MAGIX Announces MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe -- The Essential Music Manager

Market Wire, April, 2004

MAGIX, the worldwide leader in music and video editing software(1), announced today MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe, the newest version of MAGIX MP3 Maker, the best selling MP3 software worldwide(2). MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe is the all-in-one music manager for ripping, converting and organizing all of your music files onto CD and DVD. Priced at only $39.99, MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe has an easy-to-use intuitive interface, which cleans and organizes, adds professional quality special effects, burns MP3 and audio files, and even prints CD labels and jewel inserts to create professional-quality "Best of" CDs and DVDs for your personal use.

MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe quickly rips CDs and DVDs and instantly sorts music for playback on portable MP3 and CD players, computers and DVD players. Music from LPs, cassettes, and over 100 Internet radio stations can also be recorded, cleaned and saved. Complete CD collections can be quickly dragged & dropped onto just one DVD for up to 100 hours of music. You can also easily choose between all of the latest audio compression formats such as MP3, OGG Vorbis and WMA (Windows Media).

MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe features a new database with ID-3 tagging for fast, efficient song categorization and searches, and a versatile music player that can automatically generate play-lists. MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe eliminates the need to copy or physically move files from their original location and allows the user to easily organize their music files regardless of the format into either user-defined or pre-defined categories. Its new intuitive "Explorer" feature automatically displays all music files and saves and searches files by categories such as album, artist, and release date. New searching categories can be created with a simple mouse click and songs assigned to any number of categories with the "Assign" tool. In addition, portable MP3 players and external storage media (such as USB and Firewire) are supported with drive-letter access for fast song transfer.

MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe now features the powerful new MAGIX Music Editor 2.0 for real-time sound editing, noise removal, special effects, and volume adjustments. Tracks are assigned automatically, or track markers can be manually set with cross fades and cutting sounds for an authentic hip-hop flavor.

"MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe gives everyone complete control over every aspect of their MP3 music collection and at the same time makes CD and DVD music creation an entertaining pastime," said Juergen Jaron, CEO of MAGIX.

MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe supports MP3, MP3PRO, WAV, WMA, OGG Vorbis, ASF, and Real Audio formats. In addition, the program imports JPEGs for creating slideshows and exports as video (AVI format). DirectX(TM) and VST(TM) plug-ins are supported for adding additional effects to the program. Available at software retailers nationwide May 2005 for Windows, MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe is priced at $39.99. Visit www.magix.com or call 888-866-2449 for more information.

New Features in MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe:

    - Now burns MP3 DVDs as well as CD.
    - Intelligent music database -- No more annoying file
      transferring and copying.
    - Category sorting -- Songs are automatically sorted into
      categories or specific categories can be assigned.
    - Quick finder -- Does quick searches or keyword searches.
    - New MAGIX music editor 2.0 --
          - Creates master audio CD arrangements and CD mixes
            (including track markers).
          - Real-time editing & effects:  Crossfades,
            timestretching/pitchshifting, multi-band compressor,
            stereo FX etc.
          - Removes 
background noise.
          - Room simulation -- Virtual spatial simulation for
            unique sounds.
          - Wave editor -- Classic audio editing for all supported
            formats including loop editing.
    - MP3 Maker Explorer is connected to the database for intuitive
      file navigation.
    - Turbo-Tagging:  Song information (ID3 V2 support) can be quickly
      added or changed
    - Direct, drive-letter access to portable players and storage media.
    - Latest OGG Vorbis and Windows Media 9 encoder/decoder.
    - Burn song archives with complete file structures for over 100
      hours of music on DVD.
    - One-click batch format conversion -- Frequently used conversion
      settings (format, location, etc.) can be saved as presets.
    - MP3 Turbo -- Select high quality or high speed conversion.

Other MAGIX MP3 Maker 2005 Deluxe Features:

    - Playlists -- Create lists with easy drag & drop, intuitive
      management.
    - Remix music with automatic 
crossfades.
    - Adjusts volume levels between songs automatically.
    - Prints CD covers with templates, stickers, and adds animation
      to playlists.
    - Internet radio recording with approximately 100 pre-configured
      stations.
    - Timer recording -- Simply set the time and station and record
      automatically.
    - Equalizer -- 10 frequency bands for individual sounds.
    - Special Effects -- DJ-style scratch module, 3D Sound and Fun FX.
    - 26 Audio effects -- professional preparation& fine-tuning.
    - Audio editing -- Live mixing as well as track separation.
    - MP3PRO -- unlimited decoding, optional encoding (20 free runs).
    - Music Emails -- send songs directly from the program.
    - Read and print CD Text.