1. The MPEG encoder was provided. It allows you to compress audio data ‘on-the-fly’, i.e. to create (record) MP3 files straight from the input audio stream obtained from the analog (Record) or digital (Read track) device (available VERY soon).
2. The WMA (Windows Media Audio) encoder was provided allowing you to achieve even higher compression rates (for the same quality) than those offered by the MPEG codec.
3. CD+G support was provided allowing you to read (rip) CD+G audio tracks and burn CD+G discs (available in the CD+G version only).
4. A new function was provided allowing you to burn CD-ROMs (Write to CD-ROM). You can use this option to archive audio collections and/or to create MP3/WMA-ROM CDs, which can be played back using the increasingly popular MP3/WMA players.
5.Unpack can process both uncompressed wave files and compressed MPEG files.
6. Producer can process both uncompressed wave files and compressed MPEG files.
7. Producer can process audio files in two different modes. If the In-place processing box in the Options/Producer dialog is checked, the original audio data are overwritten with the results of processing; otherwise the results are saved in a new file.
8. When playing audio files in the File Panel you can change position within the soundfile during playback.
9. The Edit functions, available from the Toolbox menu, allow you to perform a number of sound editing operations: insert a section of silence into a soundfile (Insert silence), delete a selected portion of the recording (Cut) and divide an audio file into several shorter files (Divide).
10. You can save Producer settings as a preset, for later use.