Steinberg, the Audio Group of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLE) and a leading innovator of computer recording technology,
continues its 20th Anniversary year with new versions of Wavelab and HALion
and a new strategic alliance with Yamaha Corporation at the Frankfurt
Musikmesse, HALL 5.1, STAND B78.
Steinberg products and technologies have played a key role in the
advancement of audio production over the past twenty years," said Andreas
Stelling, general manager of Steinberg. "2004 marks the beginning of a new era
of innovation for Steinberg, now the Audio Group of Pinnacle Systems, and we
are excited and proud to showcase our latest developments here at Musikmesse."
Founded in 1984, Steinberg has innovated technologies such as Virtual
Studio Technology (VST) and Audio Streaming In Out (ASIO) that have become two
of the most widely accepted standards in computer recording today. Steinberg
applications Cubase, Nuendo and Wavelab along with the many creative tools and
hardware that accompany them are used by award winning professionals in the
music, film, and multimedia industries.
"Studio Connections" Development Alliance
Steinberg and Yamaha Corporation continue a long-standing relationship by
announcing a new strategic alliance to develop integrated solutions for all
levels of the music and media production market. The goal of the Studio
Connections project is to enable the strengths of both hardware and software
to be seamlessly combined to produce powerful, flexible and highly efficient
audio production systems.
New technologies and protocols are being defined to meet the objectives of
total integration. A preview of the Studio Connections project can be seen in
the Yamaha Forum at Musikmesse with initial hardware and software product
releases from Yamaha and Steinberg planned for the second half of this year.
New Products
WaveLab 5 builds upon Steinberg's award winning editing and mastering
software with a complete set of DVD Audio mastering and authoring tools. The
DVD Audio burning capabilities also include video data, DVD Audio extraction,
conversion, and archiving. Also added to version 5 is support for up to eight
audio channels throughout the entire signal chain for surround recording,
editing, processing and mastering, a "Smart" Video Thumbnail Track for editing
audio for video, track-based insert effects, multi-channel metering, and
support for Steinberg Surround Edition plug-ins.
HALion 3 is the latest version of Steinberg's award-winning VST sampler.
Utilizing Steinberg's high-quality sampling engine, version 3 adds new
capabilities such as RAMSave, a new memory-saving technology developed by
Steinberg to handle sample content very efficiently, and thereby improve
system performance. HALion 3 offers new creative possibilities including a new
effects section with 27 effects and freely configurable output routing as well
as new sound management tools which include a new file browser, database and
indexing functions. HALion 3 also improves on the already extensive HALion
import functionality, with support added for Kurzweil, ZeroX BeatCreator and
Kontakt files.
Steinberg will host a press conference at 11:00 a.m., MARCH 31 in HALL
5.1, STAND B78 and will also be represented in the Yamaha Forum (HALL FOR,
STAND A01) and at Apple Computer (HALL 5.1, STAND A70).
About Steinberg, the Audio Group of Pinnacle Systems
Steinberg is known the world over for its professional media solutions.
The company has been developing, manufacturing and selling software products
for musicians and producers in the music, film, post-production, and
multimedia industries since 1984. Steinberg products are used by Grammy(R) and
Oscar(R) award winning composers, engineers, and producers.
About Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
Pinnacle Systems provides broadcasters and consumers with cutting-edge
digital media creation, storage, and play-back solutions for use at Home, at
Work and on the Air. Pinnacle Systems' award winning digital media solutions
are in use around the world for broadcast, video editing, DVD and CDR
authoring and on the Internet. A recognized industry leader, the company has
received nine prestigious Emmy Awards for its technical innovations and
carries this commitment throughout all of its product lines. Pinnacle Systems
may be reached at 650-526-1600 or at Pinnaclesys.
