December 27th, 1999

[6:00 AM] Use Your Mac To Run Your Sound Bytes
by Staff

Black Cat Systems has released an update to Sound Byte, bringing the utility to version 1.1.0. Sound Byte is an application that allows radio stations, or any place with lots of different recordings to play, to run their entire catalog from a Mac. The new version brings 68K support and higher capacity. According to Black Cat Systems:

Black Cat Systems (http://www.blackcatsystems.com) has released version 1.1.0 of Sound Byte, which turns your Mac into a cart machine for playing sound recordings. Sound Byte is ideal for radio stations and audio/TV productions, to quickly and easily play a variety of recorded sounds, such as jingles, advertisements, songs, sound effects, and more.

Sound Byte handles all of the audio formats supported by QuickTime, including:

  • AIFF
  • WAV
  • AU
  • MP3

New in version 1.1.0:

  • Added 68K support.
  • Added support for 5 racks of carts.

Sound Byte comes in three flavors:

Sound Byte Lite supports a single rack of carts, or up to 75 recordings total.
Sound Byte supports five racks of carts, or up to 375 recordings total.
Sound Byte Pro supports fifty racks of carts, or up to 3750 recordings total.

You can find more information on Sound Byte at the company's wen site. The update is free to registered owners. Sound Byte is priced at US$79 for the full version. Sound Byte Lite is priced at US$39, and at the other end of the scale, Sound Byte Pro is priced at US$399.

Black Cat Systems