Fourier Audio Launches transform.engine v1.4 Update

New software release increases the plugin server’s versatility and connectivity

Announcement

LONDON – March 31, 2025 – With this year’s global live music industry predicted to be one of the largest on record, Fourier Audio announces the early-April availability of a new feature update for its transform.engine, a Dante-connected server designed to run VST3-native software plugins in a live environment, bringing premium studio software to live sound and broadcast applications.

Key among v1.4’s new feature list is that it now permits DiGiCo Quantum console users to natively integrate the transform.engine into their worksurfaces for streamlined operation. Plugins can be conveniently viewed and controlled from a DiGiCo desk’s touchscreens, while console snapshots and sessions can be effortlessly synchronized to the transform.engine. Plugin chains, previously only available in mono and stereo, can now input and output as many channels as desired, enabling users to take advantage of multi-channel plugins – a necessity for burgeoning surround and immersive audio applications.

With v1.4, transform.engine permits sidechaining for plugins – such as compressors fed from external inputs – patched from the Dante network. Plus, the device’s new Dante AES67 mode increases connectivity options by allowing cross-compatibility with a wide range of AES67 devices.

Chain groups can now be created, to filter and view multiple chains, making it quick to control all the desired chains in one place. And new customizable plugin grids allow users to see and control multiple plugins simultaneously, while an overview mode further enables every chain in a showfile to be viewed at once.

“With each subsequent iteration of our transform software, we’ve done our best to make our customers’ wish lists a reality,” says Fourier Audio CEO Pete Bridgman. “Far and away the biggest request we’ve fielded since launch is for console worksurface integration, so we’re thrilled to announce this native DiGiCo integration today. The experience of effortlessly controlling plugins and cuelists on a DiGiCo as an integral part of your mixing workflow is a huge step forward and we can’t wait to see how engineers use it. We’re very excited to continue pushing the boundaries of what software audio processing can achieve, and our door is always open for plugin developers and customers who want to share how we can help make their lives easier and better.”

For more details on the new transform.engine v1.4 update, visit www.fourieraudio.com.

About Fourier Audio

Fourier Audio is a UK-based startup originally founded by Gareth Owen, Henry Harrod and Peter Bridgman, with solutions incorporated on many international music tours, along with theatre productions on Broadway and the West End. For more information, go to www.fourieraudio.com.

About DiGiCo

DiGiCo is a UK-based manufacturer of some of the world’s most popular, successful and groundbreaking digital mixing consoles for the live, theater, broadcast and postproduction industries. For more information, go to www.DiGiCo.biz.

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