Superscope’s Next Generation CD Recording System Makes CD Recording and Music Practice Even Easier

GENEVA, Illinois -- Recording directly to CD is now as fast and easy as using a tape recorder, with Superscope’s new PSD340. Designed especially for musicians and music educators who use music CDs for accompaniment, the PSD340 features both a CD recording drive and an innovative MP3 CD player drive capable of real-time changes of key, tempo, and voice reduction on any music CD or MP3 audio file. This rugged and reliable music rehearsal and recording tool from Superscope lets anyone make great sounding CD recordings, create custom practice CDs, and duplicate CDs on the spot.

The PSD340 offers numerous advances over Superscope’s popular dual-drive PSD300 model. The PSD340 adds one-button recording and instant review, making it easy to quickly record and immediately playback the last recorded track. This can also be done using the handheld infrared remote, which also controls line output volume, balance and all music manipulation functions. Both models include a built-in microphone and speaker and a choice of stereo XLR or ¼” mic/line inputs. Both include digital and RCA analog auxiliary inputs & outputs for connecting to stereos, external speakers, mixers, tape players, and other audio equipment. Both provide manual or automatic record level adjustments, and simple mixing of CD accompaniment from the top drive.

With the PSD340, reverb and delay effects can be dialed in for the mic and aux inputs or built-in microphone. A chromatic tuner, A440 tuning tone, and metronome provide a convenient way to tune instruments and amplify a metronome beat for rehearsal sessions. 48V phantom power is built-in for condenser microphones.

Significant improvements in Superscope’s real-time tempo and key change controls for CDs and now MP3 files mean that a song can be slowed down even further with better quality—up to 75%— while retaining the musical pitch of the original. Or, the key of any song can shifted at the touch of a button up or down as much as an octave—in half steps or finer increments—while the tempo remains unchanged. A CD or CD-MP3 can also be fine tuned to match an instrument. All of these changes may be recorded onto a new CD as a take-home customized accompaniment.

Because the CD player drive operates independently from the CD recording drive, it’s easy to program song play lists, record a few measures from the middle of a song, select start and end points for music practice loops, create your own music compilation CDs, convert MP3 files on a CD-ROM to song tracks on a standard audio CD, or continuously record an event such as a concert or church service while playing various CDs.

The unit also plays CD+G discs with song lyrics and graphics output to CD+G decoders. Album and track titles can be created using CD-Text. The last track or an entire disc can be erased at the touch of a button when using CD-RW discs.

The PSD340 has a multi-voltage internal power supply for use in any country in the world. For more information about this comprehensive yet easy-to-use music practice and recording tool, please contact Superscope Technologies, Inc., 1508 Batavia Ave., Geneva, IL 60134, (630) 232-8900, www.superscopetechnologies.com.

About Superscope Technologies, Inc.

Superscope Technologies markets worldwide a reliable line of innovative products for music rehearsal and recording for education, houses of worship, commercial installation and the performing arts under the Superscope brand.

Contact: Don Baraglia,
Marketing Communications Manager
630-232-8900 Ext. 291