-resolution (true 10-bit positions) motorized fader
Three touch-sensitive encoders ... context-specific feedback appears on the 32-character backlit display
Innovative touch-sensitive jog and shuttle strip for fast timeline control
22 buttons and 21 LED's for track-specific and global functions
Works with Pro Tools®, Sonar™(4+), Cubase®(3.02+), Reason™(3.01+), Digital Performer®(5+), Nuendo®(3.02+), Final Cut Pro™, Soundtrack Pro™, REAPER™, and other DAW software applications
Works on Windows XP/Vista and Mac OS X computers (Mac OS 10.3.9 or later), including Intel Macs
Footswitch input on back panel
No external power adapter required ... single USB connection and small size make it great for laptops!

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Drivers

Previous AlphaTrack Macintosh Installer v1.0

v1 2007-02-13
AlphaTrack_OSX_1_0_0.zip - 28KB
This is the initial driver installer for AlphaTrack on Macintosh OS X (v10.3.9 or later). In includes installation of the task bar icon and “Manager” application, both of which can set the control protocol. Files and instructions for plug-ins are also included.

Previous AlphaTrack Macintosh Installer v1.1

v1.1 2007-02-23
AlphaTrack_OS_X_1_1_0.zip - 1.89MB
Driver installer for AlphaTrack on Macintosh OS X (v10.3.9 or later). It includes installation of the task bar icon and “Manager” application, both of which can set the control protocol. Files and instructions for plug-ins are also included.

Previous AlphaTrack Macintosh Installer v1.2

v1.2 2007-10-02
AlphaTrack_OS_X_1_2_0.zip - 1.69MB
Updated driver installer for AlphaTrack on Macintosh OS X (v10.3.9 or later). It includes installation of the task bar icon and “Manager” application, both of which can set the control protocol. Includes control protocols for Pro Tools, Live, Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack Pro.

Previous AlphaTrack Windows Installer v1.00

v1 2007-02-13
AlphaTrack_Win_Setup_1_00.zip - 1.3MB
This is the intial AlphaTrack Windows installer. It also optionally installs control plug-ins for Cubase, Nuendo, Reason, and SONAR. The driver also includes a control mode for operation with Pro Tools. Documentation on using AlphaTrack with various applications can be downloaded below.

Previous AlphaTrack Windows Installer v1.1

v1.1 2007-02-23
AlphaTrack_win_Setup_1.1.0.zip - 1.26MB
The latest AlphaTrack Windows installer. It also optionally installs control plug-ins for Cubase, Nuendo, Reason, and SONAR. The driver also includes a control mode for operation with Pro Tools. Documentation on using AlphaTrack with various applications can be downloaded below.

Previous AlphaTrack Windows Vista64 beta Installer v1.1.1

v1.1.1b 2007-07-31
AlphaTrack_Win_Setup_1.1.1b.zip - 1.3MB
This Installer is for Windows XP64/Vista64 only. It does not support Shutdown, Restart, or Sleep modes in Vista64 while the AlphaTrack is connected. You must disconnect AlphaTrack’s USB connection prior to changing your computers power status.

Plug-ins

Previous Cubase SX/Nuendo 3-4 OSX Plug-in v1.0.3

v1.0.3 2007-04-11
Cubase_Nuendo_OSX_1.0.3.zip - 163KB
This AlphaTrack Control Surface plug-in is for CubaseSX/SL3 or Nuendo 3, or later. It includes installation instructions and updated User Guide.

Previous Cubase SX/Nuendo 3-4 Plug-in

v0 2007-02-13
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This AlphaTrack plug-in is optionally installed as part of the Windows driver installer, found above.

Previous Cubase SX/Nuendo 3-4 Plug-in v1.0

v1 2007-02-13
Cubase_Nuendo_OSX_1.0.zip - 52KB
This control plug-in is for AlphaTrack and Cubase SX/SL or Nuendo, versions 3 or 4. Documentation for how to use it is listed below.

Previous Cubase SX/Nuendo 3-4 Plug-in v1.0.0.2

v1.02 2007-02-23
Cubase_Nuendo_OSX_1.0.0.2.zip - 52KB
This control plug-in is for AlphaTrack and Cubase SX/SL or Nuendo, versions 3 or 4. Documentation is listed below.

Previous Cubase SX/Nuendo 3-4 Win Plug-in v1.0.3

v1.0.3 2007-04-11
Cubase_Nuendo_Win_1.0.3.zip - 170KB
This AlphaTrack Control Surface plug-in is for CubaseSX/SL3 or Nuendo 3, or later. It includes installation instructions and updated User Guide

Previous Digital Performer 5 Plug-in v1.0

v1 2007-02-13
AlphaTrack_DP_OSX_v1.0.zip - 76KB
This control plug-in is for Digital Performer and AlphaTrack. Documentation on its use can be downloaded from below.

Previous Logic Plug-in v1.0

v1.0 2008-01-14
AlphaTrack_Logic_1.0.zip - 102KB
This is the control surface plug-in for Logic. It has been tested with Logic Pro 8 and Logic 7.2. You must first download and install AlphaTrack Mac OS X driver 1.3 before using this plug-in. Please also download and review the two Logic documents below for installation and use information.

Previous Reason (Remote) Plug-in

v0 2007-02-13
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This AlphaTrack Reason plug-in is optionally installed as part of the Windows driver installer, found above.

Previous Reason (Remote) Plug-in v1.0

v1 2007-02-13
AlphaTrack_Reason_v1.0.zip - 56KB
This installer is for AlphaTrack’s Remote implementation to let you use it with Reason 3.

Previous SONAR Plug-in

v0 2007-02-13
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The AlphaTrack SONAR plug-in is optionally installed as part of the Windows driver installer, found above.

Previous SONAR v1.0.3 Plug-in Installer

v1.0.3 2007-05-11
AlphaTrack_Sonar_v1.0.3.zip - 878kb
AlphaTrack SONAR Control Surface Plug-in installer for 32 and 64-bit Windows XP systems. Includes updated SONAR Guide and Layout documents.

Documentation

Previous Cubase/Nuendo Guide

v1 2007-01-08
Cubase-Nuendo_ and_AT_v1.0.pdf - 147KB
Describes how to set-up and use AlphaTrack with Cubase and Nuendo.

Previous Cubase/Nuendo Guide

v1 2007-02-23
Cubase_Nuendo_AT_v1.0.0.2.pdf - 351KB
Describes how to set-up and use AlphaTrack with Cubase and Nuendo.

Previous Cubase/Nuendo Layout

v1 2007-01-08
Cubase_Nuendo_Layout.pdf - 336KB
A one-page summary of the Cubase/Nuendo control mappings.

Previous Cubase/Nuendo Layout

v1.02 2007-02-23
Cubase_Nuendo_Layout_v1.0.0.2.pdf - 114KB
A one-page summary of the Cubase/Nuendo control mappings.

Previous GarageBand Guide BETA

v0.2 2008-01-11
GarageBand_and_AlphaTrack.pdf - 170KB
Describes how to install and user the BETA 0.2 plug-in for GarageBand 4 (with reduced GarageBand 3 functionality).

Previous Logic 8 Guide

v1.0 2008-01-14
Logic_8_and_AlphaTrack.pdf - 130KB
Describes how to install and user the control surface plug-in for Logic 8. (Also works with Logic 7.2+)

Previous Logic 8 Layout

v1.0 2008-01-07
Logic_8_Layout.pdf - 40KB
Single page summary of the Logic control plug-in mappings.

Previous Pro Tools Guide

v0 2007-01-08
Pro_Tools_and_AT_v1.0.pdf - 128KB
A guide to setting up and using AlphaTrack with Pro Tools.

Previous Pro Tools Guide

v1.1 2007-02-23
Pro_Tools_and_AT_v1.1.pdf - 150KB
A guide to setting up and using AlphaTrack with Pro Tools.

Previous Pro Tools Layout

v0 2007-01-08
Pro_Tools_Layout.pdf - 338KB
A single page summary of AlphaTrack control mappings with Pro Tools.

Previous Reason Guide

v1 2007-01-08
Reason_and_AlphaTrack_v1.0.pdf - 287KB
How to set-up and use Reason 3 and AlphaTrack together. Includes details of control mappings device-by-device.

Previous Reason Layout

v1 2007-01-08
Reason_Layout.pdf - 334KB
Single page summary of Reason controls on AlphaTrack.

Previous SONAR Guide

v0 2007-01-08
SONAR_and_AlphaTrack_v1.0.pdf - 123KB
How to set-up, use, and rule SONAR with AlphaTrack.

Previous SONAR Layout

v0 2007-01-08
SONAR_Layout.pdf - 339KB
Single page summary of SONAR control mappings.