Digital Music: iKlax Boasts 10,000 Downloads in a Fortnight

Digital Music: iKlax Boasts 10,000 Downloads in a Fortnight

BIARRITZ, France, April 8/PRNewswire/ -- Created in January 2008, iKlax Media has developed a new interactive
audio format: iKlax.

iKlax, a first for end-consumers, allows and enables multi-track
listening of music. This initiates a unique interactivity between artist and
listener. The artist creates with the intention of the listener actually
hearing and manipulating multi-track versions of his song.

The format allows for greater scope of creativity for artists. The
listeners can become active inside the track, as far as the authors have
allowed him to go.

"When an artist writes his music, he may have more than one possible
arrangement of a same track. It isn't rare to end up with three guitar
samples or two for the piano. Until now, the artist had to finalize and
choose one single version for the track. Through iKlax, the artist will be
able to offer all versions for the public to navigate within the tracks'
musical architecture, going from one version to the other within the limits
of what the artist has authorized. This interactivity is a revolutionary new
way to listen to music, after the phonograph, the tape and the compact disc,"
explains Owen Lagadec, founder and CEO of the company.

iKlax Media temporarily offers a free download of its software on
http://iklaxmedia.com

After a fortnight online and 10,000 downloads later on
http://iklaxmedia.com, iKlax Media boasts that over 500 artists have
downloaded iKlax Creator, the software allowing the creation of iKlax files.

For musicians,bands and artists:

iKlax Creator is the software with which the iKlax audio format is
created. Its easy to use interface created by artists for artists allows for
added creativity without changing traditional recording methods. A constraint
system gives the artist the possibility to limit the use users can perform,
guaranteeing him the respect of his creation.

The first version for MAC and PC (Lite) is temporarily available for
free.

For listeners:

IKlax Player is the interactive audio player allowing listeners to enjoy
and manipulate multi-track audio recordings within limits established by the
artist.

With a simple click, the user can select a different version of an
instrument and hear the result instantaneously.

iKlax Player is now available for PCs and upcoming for Mac.

Press Kit, photos and videos available on http://iklaxmedia.com, press
section.

Source: iKlax Media

Contact: iKlax Media, Sandrine Moreno, press@iklax.com, +33-559-438-527

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