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mp3PRO - You've got to hear it to believe it!

mp3PROWe are the FIRST and currently ONLY company to license the amazing mp3PRO technology for a streaming encoder.
mp3PRO uses SBR technology to cut your bandwidth needs in half! Thats right - serve up to twice as many listeners without paying more for your bandwidth - or simply provide your existing listeners with twice the quality without using more bandwidth.
Just the bandwidth savings alone should pay back your purchase of this product within a month!

mp3PRO technology is built right into all of our streaming products - so no seperate download or purchase required!

But why take our word for it? Trust your ears! Take the listen challenge.

  The listen test

The first step is to make sure your audio player supports mp3PRO - or else you will NOT hear the advanced mp3PRO quality. We recommend downloading and installing the Winamp plugin for this test.

Once you got the plugin installed, just click on the links below to compare the quality of different formats.
We did our best to ensure that all samples are in the best possible quality for that format - that way you can get a good comparison between the formats. (Remember - we support ALL the formats listed below. Each one has its own strengths and weaknesses)

Original normal MP3 Windows Media Ogg mp3PRO
mp3* 128kb/s 24kb/s 24kb/s 24kb/s 24kb/s

*Original WAV file was compressed to mp3 for smaller download size. All samples were created from the original WAV file  for best quality.

 
aacPlusv2 - You've got to hear it to believe it!

aacPlusIncredible sound quality at low bitrates - the dream finally became reality for online broadcasters! aacPlus offers near CD quality at 48kbps and sounds great at low bitrates like 24kbps.

We are thus very excited to announce that SAM Broadcaster v4 is available for immediate download. SAM Broadcaster v4 (BETA) features a fully licenced aacPlusv2 encoder.

Limited time discount
Order SAM Broadcaster v4 today and save $20.00 over the final retail price of $299.00 - you pay only $279.00!

Example stations
Station Bitrate Winamp WMP
[Requires plugin]
NexMix 48 kbps Listen Listen
NexMix 24 kbps Listen Listen
XRM - Electronic 96 kbps Listen Listen
XRM - Electronic 32 kbps Listen Listen


Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Will aacPlus be a seperate add-on plugin to products?
A: No, aacPlus will be integrated directly within our encoder products.
Q: What products will support the aacPlus encoder?
A: The following products will be updated to support aacPlus encoding:
- SAM Broadcaster (v4)
- Stream Overlay System (SOS) (v4)
- SimpleCast (v3)
- DRS2006 Internet Broadcaster (v3)
- Winamp encoders plugin (v4)
Q: Which products will support aacPlus decoding?
A: The following products will support aacPlus decoding:
- SAM Broadcaster
- SAM Party DJ
Q: Will there be an upgrade cost?
A: Yes, all products will have an upgrade fee to the next version.
Clients who bought a product recently will qualify for a discount on the upgrade fee. Exact fees will be announced at the official full release of each new version.
Q: Where can I find more information on aacPlus?
A: The best place to start is probably at Coding Technologies which developed the SBR and Parametric Stereo technologies which are the key ingredients to the superior sound quality.

Player support
A great thing about aacPlus is the wide adoption of this technology across the industry.
Two of the most popular media players fully support aacPlus streaming already.

  • Winamp - native aacPlus support, no plugin required.
  • Windows Media Player - Orban developed an easy to install plugin for Windows Media Player.