Nicecast Updated To Version 1.7, Audio Hijack Pro Named Utility Of The Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8th, 2004

Nicecast Updated To Version 1.7, Audio Hijack Pro Named Utility Of The Year

Princeton, NJ - Rogue Amoeba Software is pleased to celebrate the first birthday of the award-winning Nicecast by making version 1.7 available for download. Nicecast, has previously recently received an Honorable Mention in the 2004 OS X Innovators contest by O'Reilly, in addition to winning a Best Of Show award at Macworld San Francisco 2004. This new update adds many features, without changing Nicecast's status as the easiest way to broadcast audio on OS X. Users the world over work with Nicecast Nicecast to create their own internet radio stations or just to listen to their own iTunes Music Libraries from anywhere.

New in version 1.7, Nicecast now allows for full custom MP3 settings, and features an enhanced VoiceOver plugin. The VoiceOver buffer can now be adjusted to reduce latency, and VoiceOvers will now work without needing background audio. Also included in this free update is an updated Effects window with parallel routing and support for Cocoa AudioUnits, as well as Advanced Audio Device options and an updated Instant Hijack component. This update is the first to require OS X 10.3, and it is free for registered users.

Along with the release of Nicecast 1.7, Rogue Amoeba was recently honored to have Audio Hijack Pro named Best Utility Of 2004 by leading UK magazine MacUser. The award was announced at the MacUser awards ceremony on November 18th, in London, England. Since version 2 of the Mac's premier audio recording tool was released in July of this year, it has received steady praise from critics and customers alike. Having been selected by MacUser's expert panel as the Utility Of The Year, Rogue Amoeba stands in good company alongside Adobe as the only companies to beat out Apple for an award, out of a total of 8 nominations.

Audio Hijack Pro allows for the recording of any application's audio, from internet streams to DVD audio and everywhere in-between. If it can be played on the Mac, Audio Hijack Pro can record it. Audio Hijack Pro drastically changes the way audio is used, providing the freedom to listen to audio whenever, however. Record and enhance any audio with Audio Hijack Pro - it's the cornerstone of the digital audio experience.

Info & Links

Nicecast ($40) and Audio Hijack Pro ($32) are both available as a free trials from https://rogueamoeba.com/nicecast/download.php and https://rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/download.php, respectively. Both can be purchased at Rogue Amoeba's online store.

MacUser Awards Details: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/macuser/news/66123/six-of-the-best-for-apple-at-macuser-awards.html

See Nicecast in action: https://rogueamoeba.com/company/press/images/primages/20041208nicecast.jpg

Nicecast information link: https://rogueamoeba.com/nicecast/

Rogue Amoeba Background

Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC is a privately held software company based minutes outside of Princeton, New Jersey. Rogue Amoeba creates powerful, innovative tools for OS X, and has a good time doing it. Rogue Amoeba's founders carry a tradition of superb Macintosh products, with a focus on audio. Rogue Amoeba's product line includes the wildly popular Audio Hijack series for audio recording, the sound-routing utility Detour and the audio broadcasting tool Nicecast.

For more information on Rogue Amoeba Software, please visit https://rogueamoeba.com/company/.

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