10/16/06

Company opens up public beta, reinstates upgrade

(October 17, 2006) — SoundToys Inc., a leading developer of high-end audio effects plug-ins, announced that Universal Binary versions of its plug-ins are in development, and will soon be available for Pro Tools TDM and Pro Tools LE running on the new Intel-based Macintosh computers. Also the SoundToys Massive Pack 5 upgrades have been reinstated with the extension of the MassivePack 5 program.

SoundToys is pleased to announce that beta versions of EchoBoy, FilterFreak, Tremolator, Crystallizer and PhaseMistress are now available in Universal Binary format as part of an accelerated public beta program for the new platform. Users wishing to test the new plug-ins can download them from the SoundToys website, at www.soundtoys.com/download, beginning October 10th.

“We want to get our users up and running on the fast new Intel Macs as soon as we can. With our first ever public beta we look forward to our dedicated users assistance in making sure this is a solid release,” comments Mitch Thomas, SoundToys Director of Sales and Marketing.

Other SoundToys plug-ins including SoundBlender, PitchDoctor, PurePitch, and Speed will be added to the public beta as soon as possible.

Massive Pack 5 Upgrades Re-Released
SoundToys Massive Pack 5 Upgrade offer has been reinstated. This limited time special offer allows owners of Digidesign’s new Massive Pack 5 to upgrade to the full SoundToys TDM Effects for just $695. This upgrade is available immediately and until the end of the Massive Pack 5 promotion from Digidesign.

By taking advantage of the SoundToys MassivePack 5 upgrade (which already features the highly popular FilterFreak and Tremolator), users will be able to enjoy a further 7 SoundToys plug-ins including:

- EchoBoy: “Must have” echo for vocals, guitar and everything in between.
- SoundBlender: Pro multi-effect, sound design, all purpose effects machine.
- PitchDoctor: Natural sounding Pro Tools intuitive vocal pitch correction.
- PurePitch: Harmony, pitch-shifting, voice transformation and effects.
- PhaseMistress: Rich analog sounding phase effects with Groove Control.
- Crystallizer: Pitch-shifting reverse delay retro effect pulled from the H3000.
- SPEED: Pitch & Tempo control for audio. Shift key or BPM independently.

Pricing and Availability
The SoundToys MassivePack 5 Upgrade is currently available from SoundToys and its extensive network of distributors for $695.00. This upgrade currently supports Digidesign’s TDM, RTAS, and AudioSuite plug-in formats and supports Pro-Tools|HD and Pro Tools|HD Accel. This package is available for Mac OS X only. Not all plug-ins support all formats. For further information about SoundToys and the Massive Pack 5 Upgrade, go to www.soundtoys.com or call SoundToys at 802-951-9700.

For further information about SoundToys products, demos and upgrades go to www.soundtoys.com or call SoundToys at 802-951-9700.

About SoundToys
Based in Burlington VT, SoundToys (formerly Wave Mechanics) was founded in 1996 by the DSP engineering team that created the legendary H3000 Ultra-Harmonizer and the DSP4000 line of hardware signal processors from Eventide. Today, the company develops world-class, creative signal-processing software for Pro Tools users and computer-based audio recording engineers. SoundToys users include Black Eyed Peas, Skywalker Sound, The Neptunes, Sony Music, Mutt Lang, BT, Tony Maserati, Pat Thrall, Omar Hakim and Jerry Harrison.