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Re: What formats does it support?

Posted by Jim F. (A) on December 21, 2006 at 14:47:55

In Reply to: What formats does it support? posted by Robert Joe on December 20, 2006 at 20:52:58:

> reading through the site, i've the impression that
> there are 2 pieces (functions) of software.

Not sure if you if you mean "functions" of Bobcat RE
(the $200 Windows Media Player plugin) or Burwen Bobcat
software **products** (versions) listed on the site.

The $200 WMP plugin will 1) play in real time 2) process
CDs that you've ripped to WMA in Windows Media Player
(or any other format that WMP can rip to), or 3) process
CD's that you've **burned** via WMP. Once you've got
a processed file or a processed CD, you can convert it
to anything you like, via other programs.

But actually, there are three **products** (if you include one that
isn't out yet) or maybe four (if you include one that
no one here is actually going to buy).

Bobcat RE (the $200 one) is the WMP plugin.

Bobcat DX (for $500) is a DirectX plug-in for **any** digital
audio workstation software that supports DirectX
plugins (such as Steinberg WaveLab). DX
is not limited to 16/44.1 -- it can do 24/44.1 or 24/96,
and it passes 32-bit data to the DAW host which can be
rendered (saved) to a 32-bit file. DX has the same
(18, I think) presets -- Classical 1, Vocal 3, Basic 2,
etc. -- that Bobcat RE has. It does 2-channel stereo.

Bobcat Monitor ($900, when it comes out next month, Burwen
sez) can function as a DirectX plugin, or it can convert
files directly. It **doesn't** have the 18 presets,
but only Bobcat Basic or "Bobcat EXTREME" processing.
It can do more than 2 channels -- it can synthesize 5.1
or 7.1 channel surround sound. Internally, it's the same
as Burwen's "Audio Splendor" product, he says.

Burwen Audio Splendor ($13,000, or something like that)
has a million controls. Like a software version of the
Cello Audio Palette.

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