IZOTOPE RELEASES FREE VINYL PLUG-IN

Framingham, MA, January 2, 2001 - IZOTOPE, INC. has released iZotope Vinyl, a free lo-fi simulation plug-in for DirectX host applications.

The ultimate lo-fi weapon, Vinyl uses 64 bit processing and advanced filtering, modeling and resampling to create authentic "vinyl" simulation, as if the audio was a record being played on a record player.

You have complete control over the following parameters:

• Mechanical Noise - The amount of turntable motor rumble and noise
• Electrical Noise - Internally generated electrical noise, such as 60 Hz grounding hum
• Wear - Control how worn out the record is, from brand new to played a few thousand times
• Dust - The amount of dust on the record
• Scratch - The number and depth of scratches on the record
• Warp - The amount of warping and the warp shape for the record - from no warp to the edges totally
• melted and warped.
• Record Player Year - The year of the record player - from current linear tracking turntables to 1930
• honographs
• Stereo/Mono - Switch between stereo and mono output
• Input and Output Gain - Set the gain in and out of the effect with visual level meter feedback

To install this plug-in, you will need a passcode. You can get this for free by registering at:

http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/vinyl/

Requirements:
Pentium II 450 or greater
64 MB RAM or greater
Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP

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Press Contact: Mark Ethier
Email: press@izotope.com