Sonic Foundry Releases Two More Loop Libraries for its ACID[TM] Product Family

Sonic Foundry (Nasdaq: SOFO), a leading developer and marketer of media authoring tools and digital audio software for Windows[R], announced today the addition of two more titles to the growing assortment of original, royalty-free audio clips (loop libraries) for its ACID family of music creation tools. This increases the total number of libraries available in the collection to 25.

The two new libraries, Robin Storey's Rapoon and Marc Anderson's Dragon Dance, include hundreds of ACIDized .WAV files which are optimized to take full advantage of the ACID family's powerful loop arranging and editing features.

The Robin Storey Rapoon is a library of soundscapes notable not only for its beauty and textures, but also for the subtle yet distinctive Indian rhythms and atmospheres. A founding member of the prolific art music ensemble :zoviet-france:, Robin Storey is the artistic genius behind more than a dozen critically acclaimed solo releases.

Dragon Dance, featuring Marc Anderson's extraordinary percussion performances, includes essential single solo instrument sounds and performances, as well as the walls of tribal thunder that have made him one of the most distinctive and original percussionists working today. Unique in the world of percussion libraries, Dragon Dance is the perfect marriage of ancient and modern technologies, crafted by an artist with an intimate understanding of both.

"We are very pleased to add these special libraries from two renowned artists to our continually expanding ACID music development platform," said Roy Elkins, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sonic Foundry. "Rapoon and Dragon Dance truly have great synergy between them. Robin Storey's surreal textures and soundscapes draw out the best aspects of Marc Anderson's riveting African percussion music."

Sonic Foundry's ACID Music, ACID Rock, and ACID DJ are powerful, yet easy-to-use music creation packages that bring unprecedented creative flexibility to loop arranging and editing. With a simple click-and-drag, users can combine and mix loops and make real-time changes to pitch and tempo to create the perfect mix. ACID PRO, the complete professional tool set, includes unlimited tracks, volume, pan, and effects control for each track, support for multiple real-time DirectX effects, and easy access to Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge application and other audio editors.

Sonic Foundry's ACID products are available for both the Windows 9x and Windows NT platforms and require a 133 MHz processor with a Windows-compatible sound card. A 400 MHz processor is recommended for real-time effects.

Robin Storey's Rapoon and Marc Anderson's Dragon Dance each sell for a suggested retail price of $59.95 and are available directly from Sonic Foundry and music dealers nationwide.