Beatnik Launches Mixman StudioPro 4.0 for MacNew Software Allows Music Hobbyists To Create and Publish Music Online November 14, 2000
Beatnik, Inc., a leader in interactive audio technologies and content for the
Web and digital devices, today announced the availability of Mixman StudioPro 4.0 for the Mac, the popular consumer
DJ remixing software designed for the music hobbyist. Mixman StudioPro 4.0 for the Mac is available for purchase
online at www.mixman.com, www.apple.com and in retail stores nationwide including CompUSA, Best Buy, Fry’s
Electronics and MicroCenter.
Mixman StudioPro 4.0 allows music fans to create, perform and publish personalized music from concept to completion
using an enhanced suite of professional remixing tools. The tools include Remixing Studio for real-time
performance-based remixing, FX Studio for manipulating component sounds, Editing Studio for precision composition
and Recording Studio to add personalized sounds into each mix. Unique to the Mac version is the ability to control the
Remixing Studio using any MIDI keyboard of input device. Also, for the first time, users are now able to export their
sound-sets using Beatnik’s own Rich Music Format (RMF), which provides a real-time listening experience that doesn’t
require streaming. Mixman StudioPro 4.0 represents the first-ever product that couples Mixman’s music authoring
technology with Beatnik’s RMF technology.
“Mixman StudioPro 4.0 is the perfect solution for people that not only want to create new music, but also self-publish
and connect with the existing global Mixman online community,” said Josh Gabriel, chief of consumer products,
Beatnik, Inc. “Our ongoing partnerships with major record labels keeps a steady stream of Mixman Singles for
consumers to download and remix themselves, allowing each user to manipulate and record their favorite music in ways
they’ve never experienced. It’s the ultimate personalization of music.”
Mixman StudioPro 4.0 allows music fans to upload their creations to their own personalized home page on the Mixman
site called My Mixzone. My Mixzone is personalized specifically for each user to post their creations, invite friends to
listen and remix their own versions of sound-sets online. In addition, My Mixzone has photo capabilities,
interchangeable skins and a map indicating the user’s country of origin.
"Our goal in developing the product was to deliver the richest features of our Mixman StudioPro software for the PC to
the creative community of Mac users," said Jade Van Doren, Mixman product manager, Beatnik. Inc. "For the first time,
Mixman StudioPro for the Mac has achieved complete feature parity with the PC software."
The Mixman software line enables fans to collaborate with other fans and artists online. Mixman provides mainstream
music fans, hardcore music hobbyists and artists a powerful new creation and distribution suite from which to
self-publish, trade and personalize versions of popular songs and original works – building a personally vested and
powerful online music community.
Mixman StudioPro 4.0, as with all Mixman Studio software, gives users the ability to remix Mixman Singles, which are
downloadable track files from artists, remixers and producers from around the world. Artists provide master tapes, which
are then converted to the individual sound elements in Mixman TRK (track) files. Singles are easily loaded into the
software program so that users can create personalized versions of their favorite songs.
Mixman StudioPro 4.0 comes with an expanded library of sounds including guitars, drums, vocals and keyboards that
can be used to create original songs. Also available are Soundiscs, supplemental libraries that give users an even broader
range of selections. These triple-format sample CDs are designed to work with Mixman Studio and StudioPro. Each
sound comes in Audio, TRK and WAV file formats to ensure that users have access to the right format for the job.
From music hobbyists to working DJs, music enthusiasts of all levels can explore, shape and arrange sounds easily, as
well as create entirely new musical works. Mixman StudioPro 4.0 for the Mac has a suggested retail price of $89.95. For more information, visit their web site at www.mixman.com. |
