Date: June 27th, 2005 |
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CHICAGO: Source-Elements has announced a dramatic short-term sales promotion for the revolutionary connectivity plug-in, Source-Connect. The full-featured Version 2.1 plug-in is now priced at $1270.00 and includes the opportunity for rebates capable of dropping the price to $750.00.
Usually priced at $1,495, this promotion is aimed at putting Source-Connect within reach of every Pro-Tools user with the need and desire to connect to other users without the hassle and cost of ISDN technology. John Binder, Source Element's co-founder states, "Knowing that not so many years ago there were many highly intelligent people who failed to see the internet as an agent of change within their industries, we want to ensure that everyone has the ability to connect with artists around the world and that Source-Connect is their tool of choice. Making Source-Connect Version 2.1 available at a price point potentially as low as $750.00 helps remove cost based objections to joining the network and makes it simple for every user to forge ahead with cost effective collaborative efforts. Our goal is to be on every ProTools system out there. Recording high fidelity sound that originates anywhere in the world should be as easy as making a phone call, and no more costly. That's what Source-Connect accomplishes."
John Binder remarked, "Knowing what a brilliant collaborative tool Source-Connect is we thought we should create a collaborative purchasing opportunity for our users. The more people who sign up for this group sale the higher the rebate goes for everyone. If just 100 people purchase in the next 21 days we?ll rebate the maximum amount the sales program calls for, $520.00."
To access this discount purchase opportunity simply go the following link: http://www.source-elements.com/purchase
The only Pro Tools plug-in capable of streaming broadcast quality audio, Source-Connect 2.1 has recently added new features of Stereo, Multi-Connect, higher bitrates of up to 160kbps, timecode support.
Source-Connect eliminates the need for expensive ISDN lines, hardware, subscription fees and minute-by-minute line charges, enabling affordable high-quality connections between studios, voiceover talent and musicians. Incorporating a high-quality, low delay AAC codec, Source-Connect allows for communications with user definable bit-rates. Source-Connect requires a minimum upload and download bandwidth of 300kbs, ProTools Version 6.4 or greater and has been successfully tested in sessions between studios around the world.
"Source-Connect opens up the remote recording industry to users who had been shut out of that market," says Source Elements co-founder John Binder. "It eliminates the enormous cost of entry and ongoing fees of the ISDN realm." Co-founder Robert Marshall states, ?For the equivalent one time cost of a few session's worth of ISDN fees, users now have an integrated Pro Tools plug-in that delivers superior stereo sound while simplifying the process to that of an instant messaging connection."
The new Multi-Connect feature allows the user to initiate multiple instances of the plug-in within the same session. ?This is the killer app for streaming audio. No other systems allows for multiple instances without duplicating the hardware and software expenditures for each additional connection. Now, for no additional cost, I can have multiple talents located at various locations around the world and give each of them the ability to interact with each other live while I record all of them into my timeline in Chicago? relayed Source Elements co-founder Robert Marshall.
An additional benefit of Multi-Connect will allow users to simultaneously send timecode along with the stereo or mono audio stream. John Binder remarks, ?To be able to lock a Pro Tools session to the outgoing Timecode stream means we can do remote ADR sessions with ease and elegance. We?re looking forward to seeing how the Pro Tools community takes advantage of the ability to lock two systems together; no matter where in the world they are.?
Unlike ISDN, which requires complex set-up and often assistance from the machine room, Source-Connect appears right in the Pro Tools session. A simple selection from the user-defined contact list initiates a connection. Michael Coyle of Chicago Recording Company, after testing Source-Connect in his home and studio, remarked, "One surprising benefit of Source-Connect versus ISDN dialups is how fast you can connect and disconnect. It's nearly instantaneous -- so fast I wasn't even sure it happened."
Dave Immer, an early adapter and owner of ISDN bridging service Digifon states that, "It was such a compelling application that I went and bought 2 Mboxes just to run it with. Source-Elements looks to be an important player in this field, it sounds great and the interface is elegant and easy to use. But the real kicker is the cross-platform nature of Source-Connect. Macs can seamlessly connect with PCs, other Macs and vice-versa in 'real time' via IP. I am impressed."
Source-Connect Version 2.1 is available for download from http://www.source-elements.com. Source Elements was founded by John Binder and Robert Marshall, two audio engineers who develop alternative solutions to the problematic complexities of everyday post-production. For more information, log on to http://www.source-elements.com.