The anxiously awaited Pre-Release of SAWStudio was unveiled in October, 2000. The initial feedback from users was extremely enthusiastic, as they adapted to this radical new design, and experienced the way in which SAWStudio was effectively and positively altering the way they worked with audio. Numerous revisions and enhancements followed during the pre-release stage, with the final release officially delivered in April, 2001. Large scale, fully automated, real-time virtual mixing had arrived.

SAWStudio complete virtual mixing and editing console

Previous performance and feature limitations fell by the way side, and the program continued to gain in strength with each new update. The hand written assembly code once again allowed Bob to maintain his high performance standards, even as the program grew dramatically in complexity, and became able to emulate and replace hundreds of pounds, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth, of physical gear. Bob’s vision, which began back on those early tour dates with Paul Anka, had now come full circle.