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Oasys Mobile to Sell Ringtones from The Orchard

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 14, 2006 - 10:11am.
Raleigh, N.C. - Mobile entertainment publisher Oasys Mobile (formerly Summus) announced on Tuesday a partnership with The Orchard, a digital distributor of independent label music. Under the deal, Oasys will distribute master recording "TrueTones" ringtones from Orchard artists, including an initial catalog of 10,000 TrueTones.
tags: Mobile | Sell | Ringtone | Oasys | Orchard |

The Orchard Launches Digital Mastering Service for Rare Vinyl

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2006 - 11:26am.
New York - The Orchard, a digital distributor of independent label music, on Monday announced the launch of a service that labels can use to issue archival-quality digital masters of rare and unreleased vinyl. The Digital Wax service will utilize the same transcription system used by the Library of Congress to transfer vinyl into digital format using high-quality audio equipment. "A modified Simon Yorke S7 turntable fitted with a Kondo IO-j cartridge feeds the esoteric, rare, expensive and exquisite Kondo M1000 preamplifier, via a Kondo KSL SFz step-up transformer," the company said, in a description of the digital mastering process. "This signal is in turn converted via an audiophile A-D 2 channel converter, and archived in DSL. All wiring is Kondo age-annealed 99.9999% pure silver wire, and all components are isolated by Vibraplane active isolation platforms." New York-based The Orchard said initial label participants will include SST, Delicious Vinyl, Lookout Records and Amphetamine Reptile, adding that newly mastered digital tracks based on the vinyl releases will be available on digital music stores including iTunes and Napster beginning in March.
tags: Launch | Orchard | Digital Mastering | Rare Vinyl |