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6/14/05 - SoniClear Release 5 products are now available for purchase. The new product line expands the two original MeetingPro products to five versions designed specifically for government, business, and court reporting. In addition, numerous refinements have been added to all versions of the software based on feedback from customers.

SoniClear Gov Webcaster
SoniClear Gov Webcaster makes it easy for governmental organizations to record, transcribe, archive and webcast public meetings. This new product version is the upgrade for the Release 4 MeetingPro Gov and MeetingPro Enterprise products. The price for Gov Webcaster is $1495, with an introductory price of $995 until July 31, 2005.

SoniClear Gov Archiver
SoniClear Gov Archiver is a new configuration of the software with the same features as Gov Webcaster, but without the webcasting feature. It has the ability to create archives on a local area network, compact disks in audio and data formats, cassette tape duplication master files, as well as the recording and annotation features. Gov Archiver is priced at $795 per license.

SoniClear Gov Recorder
Gov Recorder creates high quality digital recordings for permanent storage, with annotation, transcription and audio enhancement features. The software assists in the production of meeting minutes and makes it easy to recall any section of a meeting for research purposes. Gov Recorder is a new product version that replaces MeetingPro Assistant Release 4. The price remains the same as MeetingPro Assistant, $295 per license.

SoniClear Enterprise
SoniClear Enterprise is designed for recording business meetings, conferences and seminars. SoniClear Enterprise provides the basic MeetingPro digital recording, annotation and transcription features. In addition it makes it easy to share information, with export formats for duplicating to Audio CD, two types of Data CD, and cassette tape. The price for SoniClear Enterprise is $395 per license.

SoniClear ClearScribe
SoniClear ClearScribe is designed for court reporters who need high-quality digital recording for transcription and backup. Features include annotation, transcription, audio enhancement, and two-channel recording for "verbatim" court reporters using a stenomask. Channels can be split for providing the room channel to clients, and sending the stenomask channel through voice recognition software. SoniClear ClearScribe is priced at $495 per license.

SoniClear RecorderPro
The RecorderPro 5 product provides features for digital recording on any Windows computer. The VoiceBoost audio enhancement makes for clearer audio when recording meetings. The improved recording level control and meter display makes it easier to set the record volume for optimum quality.

New Features for All Product Versions

All of the SoniClear 5 versions include these improvements:

Zoomable playback location slider, to allow finer control over positioning in long files.
Enhanced audio quality in the VoiceBoost DSP processing.
New volume level meter display. More responsive display of levels now matches the sound that you hear. Also, the meter shows background noise when there is no talking. This improved visual monitoring allows the user to be confident that the recording is being accurately captured. Record volume should be now be set in a different manner. Adjust the volume slider so that audio registers in the green area (as shown by the colored graphic below the meter display), preferably around 3/4 of the way to maximum. Audio that registers below the green area will be virtually inaudible (below the background noise cutoff). When the audio reaches into the high end of the meter (shown in red), audio quality will be usable but somewhat reduced.
During recording, when no input signal is present for longer than 10 seconds an error message is displayed in the status window.
New recording mode: Meeting (Stereo).File/Make Backup has option to split recording into multiple CD-sized disk images (up to 700 Megabytes each). This makes it easy to back up a recording to CDROM when the recording exceeds four hours.
The software automatically repairs WAV files when a file is opened and the header is corrupt or incorrect. This allows for complete access to recorded files that were not closed correctly, such as from a power failure.
An improved error message is now displayed when the user enters a path name in the new file name dialog (path must be set in Edit/Preferences).
Various bug fixes from Release 4.
Improved record-time thread priority control to reduce the likelihood of having buffer overrun errors when a computer has multiple programs running at the same time.

New Features for all of the MeetingPro Products
SoniClear Enterprise, ClearScribe, Gov Recorder, Gov Archiver and Gov Webcaster include the following improvements in Release 5:

Import MP3 files into a WAV file. For ClearScribe, Enterprise and Gov versions, the import process also copies and attaches a BKM file if it is the same name as the MP3 file. This allows for backup of meeting recordings in MP3 format to save storage and speed up Internet transmission to transciptionists and scopists.
A new file format is used for the BKM note files. When BKM files are updated to the new 5.0 file format, a backup copy is made automatically (<filename>.BKM.BAK). All copies of SoniClear that are used by a group will need to be upgraded at the same time to avoid BKM file compatibility problems.

New Export Features
SoniClear Enterprise, ClearScribe, Gov Archiver and Gov Webcaster include the following improvements in Release 5:

Two new export formats have been added: Data CD format, and Tape format. These are in addition to Audio CD and Archive CD formats available in Release 4.
Pre-roll option to overlap the audio from one disk or tape to the next. When the software automatically splits the file to accommodate a recording that exceeds the media capacity, the Pre-roll feature rewinds the audio 5 seconds to ensure that words spoken at the point of the split are not lost.

New Archiving Features
SoniClear Gov Archiver and Gov Webcaster include these improvements for managing recording archives:

A new and improved LAN Archive player allows for pausing during the playback, and displays both the archive recording selection and the recording playback screens in the same program.
The new LAN Archive player program (Archive5.exe) makes it possible to store the entire archive on CDROM. Simply burn the LAN Archive folder (and subfolders) to a CDROM for up to 60 hours of meeting playback from a single disk. The LAN Archive player will autoplay when the disk is inserted into a Windows computer, displaying the list of archived recordings available for playback.
The SoniClear Gov Webcaster product includes both LAN and Web Archive features. The SoniClear Gov Archiver product includes only the LAN Archive feature. Accessing an archive using a browser is only supported with the Web Archive features, and is not supported in the LAN Archive.

SoniClear ClearScribe
SoniClear ClearScribe is a new product in the MeetingPro line designed for court reporting, including stenomask work:

New recording mode: Meeting (2-Channel)
Toggle between channels during playback using T key.

Toggling of playback between channels can also be controlled by either the left of right foot pedal switches. This option is set in the Edit/Preferences/Foot Pedal tab.
A new option when exporting (File/Export to MP3) or converting a file (File/Convert) allows selecting right or left channel. This makes it easy to extract room audio from stenomask audio.

For more information about SoniClear 5, see the SoniClear Product Page.

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6/14/05 - SoniClear Release 5 products are now available for purchase. The new product line expands the two original MeetingPro products to five versions designed specifically for government, business, and court reporting. In addition, numerous refinements have been added to all versions of the software based on feedback from customers.

SoniClear Gov Webcaster
SoniClear Gov Webcaster makes it easy for governmental organizations to record, transcribe, archive and webcast public meetings. This new product version is the upgrade for the Release 4 MeetingPro Gov and MeetingPro Enterprise products. The price for Gov Webcaster is $1495, with an introductory price of $995 until July 31, 2005.

SoniClear Gov Archiver
SoniClear Gov Archiver is a new configuration of the software with the same features as Gov Webcaster, but without the webcasting feature. It has the ability to create archives on a local area network, compact disks in audio and data formats, cassette tape duplication master files, as well as the recording and annotation features. Gov Archiver is priced at $795 per license.

SoniClear Gov Recorder
Gov Recorder creates high quality digital recordings for permanent storage, with annotation, transcription and audio enhancement features. The software assists in the production of meeting minutes and makes it easy to recall any section of a meeting for research purposes. Gov Recorder is a new product version that replaces MeetingPro Assistant Release 4. The price remains the same as MeetingPro Assistant, $295 per license.

SoniClear Enterprise
SoniClear Enterprise is designed for recording business meetings, conferences and seminars. SoniClear Enterprise provides the basic MeetingPro digital recording, annotation and transcription features. In addition it makes it easy to share information, with export formats for duplicating to Audio CD, two types of Data CD, and cassette tape. The price for SoniClear Enterprise is $395 per license.

SoniClear ClearScribe
SoniClear ClearScribe is designed for court reporters who need high-quality digital recording for transcription and backup. Features include annotation, transcription, audio enhancement, and two-channel recording for "verbatim" court reporters using a stenomask. Channels can be split for providing the room channel to clients, and sending the stenomask channel through voice recognition software. SoniClear ClearScribe is priced at $495 per license.

SoniClear RecorderPro
The RecorderPro 5 product provides features for digital recording on any Windows computer. The VoiceBoost audio enhancement makes for clearer audio when recording meetings. The improved recording level control and meter display makes it easier to set the record volume for optimum quality.

Zoomable playback location slider, to allow finer control over positioning in long files.
Enhanced audio quality in the VoiceBoost DSP processing.
New volume level meter display. More responsive display of levels now matches the sound that you hear. Also, the meter shows background noise when there is no talking. This improved visual monitoring allows the user to be confident that the recording is being accurately captured. Record volume should be now be set in a different manner. Adjust the volume slider so that audio registers in the green area (as shown by the colored graphic below the meter display), preferably around 3/4 of the way to maximum. Audio that registers below the green area will be virtually inaudible (below the background noise cutoff). When the audio reaches into the high end of the meter (shown in red), audio quality will be usable but somewhat reduced.
During recording, when no input signal is present for longer than 10 seconds an error message is displayed in the status window.
New recording mode: Meeting (Stereo).File/Make Backup has option to split recording into multiple CD-sized disk images (up to 700 Megabytes each). This makes it easy to back up a recording to CDROM when the recording exceeds four hours.
The software automatically repairs WAV files when a file is opened and the header is corrupt or incorrect. This allows for complete access to recorded files that were not closed correctly, such as from a power failure.
An improved error message is now displayed when the user enters a path name in the new file name dialog (path must be set in Edit/Preferences).
Various bug fixes from Release 4.
Improved record-time thread priority control to reduce the likelihood of having buffer overrun errors when a computer has multiple programs running at the same time.

New Features for all of the MeetingPro Products
SoniClear Enterprise, ClearScribe, Gov Recorder, Gov Archiver and Gov Webcaster include the following improvements in Release 5:

Import MP3 files into a WAV file. For ClearScribe, Enterprise and Gov versions, the import process also copies and attaches a BKM file if it is the same name as the MP3 file. This allows for backup of meeting recordings in MP3 format to save storage and speed up Internet transmission to transciptionists and scopists.
A new file format is used for the BKM note files. When BKM files are updated to the new 5.0 file format, a backup copy is made automatically (<filename>.BKM.BAK). All copies of SoniClear that are used by a group will need to be upgraded at the same time to avoid BKM file compatibility problems.

New Export Features
SoniClear Enterprise, ClearScribe, Gov Archiver and Gov Webcaster include the following improvements in Release 5:

Two new export formats have been added: Data CD format, and Tape format. These are in addition to Audio CD and Archive CD formats available in Release 4.
Pre-roll option to overlap the audio from one disk or tape to the next. When the software automatically splits the file to accommodate a recording that exceeds the media capacity, the Pre-roll feature rewinds the audio 5 seconds to ensure that words spoken at the point of the split are not lost.

New Archiving Features
SoniClear Gov Archiver and Gov Webcaster include these improvements for managing recording archives:

A new and improved LAN Archive player allows for pausing during the playback, and displays both the archive recording selection and the recording playback screens in the same program.
The new LAN Archive player program (Archive5.exe) makes it possible to store the entire archive on CDROM. Simply burn the LAN Archive folder (and subfolders) to a CDROM for up to 60 hours of meeting playback from a single disk. The LAN Archive player will autoplay when the disk is inserted into a Windows computer, displaying the list of archived recordings available for playback.
The SoniClear Gov Webcaster product includes both LAN and Web Archive features. The SoniClear Gov Archiver product includes only the LAN Archive feature. Accessing an archive using a browser is only supported with the Web Archive features, and is not supported in the LAN Archive.

SoniClear ClearScribe
SoniClear ClearScribe is a new product in the MeetingPro line designed for court reporting, including stenomask work:

New recording mode: Meeting (2-Channel)
Toggle between channels during playback using T key.
Toggling of playback between channels can also be controlled by either the left of right foot pedal switches. This option is set in the Edit/Preferences/Foot Pedal tab.
A new option when exporting (File/Export to MP3) or converting a file (File/Convert) allows selecting right or left channel. This makes it easy to extract room audio from stenomask audio.