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Arboretum Releases Free Winamp Plug-In
June 05, 1999
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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. For more information, visit their web site at http://www.arboretum.com/.Recent Arboretum headlines
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