Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Version 2 Ships

Featuring Apple AAC iTunes Plus Codec and MPEG Surround Support

Oxford, UK – September 13, 2012: Fraunhofer  IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies,  and innovative plug-in designer/manufacturer Sonnox Ltd. today  announce the second generation Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Plug-In.  Initially released in 2011 to global praise, the Pro-Codec Version 2  introduces the ability to master for iTunes and supports the latest  multi-channel audio codecs.

For the first time, the Pro-Codec Plug-In enables engineers to use Apple’s iTunes Plus codec for real-time auditioning, making it a powerful  time-saving tool to efficiently mix directly for the “Mastered for  iTunes” program. Sonnox has added Apple’s iTunes Plus codec to the Plug-In to enable the exact clipping  behaviour of the iTunes encoding chain to be monitored, and levels  corrected if necessary, saving time and ensuring high quality output  during the mixing process.

In  addition, Sonnox and Fraunhofer have integrated the latest MPEG  Surround codec along with Advanced Audio Coding Low Complexity (AAC-LC)  multi-channel  and High Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC) multi-channel  support, making the codecs conveniently available for producers of  surround music. These codecs provide superior audio quality for surround  sound mixing and are used in surround broadcasting  and streaming.

The Pro-Codec Version 2 continues to provide Fraunhofer implementations of all major  MPEG audio codecs and lossless codecs such as mp3 High Definition  (mp3HD) and High Definition Advanced Audio Coding (HD-AAC). This  establishes the Pro-Codec as the most powerful codec plug-in  available for digital audio workstations.

Version 2 of the Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Plug-In is available now, at the same price as Version 1 at $495. A free upgrade will be available for Version  1 owners.

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