Rocket Network to Include the QDesign
Music Codec
January 28, 1999QDesign Corporation, a leading provider of audio compression
technologies and Rocket Network, a division of Res Rocket, Inc., announces
the integration of a version of the QDesign Music Codec into Rocket Network’s
forthcoming RocketControl 2.0 client software. With RocketControl 2.0,
end-users around the world will be able to collaborate to produce audio
over the Internet. The QDesign Music Codec enables RocketControl to offer
the highest quality audio to be delivered over a 28K modem connection.
Unlike any other compression scheme, the QDesign Music Codec offers full-bandwidth,
44.1kHz stereo sound to stream over 28K modem at unsurpassed quality.
Since its introduction as the audio compression solution for Apple QuickTime
3 in the Spring of 1998, the QDesign Music Codec has developed worldwide
industry recognition for being the best Web audio solution.
RocketControl 2.0 is a cross-platform (MAC and Windows OS) application
that works in conjunction with the Rocket Network to enable public and
private virtual studios to collaborate from any application that has "RocketPower."
With the release of RocketControl 2.0, anyone who has a website will be
able to purchase the Rocket Network Service for their site. The Rocket
Network Service will host virtual studios and remote file storage for
organizations seeking to build and/or serve a community of audio professionals
or enthusiasts, enabling them to collaborate in audio production.
"The QDesign Music Codec offers far greater flexibility compared to MP3
for audio applications," states Willy Henshall, CEO of Res Rocket, Inc.
"We want Rocket Network to be the best collaborative audio solution to
professionals around the world and having the highest quality compression
capability strengthens our ability to make this happen."
"The Rocket Network is an ideal application of the QDesign Music
Codec technology," says Richard J. Beaton, president and CTO of QDesign.
"It demands the highest compression quality at the lowest possible bit
rates for efficiency storage and delivery. We are very excited that Rocket
Network has chosen the QDesign Music Codec as the technology of choice
for audio professionals working over the Internet."
A limited version of the QDesign Music Codec is integrated into RocketControl
2.0 that enables users to encode audio suitable for real-time Internet
delivery over a 28K modem connection. An upgrade version of the Codec
will be available to enable RocketControl users the ability to encode
and deliver up to CD-quality audio at higher data rates.
About QDesign
QDesign Corporation develops and markets state-of-the art audio compression
technologies to the broadcast and new media industries. QDesign's technologies
appear in hardware processors, digital audio production systems, broadcast
automation and distribution systems as well as consumer multimedia applications.
The company's latest technology is the QDesign Music Codec -- incorporated
as the audio compression solution for Apple QuickTime 3 for both MAC and
Windows OS -- streams 44.1kHz stereo sound at unprecedented quality over
a 28K modem. QDesign's technologies are used in Internet streaming, production,
archive, broadcast, and new media applications by organizations including
Apple Computer, Associated Press, BBC, Sony Worldwide Networks, and Iomega.
About Rocket Network
Rocket Network, a division of Res Rocket, Inc., is the worldwide leader
in Internet audio collaboration. Its revolutionary software enables audio
professionals to create, edit, play, and record music with other musicians
anywhere in the world.
All company and/or product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective manufacturers. For more information
on QDesign, visit their site n the Web at www.qdesign.com.
For additional information on the Rocket Network API and RocketControl 2.0
please visit www.rocketnetwork.com. | 
