Pyro 2004 MP3 and CD Maker

Clear and intuitive interface with customized instructions tells you everything you need to know to get started fast. It's a snap to create digital music files or copy CDs. Rip songs from any CD and turn them into MP3, Windows Media, or WAV files; record and convert your old LPs or cassettes; even record internet radio broadcasts. Click and drag to arrange and edit song start and end times, overlay and crossfade tracks to create smooth transitions between songs for your own megamix. Then maximize, EQ, and add effects to tracks to get the perfect sound for your listening environment; even clean audio to remove pops, hiss, and hum. Listen to your music on your PC, transfer it into a portable digital music player, create and share custom CD or MP3 megamixes, or upload your MP3 or WMA tracks to the internet. Even create data CDs to archive your valuable documents, digital pictures, and more.

Arrange, organize and play
Quickly locate and arrange audio files on your PC. Pyro instantly recognizes album names, song titles, and artists from commercial CDs using Gracenote's CDDB online database. Insert track numbers and split long audio files into multiple tracks; create and store playlists of your favorite songs using multiple formats: MP3, WAV, WMA; and listen to playlists on your PC, or take your favorite songs with you on CD or your portable digital music player.

Burn, encode, and copy
Set up a playlist and then burn the songs to an audio or MP3 data CD with the click of a mouse and encode individual songs or entire mixes to MP3, WAV, or WMA format. Features professional-quality MP3 & WindowsMedia 9 encoding. Easy disc-to-disc copying makes it a snap to make backup audio CDs. Organize photos, digital video, documents, financial info, and other files the way you want, then burn CDs to safely and securely archive valuable data; Pyro works with virtually all CDR and CD-RW drives.

Custom audio edits
You can even visually make precise edits right on top of the audio waveform, control start and stop times, and raise or lower the volume of your audio to make your music sound perfect. Add a professional touch with custom song fades and control the length of silence between songs. Pyro can automatically set volumes and crossfade songs together to create smooth transitions for DJ-style mixes.

Clean and enhance with professional effects
Get the most out of your audio with a 64-bit loudness maximizer. Tweak the tone with 64-bit EQ so it sounds ideal for your personal listening environment and tastes. Restore audio that has digital distortion from being recorded at high levels with DeClipper. Remove clicks, pops, crackles, hiss, hum, and other annoyances from LPs, cassettes, and low-quality MP3s with declipper. Add a special touch to your mix with reverb, delay, chorus, and other effects with Plasma FXPad. DirectX-compatible so you can add hundreds of other audio effects which are widely available online.

BONUS: NEATO CD-labeling graphics package
Pyro 2004 includes the fastest, easiest, most feature-rich labeling software available for Windows. Give your CDs and DVDs professional flair with NEATO MediaFACE 4 labeling software which lets you design and print full-color labels and jewel case inserts using the included images or your own. Digital recognition of MP3 and other music files--no more typing in track names, plus 500 high resolution background images in a variety of categories. Wizard Mode lets you design and print a label in under 30 seconds. Direct import images from scanner, webcam, or digital video/still camera.