Arboretum Systems Inc. is now shipping their Internet DSP solution for authoring and archiving Internet audio: Arboretum Realizer Pro.

Building upon the consumer market success of the Arboretum Realizer MP3 player/encoder plug-in, Arboretum Systems has designed a multi-stage digital signal processor which provides a comprehensive solution to the problems of compressed audio.

"It's a well-known secret that MP3 music and other download or streaming formats can't sound as good as CDs" said Arboretum Marketing VP Todd Souvignier. "Recording professionals want to maximize the impact of their music before putting it through MP3 compression. Broadcast and post-production professionals need to bring out the clarity and articulation of speech from Internet sound bites. Archivists and serious music lovers want their downloads to sound their best before burning them to CD. Arboretum Realizer Pro is the only high-end signal processor designed expressly for improving the fidelity of Internet audio.

Adapted in part from Arboretum's multi-award winning Hyperprism tool set, Arboretum Realizer Pro includes the following stages, usable for both pre and post mastering:

• Bass Maximizer - Brings back that full round bass, even compensates for the shortcomings of small computer speakers.
• Parametric EQs - Two stages of EQ, allowing one to selectively notch up the voice or other part.
• Harmonic Exciter - Restores the high end sparkle and luster that gets washed out by compression.
• Ultra Stereo - Creates a dramatic widening of the stereo image, beyond the limits of your speakers.
• Max Loud - Flattens the dynamic range so everything sounds loud and clear. Solves the problem of uneven levels.

Arboretum Realizer Pro makes dramatic improvements to AIFF, WAV, SDII MP3 files, streams, CD audio and any other audio format. It supports the Windows DirectX plug-in format and the VST plug-in format on the Mac. Arboretum Realizer Pro is available for $74.95.

Links: Arboretum Home Page, Realizer Pro Home Page
Software: Arboretum Realizer, Arboretum Realizer Pro
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