Voyetra Announces AudioStation 4.0 Digital Music Player; World's Most Widely Used Digital Jukebox Now Includes CD Ripping.Business Editors CeBIT 2000 Hall 9, Stand D82 HANNOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2000 Voyetra Turtle Beach See Voyetra. , Inc. today announced that AudioStation(R) 4.0, the forthcoming version of its flagship PC audio control software, will be available for free Web download (www.voyetra.com) beginning this summer. This marks the first time that AudioStation, which was first released in 1992, will be available without charge. "Although a number of audio jukebox A storage device for multiple sets of CD-ROMs, DVDs, tape cartridges or disk modules. Using carousels, robot arms and other methods, a jukebox physically moves the storage medium from its assigned location to an optical or magnetic station for reading and writing. applications have recently become available as free downloads, AudioStation pioneered many of the standard-setting features for such programs," said Carmine carmine /car·mine/ (kahr´min) a red coloring matter used as a histologic stain. indigo carmine indigotindisulfonate sodium. car·mine n. J. Bonanno, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Voyetra Turtle Beach. "It has earned an enviable reputation for solid performance, resulting from our nearly 10 years of supporting OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers. AudioStation 4.0 offers significant enhancements that are indicative of our continuing effort to deliver pioneering products." AudioStation 4.0 delivers end-to-end capture, management, playback, and output of digital music files. This includes the ability to import (rip) digital music from audio CDs, and then automatically convert the files to MP3 or WMA (Windows Media Audio) An audio compression method from Microsoft. Known originally as MSAudio, this proprietary format competes with the MP3 and AAC methods. WMA encodes rapidly and is known to be especially effective at low bit rates. formats. Users can even receive help from the recording wizard for importing songs from analog (LP, tape, mic) sources. In addition to playing popular file types such as MP3, WMA, WAV and MIDI, AudioStation 4.0 provides catalog and library functions - accessible via a multi-view interface with skin choices - for identifying and organizing songs. It also automatically downloads ancillary data Ancillary data (commonly abbreviated as ANC data), in the context of television systems, refers to a means which by non-video information (such as audio, other forms of essence, and metadata) may be embedded within the serial digital interface. , such as artist, album, track, and genre names, plus CD cover art. Millions of copies of AudioStation have been bundled with leading PC systems over the past eight years, making it one of the world's most widely used digital jukebox (1) Software for managing music files. Also called a "digital music manager," "music manager," or just "jukebox," it lets users organize MP3 and other audio files into playlists, play the songs, rip CD tracks to MP3 and other formats, burn CDs and download titles to portable players. Founded in 1975, Voyetra Turtle Beach is one of the world's top PC audio solutions providers, working with more than 150 leading manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. In addition to its OEM and retail sales, Voyetra Turtle Beach makes its entire line of products available directly to consumers via its e-commerce Web site (http://www.voyetra-turtle-beach.com) and in-bound call center (1-800-233-9377 or 914-966-0600). For more information, write Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., 5 Odell Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701; call 800-233-9377 or 914-966-0600; fax 914-966-1102; send e-mail to sales@voyetra.com; or visit www.voyetra.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: High-resolution graphics are available for download from ftp://oemftp.voyetra.com Voyetra and AudioStation are registered trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. |
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