Unreal Engine 5.8 is a major audio release, despite Epic staffing cuts - CDM Create Digital Music

Unreal Engine 5.8 (preview) is a major audio-focused update despite Epic’s recent layoffs impacting the audio/music teams. Highlights include format/channel-agnostic types (CAT) and new CAT-aware nodes (Wave Player 2.0, CAT Mixer, Grain Player, updated Ladder Filter), an improved Waveform Editor (beta) with automatic LUFS/peak metadata updates, substantial Audio-in-Sequencer upgrades (Control Bus/Mix tracks, MetaSound integration), Audio Insights metering/visualization, expanded Audio Subtitles (beta), MetaSound Templates and Node Configuration (experimental), and a migration to WASAPI on Windows replacing legacy XAudio2. Coverage also notes the business context of Epic’s cuts and links community resources like The Sound FX Guy’s walkthrough.

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