Sonic Studio Announces CD Premastering Software for OS X
October 28, 2005
PreMaster CD is a simplified version of Sonic Studio's professional premastering application,
SonicStudio DDP. PreMaster CD combines ease of use with low cost, and it runs on Mac OS X. The application combines Sonic Studio's editing capabilities
with the NGC interface and SSE real time audio engine for fidelity.
PreMaster CD addresses the lack of high end premastering functionality in products aimed at a
general audience. Rather than disguising low fidelity with a "pro" name, PreMaster CD focuses
on professionally addressing the poorly understood task of premastering with the same marking
engine found in Sonic Studio's more comprehensive products.
Since premastering usually starts with editing, PreMaster CD is designed to make short work of
most editing and sequencing tasks. It opens WAV, AIFF, BWF and SD2 files while easy to use
editing tools, including Sonic Studio's smart Fade Tool, make quick work of compilations and
revisions.
For final replication, PreMaster CD relies on the same format as Sonic Studio's professional products, the
DDP or Disc Description Protocol. PreMaster CD creates DDP version 2 file sets, along with "CD
refs." These CD-DA--formatted recordable Compact Discs are created in the background, so as
to not tie up the entire system. In addition, output to Roxio's Jam image file format provides
another common method for project interchange.
PreMaster CD will carry an MSRP of $795 and will be available through an international network
of distributors and channel partners.
For more information, visit their web site at www.sonicstudio.com. | 
