PreMaster CD is a host-based premastering application that opens AIFF, WAV, BWF and SD2 stereo files. It edits, sequences and provides essential PQ support while costing one third less than our more full featured product, soundBlade. Yet, it shares the same engine that all our products use, for the best fidelity bar none.

The program features Sonic Studio's familiar and accessible NGC user interface, allowing any Mac running OS X 10.4 to open, play back, edit and adjust gain of audio files. In addition, PreMaster CD joins soundBlade as the only Mac OS application to save completely compliant DDP image file sets back to disk.

Of course, PreMaster CD also creates ÒCD refsÓ in the background, so your system is freed up to do other work. These CD-Digital AudioÐformatted discs are playable by your clients on any audio CD transport worldwide.

PreMaster CD; OS XÐnative for stable, secure operation. We invented desktop premastering on Mac OS way back in 1990. So, trust our knowledge gained from thousands of high end customers who rely on Sonic Studio gear for nonÐstop, reliable replication workflow.

Key Features:

• Saves to DCAÕs DDP, the Disc Description Protocol format specifically for replication
• Fast, easy editing with advanced Smart Fade Toolª
• Breakpoint-based gain adjustment tool helps even out trackÐtoÐtrack amplitude
• Opens AIFF, WAV, BWF & SD2 44.1 kHz interleaved files at 16 to 24 bits
• Optionally opens DDP file sets for rework & repurposing
• Provides essential PQ editing, including UPC/EAN and ISRC
• Automatically generates & validates PQ subcodes in real time
• Lets you decide on track spacing with fully manual & assisted PQ generation
• Creates CD-DAÐformatted Orange Book ÒaudioÓ CD-Rs in the background
• CD-R Òcheck discsÓ support CD Text including album title & artist, track name & artist
• Automatically creates track name & artist from Project metadata
• ReÐsequencing CD Tracks is just drag & drop
• Saves version 2-compliant DDP image file sets
• Navigate with convenient Mark Info popÐup
• Tape transportÐlike direct Transport Controls
• Keep track of your noise floor with premasteringÐoptimized meters
• Produces industry standard Sonic Studio PQ log files for your duplication house
• No additional hardware required-plays back through Core Audio
• Leverages our SSE playback engine for unprecedented fidelity
• Clean, uncluttered, easy to navigate NGC user interface
• Optionally supports Manual DeClick II, the gold standard of audio restoration
• OS X 10-native for Mac OS 10.4.3 or newer