Arboretum Releases Free Winamp Plug-In
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June 6, 1999
Arboretum Realizer, released by Arboretum Systems Inc. (www.arboretum.com/realizer),
is an audio enhancement tool 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."
According to Arboretum, 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.
Realizer combines Arboretum's proprietary Bass Maximizer, Harmonic Exciter
and stereo enhancement algorithms - the same processes found in Arboretum's 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 technology is also being made available for OEM licensing,
and currently runs in real-time on 166 MHz Pentium runing Windows 95/98 or NT.
Visit Arboretum Systems on the web at www.arboretum.com.
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