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June 3, 1999, Pacifica California -- Arboretum Realizer, released today by Arboretum Systems Inc. (www.arboretum.com/realizer) is the first pro quality audio enhancer for Internet music listeners. "Millions are using Nullsoft's Winamp to listen to music from the Internet, but MP3 files just don't sound as good as the original CD-quality recordings" said Todd Souvignier, Arboretum Systems Marketing Director. "Moreover, people are often listening on inexpensive, low-quality speakers. We decided to use studio magic -- DSP technology originally designed for recording engineers -- to address these problems and improve the Internet listening experience."
Realizer combines Arboretum's proprietary Bass Maximizer, Harmonic Exciter and stereo enhancement algorithms - the same processes found in Arboretum's professional Hyperprism products - in a simple-to-use interface designed for personal music enjoyment. Realizer is completely user-configurable and includes a number of factory settings designed to bring the most out of each musical style. Realizer is being issued as a freely distributed plug-in for the Nullsoft Winamp MP3 player. Created by Nullsoft of Sedona Arizona, Winamp (www.winamp.com) is used by more than 15 million Internet high-fidelity audio fans. "Arboretum Realizer is an essential plug-in to the Nullsoft Winamp player" said Robert Lord, Director of Online Strategies at Nullsoft Inc. "Nullsoft Winamp with Arboretum Realizer delivers studio-quality audio to millions of multimedia PC users." Arboretum Realizer technology is also being made available for OEM licensing, and currently runs in real time on modest Pentium, PowerPC and 56000-series processors. Realizer is created and distributed by Arboretum Systems Inc., a privately held California corporation. Founded in 1993, Arboretum Systems develops digital signal processing technologies for professional and consumer markets. Arboretum brands include the award-winning Hyperprism signal processing package, the Ionizer, Ray Gun and Restoration-NR noise reduction products and the Arboretum Harmony pitch shifting and voice processing software. For further information please contact: Todd Souvignier Robert Lord |
Realizer's three processing stages make the bass richer and deeper, add sparkle and vibrance to the high end and create a wider, more three dimensional stereo impression. Realizer does it all in real time, as the music plays. Unlike conventional equalizers and bass/treble controls, Realizer actually adds missing low end frequencies and synthesizes new harmonics, restoring much of what is lost to compression.