MasterList CD Upgraded to Version 2.1.2

Adds Support for "Blue and White" Macintosh's and Yamaha CRW4416 CD-R Drive

July 26, 1999 -- Extending the reach of a proven, affordable CD mastering solution, Digidesign announced today the availability of upgrades to its MasterList CD software for Apple Macintosh computers. The version 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 upgrades add support for Yamaha's high-performance CRW4416s/sxz recordable/rewriteable CD drives. In addition, version 2.1.2 brings MasterList CD to Apple's powerful new "blue and white" Power Macintosh G3 computers.

With MasterList CD and an approved CD-R drive, a Digidesign Power Macintosh-based digital audio workstation becomes a full-featured recording platform for master-quality CDs. These masters may be used for professional CD replication at a manufacturing plant or for the production of small runs with a CD-R duplicator. MasterList CD may also be used to create one-off reference discs, or for personal archives of music or effects.

Offering professional features for optimized recording, MasterList CD allows individual track level adjustment, non-destructive crossfades, and PQ sub-code editing. For monitoring, MasterList CD can address either the built-in Macintosh sound output or, for higher quality output and digital transfer to DAT,Digidesign PCI-based hardware.

MasterList CD's host-based audio playback and processing capabilities (introduced in version 2.0) enable direct writing at 2x and 4x speeds, sparing users the creation of a separate image file. That allows MasterList CD to take full advantage of the CRW4416 drives, which feature 4x write, 4x re-write, and 16x read. With this upgrade, these recorders join the extensive list of available drives meeting Digidesign's strict quality and performance standards.

The MasterList CD upgrades are available now as a free web download for registered owners of version 2.1. An installer disk containing both upgrades is also available at the suggested list price of $45.00 (U.S.). The installer will automatically install the correct version for the computer being used.

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