TC Works to Release Free OS X Audio Editor

November 08, 2001

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SparkME is exclusive to MacOS X - and will be amongst the first audio applications not only to be announced, but actually to become available for the new operating system.

"We believe that Mac OS X is a major step forward for audio and media production", says Ralf Schluenzen, CEO of TC WORKS. "and we would like to support Apple by creating some additional momentum with the free SparkME product, so people can start using the power of the new OS for audio now!"

SparkME is a core version of SPARK, TC WORKS' realtime audio editing and processing application. SparkME goes beyond many common audio editors with its innovative user interface concept, featuring an integrated data base, play list and a lot of processing features.

SparkME includes a lot of pro-features, with unlimited undo and sample-accurate waveform display and even VST Plug-In support. The Play List section allows preparing projects for CD and includes realtime crossfades and export of play lists in Roxio Toast format. The QuickTime movie feature enables digital media production with frame accurate and stutter-free movie playback, including different sizes for the movie window.

All major audio file formats are supported - from AIFF to WAV and SDII and all file formats imported thru QuickTime. Sample rates of up to 192 kHz and bit depths up to 32bit ensure not only full compatibility with DVD specs - but actually go beyond! The realtime sample rate conversion even enables monitoring playback and editing of such high resolution files without requiring optional professional audio hardware.

SparkME is MacOS X "native" and has been written to take advantage of a lot of the new technologies introduced with the operating system, like Apple's CoreAudio - the new audio system promising to deliver ultra-low latencies.

SparkME for X will be available as a FREE download from November 15, 2001 at www.tcworks.de.

Note: SparkME users can upgrade to the also available SparkLE for X at any time (SparkLE for X: $ 49 US / € 49 web download).

System Requirements

G3 or G4 PowerMac running Mac OS X (10.1 or higher, 9.1 needs to be present for installation)

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.tcworks.de/.

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