Sounddogs.com to Provide Sound Effects for Rocket Network’s
Industry Standard Global Production Network
Anaheim, CA, January 18th, 2001 — Rocket Network, (www.rocketnetwork.com), the infrastructure provider enabling the world’s first global production network, and Sounddogs.com (www.sounddogs.com), the Internet's first and largest online sound effects library, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to provide Rocket Network users with direct access to Sounddogs.com Sound Effects content. Under the terms of the agreement, customers will be able to access 60,000 online sound effects and royalty-free music files from Sounddogs.com’s extensive libraries via their RocketPowerä products.
he more than 40,000 registered users of Rocket’s global production network will be able to audition Sounddogs.com content in compressed form, and purchase full fidelity material for delivery directly into live sessions. Rob Nokes, VP at Sounddogs.com added, "The customer benefits from both companies’ services in one streamlined functional application; it's a win-win-win deal all around."
Pam Miller, President and CEO of Rocket Network, said, "The ability to seamlessly access Sound Dogs award-winning sound effects services from our production network will be of huge benefit to audio professionals collaborating locally and globally. It will greatly enhance the efficiency and productivity of our professional customers.""
The Sounddogs.com content will be offered as part of Rocket Network’s audio content services, coming to customers in early 2001.
As part of the deal, Sounddogs’ internal film sound FX producers will have access to their own Rocket Network Studio Center. Greg King, VP and Supervising Sound Engineer at Sounddogs.com, describes how this Studio Center will impact the production times of the their upcoming projects;
"On Michael Mann's upcoming movie about Muhammad Ali, we are looking forward to using Rocket Network to improve our workflow between our editing rooms and off-site dub stages. With a dual perspective as both a user and a service provider, we are excited to be partnered with the great people at Rocket Network."
About Sounddogs.com
Sound Dogs is the Internet's first and largest online sound effects library, located at Universal Studios Hollywood, using proprietary Microsoft Windows 2000 Technologies, Sound Dogs was developed originally for Avid and Digidesign software applications, and is the exclusive supplier of Sound Ideas™ , the leading sound effects publisher in the world.
About Rocket Network
Rocket Network is an infrastructure provider enabling a worldwide network for audio production and session management, which allows simultaneous multi-user access to files that can be dynamically updated, from anywhere in the world. Rocket Network has become the industry standard global production network through development and resale partnerships with leading audio companies, including Digidesign/Avid, DSP Media, Emagic, Euphonix, MOTU, Steinberg and Waveframe. These companies have developed or are developing "RocketPower " versions of their leading products.
Users of "RocketPower™" applications have around the clock access to their creative projects, accessed via Rocket’s secure servers, regardless of location, as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues in-house, or other audio professionals around the world. Rocket Network’s Central Server system provides a seamless data bridge between audio products, allowing multiple applications to be used on a single session at the same time.Users also have access to online storage and archiving, a global talent pool, and other Rocket Network features and services that simplify their work process. Rocket technology is used during the creation and production of feature film, TV and radio soundtracks, music recordings and website soundtracks.
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