The new MP3 Surround format offers multi-channel sound while being fully backwards compatible to stereo MP3: Using the novel surround decoders based on recent significant technological advances, multi-channel surround sound is produced from MP3 Surround files.

The same files, played back on conventional MP3 hard- or software devices, deliver high quality stereo sound.

MP3 Surround supports any surround configuration including 5.1 channel surround. Yet, the data rate required is comparable to stereo MP3!

MP3 Surround can be used in various ways. Internet radio stations, for example, could deliver their programs in surround audio using the same infrastructure as before.

Or music download shops could offer realistic live recordings of concerts, so everybody can enjoy multi-channel audio at home turning it into a concert hall or, if combined with video, into a cinema.

This package contains the following software:

· MP3 Surround Commandline Encoder
· MP3 Surround Graphical Encoder
· MP3 Surround Commandline Decoder
· MP3 Surround Realtime Player
· MP3 Surround Decoder Dynamic Link Library (dll)
· MP3 Surround Development Kit (SDK)
· MP3 Surround Winamp Plugin (experimental)
· Readme for MP3 Surround Winamp Plugin (experimental)



What's New in This Release:

· the trial period of the v 1.0 MP3 Surround Encoder will end 31st of July, V 1.1.0 will work until 31st of December 2005.
· improved file detection:
- some problems occured within the detection of multichannel content so that some files were not encoded
· improved encoding speed:
- v 1.1.0 is based on a newer version of the surround encoding library, which comes up with better encoding performance
· new player features:
- the realtime player (mp3sPlayer.exe) now comes along with a playlist (which can be accessed by the 'Open Playlist'-button in the right bottom corner) to allow you the sequential playback of different items and a repeat-function for songs.