'Splinter Cell 3 - Chaos Theory' Soundtrack from Amon Tobin is First DVD-Audio to Offer Full Song Tracks in Coding Technologies MPEG-4 aacPlus Format.MONTREAL & LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Ninja Tune Release Allows Listeners to Copy aacPlus Tracks Directly to PCs, Mobile Phones, and Portable Players Coding Technologies, the leader in audio compression Encoding digital audio data to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. Audio compression typically uses lossy methods, which eliminate bits that are not restored at the other end. ADPCM and MP3 are examples of audio compression methods. See audio codec and data compression. for Internet, Mobile, and Broadcast, announced today that the upcoming Splinter Cell 3 soundtrack DVD-Audio release will be the first to include 5.1 multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple and stereo tracks in the aacPlus format. Provided according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the DVD-Audio Compressed Audio zone specification, listeners can copy these songs directly to their computers, digital media adapters, and mobile phones without the need of ripping. The first track, 'Lighthouse,' is available immediately for on-demand 5.1 multichannel and stereo streaming from Tuner2 (http://www.tuner2.com/). "I'm doing my part to satisfy all Splinter Cell fans' inherent desire to be spies, and as such, want to make sure my music is available for as many small & stealth-like portable formats as possible," said Amon Tobin. "The addition of aacPlus tracks to my DVD-Audio release frees the music to move beyond the home sound system onto the PC and the mobile phone, so that they can be enjoyed while engaging in international espionage, riding the subway, or various other daily pursuits of global or not so global significance." "DVD-Audio and Dual-Disc open up new possibilities for labels to distribute compressed audio with their releases," said David Frerichs, Vice President and US General Manager for Coding Technologies. "With the 'Chaos Theory' DVD-Audio release, Ninja Tune is opening a future of digital content distribution full of consumer choice and free of label fear." The Splinter Cell 3 soundtrack DVD-Audio will be available in store at the end of March 2005. About aacPlus Already standardized by MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). , DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , and 3GPP GPP Government Performance Project GPP General Purpose Processor GPP General Physical Preparedness GPP Gambian People's Party GPP Good Pharmacy Practice GPP Gross Primary Productivity GPP Green Procurement Program GPP Generic Packetized Protocol , aacPlus delivers streaming and downloadable 5.1 multichannel audio at 128 Kbps, and near CD-quality stereo at 48 Kbps. This level of efficiency fundamentally enables new applications in the markets of consumer electronics, mobile and digital broadcast. About Chaos Theory chaos theory, in mathematics, physics, and other fields, a set of ideas that attempts to reveal structure in aperiodic, unpredictable dynamic systems such as cloud formation or the fluctuation of biological populations. : Splinter Cell 3 Soundtrack The Splinter Cell franchise is one of the top selling video games of the last few years and is one of the key titles for developer Ubisoft. Sales are well into the millions with the first two titles 'Splinter Cell' & 'Splinter Cell : Pandora Tomorrow.' This coming March they will be launching the 3rd installment 'Splinter Cell : Chaos Theory,' which already won multiple awards at E3. Not just a collection of licensed music, the Chaos Theory soundtrack is music created specifically for this title and sees Amon Tobin exploring new musical territory. |
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