| Surely one of the highlights
of CeBIT 2000! TerraTec Electronic presents its own PC receiver card for digital radio
with the melodious name of "MP3 OnAir". With this it is now possible to record
digital songs as MP3 files from radio stations onto your PC in real-time. After
being burned onto a CD, these MP3 files can then be played back using, for example,
the TerraTec m3po. That way, the somewhat long - and today still expensive -
downloading time is avoided, and you receive the most current songs and save
additional costs. The "bottleneck" Internet when downloading MP3 files is now a
thing of the past. Of course, with the DAB (Digital Audio
Broadcasting) card MP3 OnAir the PC is now able to move into the era of digital
broadcasting. The combination of high-quality DAB receiver and one of the most
up-to-date 3D sound cards allows for optimal and easy processing of the received
audio data. It's not just perfect reception that makes this technology interesting
for the PC, the parallel data reception and MP3 recording in real-time are opening
completely new possibilities. With MP3 OnAir different programs can be received
simultaneously on one DAB channel.
Even while recording, no data is lost. The digital technology allows
you to, for example, record a live concert while channel-surfing at the same time.
The received radio programs can not only be recorded in analog or digital - as
in the past, MP3 OnAir makes it possible to capture them in real-time as an
MP3 file onto your hard drive. 2GB of memory on your hard drive means one and a
half days of music in CD-like quality.
In addition to the radio program, other information is transmitted
in text and picture form. And more than just title and performer info is
transmitted. You will also have tour dates, information on current CDs or station
information at your fingertips. This program associated data (PAD) is evaluated and
shown by MP3 OnAir. The information can be displayed in graphics, Dynamic Label
(similar to the well-known RDS radio text) and additional multimedia data formats
like HTML. And for the sound freaks: MP3 OnAir also has the full functionality
of a high-end 3D sound card: the cutting edge PCI technology, a whole host of connection
possibilities, high audio quality, real hardware acceleration, a 64-voice Wavetable
and high-performance gameport. What more could you ask for! |
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