CD Streamer 1.1.4

Overview


Capabilities
CD Streamer is an integrated Compact Disc (CD) audio recorder and player.
Using RealAudio technology, CD Streamer copies music from CD tracks and
Wav files, compressing the resulting digital audio data by a factor of 94%
or more with virtually no sound quality loss.  CD Streamer includes a
jukebox-like player/organizer for these streamed audio files, with a title
editor, playlist management, and random play.  With a few mouse clicks, you
can also create standalone copies of this jukebox player that are portable
to other PCs (via high capacity removable drives such as SparQ or Zip).

Benefits
With CD Streamer, you no longer need CDs to listen to hi-fi music on the PC.
You can create a multi-playlist jukebox of your favorite tracks for your work
PC or your laptop, and thereafter leave your CDs at home.  Your hi-fi music
is always only mouse clicks away, with your CD-ROM drive free for other
applications.  CD Streamer achieves 94% (or greater) digital audio
compression, minimizing hard drive use.

User interface
CD Streamer's user interface (what you see on the monitor) is organized by
4 'tabs' toward the top of its 'window' (the rectangular area with
'CD Streamer' top left).  Clicking on a tab makes the user interface
display a page of information and controls (buttons, grids, etc) related
to a particular set of capabilities.  A screen shot of CD Streamer's 4 tabs
is shown below, with a brief description of that tab's purpose:

Tab 1 --- 'StreamBox':  Organize and play streamed audio music that you've
created from CDs (on Tab 2) and Wav files (on Tab3).  Also, create standalone
portable jukebox players on removable drives, and email your music to
internet recipients.


Tab 2 --- 'CD streaming':  Copy and compress music from CDs, using
RealAudio streaming technology.  These streamed files are automatically
listed on Tab 1.  CD Streamer uses the CDDB standard over the Internet to
retrieve CD artist, title and track information, which it shares with
Windows' default CD player.

Tab 3 --- 'Wav file streaming':  Copy and compress Wav files, using
RealAudio streaming technology.  These streamed files are automatically
listed on Tab 1.


Tab 4 --- 'Information and help':  Register CD Streamer, view this help file,
and visit important Web sites.