DTSÆ Digital Surroundô 5.1 Encoding To Be Used On Masterdisk's Music DVDs

13-Dec-00

DTSÆ, a leader in digital audio, announced that Masterdisk, the industry leading CD mastering and DVD authoring facility based in New York City, has purchased DTS professional audio equipment and will begin to encode the DTS Digital Surroundô 5.1 audio format technology onto its music DVDs.""As this market continues to rapidly expand, DTS will be at the forefront, developing innovative technologies that take our clients and partners to the next level of audio,"" said Brian Caldwell, Director of Marketing. ""We are thrilled to be working with Masterdisk. The GrammyÆ Award-winning artists - they are working with are a true testament of their leadership and influence in this category.""Masterdisk will be utilizing DTS professional audio equipment to provide encoding capabilities to their existing music clients as well as their new DVD-Video clients. Masterdisk has been mastering for nearly 30 years and incorporated the first Sonic Solutions audio system in New York City as well as being the first audio facility to offer DVD-Video to their clients.""Encoding DTS' 5.1 digital sound audio onto our DVDs will enhance the sound and performance significantly,"" said Drew Anderson, a mastering engineer at Masterdisk. ""As an early adopter to high-end audio equipment, it's only natural that we migrate towards surround sound to offer our clients and customers an exceptional audio experience and lead them into the next revolution of audio technology.""All major consumer electronics manufacturers feature DTS decoding technology in their product lines. It is estimated that the installed base of DTS decoders in homes will grow to approximately five million by the end of the year. DTS is the premium 5.1 surround sound format that is also popular on motion pictures and in movie theatres around the world.For more information about DTS, visit www.dtsonline.com. For more information about Masterdisk, visit www.masterdisk.com.

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