Predixis Announces MusicMagic Framework Technology

31-Mar-04

Predixis Corporation announced the availability of the MusicMagic Framework, a technology that performs the advanced computer processing of music based on listening perception. The Framework allows MusicMagic technology to be delivered across different media including the desktop, Web services, and handheld devices. The breakthrough MusicMagic technology allows users to enjoy their entire music collection based on the sounds intrinsic to their library. MusicMagic allows users to create auto-playlists, shuffle music acoustically and discover new music based on the inherent sounds of songs. ìThere is nothing like the MusicMagic Framework on the market,î said Marc Campbell, Predixis CEO. ìThe MusicMagic technology uses computer algorithms to automatically analyze the inherent characteristics of songs. MusicMagic is versatile enough to be embedded in platforms ranging from Web services to consumer electronics.îThe MusicMagic Framework includes the following technologies:Desktop Computer: The MusicMagic Mixer is a customizable desktop application in which revolutionary matching technology finds the variables in songs that allow users to create custom playlists based on sound. Internet: The MusicMagic Web service provides communication between the MusicMagic database and the user application, delivering the attributes of the song, or thousands of songs, from the database in just a manner of seconds. Since it is network-enabled, MusicMagic can also connect to any online music store and give the user suggestions for new music to purchase. Portable/Mobile: The song attributes provided by the MusicMagic database are 80 bytes per song, album, or artist - minute enough to fit onto small devices. The 12K to 56K code footprint can fit on DSP and ARM chips. Therefore, MusicMagic technology can be easily embedded into handheld devices - empowering users to create dynamic custom playlists from their handhelds.Home Stereo: As the popularity of digital music grows, the size of the average home music collection is increasing and some are getting large enough where users actually forget some of the music that exists in their own collections. With MusicMagic embedded in home music systems, users have the ability to organize and manage their home music collections with the dynamic playlist capabilities of MusicMagic.Automobile: Create a safer driving environment and drive distraction-free with MusicMagic. Instead of fiddling with radio stations or skipping through CDs, drivers can simply and safely create a one-touch dynamic custom playlist based on the songs available on the hard disk in the car. Kiosk/Jukebox: Rather than being confined to traditional kiosk and jukebox music selections, MusicMagic enables customers to find the sounds they love and create custom playlists anywhere. With MusicMagic, users can find a variety of sound-matched CDs from a touch screen kiosk at their favorite record store, or even set the mood at their favorite restaurant by creating a custom playlist from a touch screen jukebox.ìNo other tool comes close to the sophisticated technology that MusicMagic offers. Most digital music providers can provide recommendations that match only as deep as the artist or album level,î said Campbell. ìMusicMagicís sound-based playlists and shuffles can be generated from the artist down to the track level on embedded devices.îFor more information, please visit http://www.predixis.com.

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