BIAS Press Room: BIAS Ships Peak 4.1 - Includes Roxio's Jam 6 and SFX Machine LT for Mac OS X

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BIAS SHIPS PEAK 4.1 — INCLUDES ROXIO'S JAM 6 AND SFX MACHINE LT FOR MAC OS X

Pro mastering, CD burning and special effects software now bundled with the world's most popular stereo audio recording, editing, processing, and mastering software for Mac OS X

Frankfurt, Germany • March 31, 2004 • Musik Messe • Booth #5-1C47 • BIAS Inc. today announced that Peak 4.1 is now shipping and includes Roxio's Jam 6 — the professional Redbook standard CD mastering software for Mac OS X — and SFX Machine LT, a limited edition of the popular multi-effects sound design plug-in. The inclusion of Jam 6 with Peak 4.1 creates a complete solution for stereo recording, editing, processing, and mastering. The addition of SFX Machine LT adds additional sound design features to Peak's robust DSP arsenal.

Peak 4.1 and Jam 6 — The Only Complete Mastering Solution For Mac OS X

Roxio's Jam 6 offers the only solution on Mac OS X for audio professionals requiring 100% adherence to the Redbook specification to create pre-glass masters for mass commercial replication.

"BIAS is thrilled to offer Jam 6 with Peak 4.1", said Jason Davies, VP Worldwide Sales for BIAS. "Peak customers will now have everything they need for the entire pro audio mastering process — from stereo recording to commercial reproduction-ready CD. They can burn Redbook compliant CD's directly from Peak that can be played in any CD player, or use Jam 6 to add everything necessary for commercial replication ready CD creation. The fact that Peak 4.1 includes Jam 6 is nothing short of stellar".

"We're pleased to provide Jam 6 to professional musicians who use Peak 4.1 and need to create 100% Redbook pre-masters," said Vito Salvaggio, VP of Product Management for Roxio. "BIAS is synonymous with high-quality, essential audio editing tools, so we include Peak 4.1 Express in our complete Toast with Jam 6 product, for consumers, hobbyists, and aspiring garage bands who want to edit and enhance their music and create great sounding CDs and DVDs."

Peak and Jam Integration

Peak offers professional stereo audio editing and processing capabilities along with support for most popular audio formats, including Jam Image. Customers can easily create regions and playlists within Peak, then save them as Jam Images for easy burning with Jam. In turn, Jam features the ability to launch Peak as an external audio editor. This integration offers an easy and flexible workflow between both applications. The addition of Jam to Peak enables users to include track indexes, track names, ISRC codes (International Standard Recording Code), and additional information necessary for the production of commercial replication-ready CDs.

Peak for Sound Design — More DSP with SFX Machine LT

Peak is used by countless industry leaders for professional sound design and loop creation. Companies such as PowerFX, for example, depend on Peak's onboard DSP, batch processing, looping tools and precise sample editing capabilities to produce their loop libraries. "From our first audio sample CDs to our loop libraries for Apple's SoundTrack and GarageBand, Peak has been an integral part of our production process", said Frank Sanderson of PowerFX. "We've also used it to edit & prepare nearly all of the 40,000 sound files in our online database. The power, tools & flexibility offered by Peak are unsurpassed by any other Mac audio editing software."

Peak 4 added loads of additional processing with features such as ImpulseVerb — a powerful convolution based reverb that includes over 250 MB of sampled room environments ranging from exotic cathedrals and other spaces from various locations around the world — Harmonic Rotate, Vbox multi-effects matrix, Sqweez compressor/limiter, Freq 4 band paragraphic EQ, and 25 additional VST effects. In addition, Peak 4 added support for Audio Units, giving sound designers virtually unlimited processing options. The addition of SFX Machine LT adds even more sound design power by including 21 appropriately named presets such as Multi-Vox 3, RoboTalk, BackwardsFragment 5, Jimi Echo, Triggered Wah+Dist, and more. A popular "Randomize" feature is also included and customers may upgrade to the full edition of SFX Machine at a discount by selecting the upgrade link within the plug-in. Combining SFX Machine LT with Peak's already impressive DSP toolset will be a substantial benefit to both serious sound designers and casual users alike.

Pricing and Availability

Peak 4.1 is now available through the BIAS Worldwide Network of Dealers and Distributors for a SRP of $499 US. Customers purchasing Peak 4 after Jan. 1st 2004 are entitled to a free downloadable upgrade or may optionally order an upgrade CD for $19 US. Pre-existing Peak 4 users may order the upgrade on CD for $19 US. Upgrades to Peak 4.1 from version 3.2.1 and earlier will be $149 US. For additional product information and upgrade pricing, or to download screen shots, visit the BIAS Website at www.bias-inc.com.

About Roxio

Roxio, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROXI) provides the best selling digital media software in the world and owns Napster, the world's most recognized brand in online music. Roxio's family of products includes category-leading software Roxio Easy Media Creator, Easy CD & DVD Creator, Digital Media Suite, Easy CD Creator (Windows) and Toast (Macintosh) for CD/DVD burning, PhotoSuite for digital photography, and VideoWave for digital video. Roxio's current installed base is in excess of 100 million users. For more information visit www.roxio.com.

About BIAS

BIAS, Inc., a privately held corporation based in Petaluma, California, is an established leader in cutting-edge audio software technology. BIAS' award-winning product line — which currently includes Peak Pro XT, Peak Pro, Peak LE, Deck, Deck LE, Master Perfection Suite, SoundSoap, and SoundSoap Pro — can be heard on numerous hit recordings, Hollywood and independent feature films, television productions, websites, video games, and other productions. BIAS, founded in 1994 as Berkley Integrated Audio Software Inc, is dedicated to crafting powerful, innovative tools for audio, video, and film professionals, as well as musicians, composers, multimedia developers, and Internet authors.

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