- An easy to install "turn-key"
server computer system preloaded with music libraries. mSoft has 20TB
(about 25,000 CDs) ready to load to a customer's server system. Any
libraries that the facility is licensed to use may be loaded for a
"per GB" fee, plus any additional hard disc storage. For purposes of
calculating hard disc space required by a library, the typical 72
minute stereo CD is 0.8 GB, so 100 CDs is equal to 80GB.
- Interfaces to any digital audio
workstation (ProTools, Avid, Fairlight, etc.). mSoft's
SoundMachinePro audio file players send copies of the audio files to
a digital audio workstation by FTP (file transfer protocol), much in
the same way an Internet web site works.
- Supports simultaneous access by
multiple users. Because the search software is based on
off-the-shelf Microsoft technology, the speed is only limited to the
bandwidth of the network's capabilities. Many of mSoft’s customers
have 50-100 users all using their systems at once and it is still
lightning fast.
- Works over Local Area Network
(Ethernet, etc.) or Intranet/Internet. Ethernet 100 baseT is
recommended for more than 2-3 simultaneous users, but even facilities
with more users that are not simultaneous could use Ethernet
networks. Since it is browser-based, a multi-site facility can even
"share" a system over the Internet using a password - the system is
not exposed to the world wide web because access is gained
by the server's IP address through the system's firewall.
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- Industry standard .WAV 48K/16 bit
audio files with file players to convert file formats, sample and
bit rates as needed. Because SMP can also convert to and from
different file formats (Sound Designer II, .WAV, AIFF, etc.), the
system only needs to store one file for every DAW. The method of
receiving the files varies slightly from DAW to DAW, but with
ProTools, the most popular DAW, files arrive in the ProTools sound
bin as named left/right SD2 format files. The file name is drawn
from the name of the song or effect, and as such is a meaningful
name in the sound bin and not just a string of numbers.
- Uses fast and affordable SATA
drives in an expandable SCSI chain or fiber. IDE drives are the
cheapest types of hard drives available, and because of new IDE
technology that will allow many to be chained together, the dream of
putting thousands of CDs online is within reach of many
facilities. While not adequate for video files, these drives are
more than fast enough for audio.
- Mobile USB2 drive delivery of
music updates. mSoft sends its server customers CD updates on a
mobile USB2 type hard drive that is used to upload new CD audio and
text databases to the server system's hard drives. Because the
system comes with remote server control software, mSoft
can help you from its Los Angeles offices if you
experience difficulty in the loading process. Once the upload of
music updates is complete, ship the mobile drive back to mSoft to be
filled with the next update.
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