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Is MT9 the new MP3?
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By
Rich Pell
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Audio DesignLine
(06/04/2008 2:26 PM EDT)
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A new digital music format that's being described by some sources as the "new MP3" has been introduced by Korean company Audizen. The format, which uses "MT9" as a file extension and is being marketed as "Music 2.0," offers six channels of unmixed audio tracks - vocals, chorus, piano, guitar, bass and drum - that allows end users to control each track independently in playback.
According to The Korea Times, the format was selected as a candidate item for the new digital music standard at a regular meeting of the Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) in April. Audizen is expecting it to be formally selected as an international standard at the organization's annual forum in Germany in June.
The company says that Samsung and LG Electronics have expressed interest in including an MT9 player on their future mobile phones. In terms of content, Audizen is currently selling some MT9-compatible albums on its web site, and says that currently existing albums can be converted to MT9 files if they have a digitally re-mastered music source.
Clearly this new format will have some appeal to musicians and karaoke fans, but I suspect the MP3 file format is safe for now.
Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at rich.pell@verizon.net.
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