HingeSonic Turns to Sonomic TLS
Award-Winning NYC Post House Enhances Creativity and Workflow with Cutting-Edge Audio Asset Management Solution.

NEW YORK, N.Y, -October 1, 2004 - Sonomic (www.sonomic.com/server), the premier provider of audio asset management solutions, today announced that HingeSonic, one of the New York's newest post production facilities, has installed the Total Library Server (TLS) v4.0 enterprise sound management system. The TLS enables HingeSonic's award-winning mixers to instantly access the facility's entire music and sound effects collections, as well as every sound in the 250,000 Sonomic Online Library, including the entire catalogs of Sound Ideas, BBC, and many more.

"As HingeSonic continues to grow, we're constantly looking for ways to help our clients fulfill their audio needs more efficiently," says Robby LeDoux, President of HingeSonic. "Our clients in the cable and advertising community come to us for help realizing their creative vision. They don't want us spending their time rummaging through stacks of CDs looking for music cues and FX. The TLS let's us find exactly what we need when we need it. If it's not already on the TLS, we can instantly download it from Sonomic's online collection, and the system automatically databases it on our server. No other sound database can offer that. HingeSonic is all about being a purveyor of sonic solutions and Sonomic helps us achieve that for our clients."

Adam Strauss, CEO of Sonomic, adds: "HingeSonic wasn't just looking for a solution to their audio asset management needs today; they needed something that would accommodate and support their growth tomorrow. With other systems, they would have had to continue buying CDs and manually digitizing them, one by one. The TLS completely eliminates this headache. A single keystroke downloads new sounds from the Sonomic Online Library and automatically databases these sounds to the local library, where they are permanently stored for future use."

The TLS v4.0 allows any engineer to search for, audition, and import any music cue or sound in their studio’s library or the Sonomic Online Library to Pro Tools, create shareable Taglists, and generate Cue Sheet reports. It also boasts functionality specifically designed for larger and multi-site facilities, including advanced network management, extensive usage reporting by user, client, or facility, and full remote access from any computer with an internet connection.

The TLS starts at USD $7,995 and comes with the following:

• Sound Library Server: Powerful Dell PowerEdge or Apple Xserve
• TLS v4.0 Client Software:
• Sonomic Sound Engine™: Search and preview with the fastest and most powerful media search algorithm available - pinpoint accuracy and instant access
• DAW Integration: Spot/Import sounds directly into Pro Tools™ and most other audio/video software. Includes waveforms overviews and region selection.
• Taglist: Organize your sounds by project, date, producer, client, and more. You can rename files, change descriptions, and add your own notes. Taglists can be saved, recalled, printed, even emailed.
• MasterSound™: Classify and upload your own sounds and music. Automatically rip commercial sound libraries to your TLS database.
• Unlimited Access to the 250,000 sounds (and growing) Sonomic Online Library for one year, featuring Sound Ideas, BBC, Zero-G and more: update your library automatically - never buy another CD
• Unlimited 24/7 Tech Support including free software upgrades and data backup

For more information on TLS systems call 877-SONOMIC (877-766-6642, international +1-212-473-5776, international +1-212-604-0275) or email TLS@sonomic.com.

About Sonomic
Sonomic (www.sonomic.com) gives you instant access to the sounds you need through a suite of tools designed to optimize production efficiency and enhance creativity. The industry-leading Sonomic Sound EngineTM locates, auditions and imports samples and sound effects with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Sonomic's flagship Total Library Server integrates your own CD library with the Sound Engine to create a fast, efficient digital resource. Sonomic digitizes, categorizes and indexes your entire CD collection onto a custom-built server, searchable from any networked workstation. The Total Library Server connects automatically to the 200,000 sound (and growing) Sonomic Online Library, featuring Sound Ideas, the BBC, Serafine, Zero?G, Q Up Arts, Valentino, and many other top libraries. The net result is that hundreds of thousands of sounds are instantly available, so you always have exactly what you need right at your fingertips.