3DsoundSurge Press Release: DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Audio Encoding to Be Used on Masterdisk's Music DVDs

DTS 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Audio Encoding to Be Used on Masterdisk's Music DVDs

AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000--DTS, a leader in digital audio, today announced that Masterdisk, the industry-leading CD mastering and DVD authoring facility based in New York City, has purchased the DTS Professional Audio Equipment and will begin to encode the DTS 5.1 Digital Surround audio format technology onto its music DVDs.

``As this market continues to rapidly expand, DTS will be at the forefront developing innovative technologies that take our clients and partners to the next level of audio,'' said Brian Caldwell, director of Marketing. ``We are thrilled to be working with Masterdisk. The Grammy Award-winning artists they are working with are a true testament of their leadership and influence in this category.''

Masterdisk will be utilizing DTS Professional Audio Equipment to provide encoding capabilities to its existing music clients as well as its new DVD-Video clients. Masterdisk has been mastering for nearly 30 years and incorporated the first Sonic Solutions audio system in New York City. Additionally, Masterdisk was the first audio facility to offer DVD-Video to its clients.

``Encoding DTS' 5.1 Digital Sound Audio onto our DVDs will enhance the sound and performance significantly,'' said Drew Anderson, a mastering engineer at Masterdisk. ``As an early adopter to high end audio equipment, it's only natural that we migrate towards surround sound to offer our clients and customers an exceptional audio experience and lead them into the next revolution of audio technology.''

All major consumer electronics manufacturers feature DTS decoding technology in their product lines. It is estimated that the installed base of DTS decoders in homes will grow to approximately 5 million by the end of the year. DTS is the premium 5.1 Surround Sound format that is also popular on motion pictures and in movie theaters around the world.

About DTS

DTS is an international, digital technology company specializing in multi-channel audio. DTS is featured on more than 19,500 motion picture screens worldwide, in a variety of products from all major consumer electronics manufacturers, in automobiles, in computers, on games for DVD-ROM, and on films and music for DVD and CD.

DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems Inc. of Agoura Hills, Calif. International offices for the company are located in the United Kingdom and in Japan. For further information, visit www.dtsonline.com.

About Masterdisk

Masterdisk is an award-winning audio mastering facility in New York City. Founded in 1973, Masterdisk soon became an industry leader preparing audio for vinyl and remains at the forefront of the audio mastering field by bringing the latest technological advances to its clients.

The most recent upgrades to the Masterdisk facility are a full service DVD production suite and a 5.1 mastering studio. The production suite can accommodate projects varying in size from a simple video loop to a highly interactive feature film with motion graphics and DVD-ROM implementation.

Masterdisk's clients include the major music labels, artists such as Beastie Boys, Whitney Houston, DMX, Limp Bizkit, Garbage, Mariah Carey, U2, Oasis as well as DVD producers Criterion Collection, Central Park Media, Janus Films, iXL, Koch International and American Express. For more information check out the company's soon to be revamped Web site at www.masterdisk.com.

Contact:

     DTS, Agoura Hills
     Brian Caldwell, 818/706-3525
     bcaldwell@dtsonline.com
      or
     mPRm Public Relations
     Jill McAllister / Alan Amman, 323/933-3399
     jill.mcallister@mprm.com / aamman@mprm.com