High Criteria Inc. Announces the Immediate Availability of Total Recorder Professional Edition, Total Recorder Standard Edition and Total Recorder Developer Edition, Versions 4.2.

May 1, 2003, Toronto, Canada

High Criteria Inc, a world leader in computer audio recording systems, today announced the immediate availability of new versions of its flagship product, Total Recorder. The Standard Edition, Professional Edition and the Developer Edition have all been upgraded to Version 4.2.

Total Recorder V4.2 offers a number of new features including support for Variable Bit Rate (VBR) recording in mp3 format. The VBR feature is available to users with version 3.93 and later of the Lame encoding dll. VBR recording allows the bit rate to fluctuate, according to the requirements of the sounds being recorded. VBR support can reduce the size of recorded files by minimizing the amount of data stored in the recording file.

In addition to support for Variable Bit Rate recording (VBR), Total Recorder Standard Edition also introduces a number of other new features including:

• An mp3 file repair feature. If you experience problems with mp3 files (such as, problems determining file duration or with exact positioning), it may be because of an incorrect header. In such cases, you can use the mp3 file repair feature of Total Recorder to repair the file.
• Enhanced automatic file name generation facilities. For mp3 and ogg vorbis files, information used in the Tag fields, can also now be used to automatically create file names.
• Additional options for setting mp3 and Ogg Vorbis tags have been introduced.
• Usability enhancements have been made to the "Jump-to-Time" facility.
• The ability to sort scheduled jobs by starting time and date.
• Additional compatibility options have been added. For example, the Total Recorder scheduler function and the Accelerate Recording mode may now both be turned off.
• Other enhancements, including the ability to install Total Recorder without the Total Recorder sound driver. Choosing to install Total Recorder without the driver will restrict recording to Sound Board mode. Please be certain of your recording requirements, if you choose not to install the driver.
  
  By default, the driver is always installed.

The Professional Edition V4.2 also introduces a number of new features including:

• The ability to launch any application with the Total Recorder scheduler.
• The ability to use the Split function on a previously recorded file.
• Enhancements to the use of the Split facility, including a manual Split feature which allows the user to quickly break the file using the image of the sound.
• Enhancements to the file name generation facilities of the Split facility.

The Total Recorder Developer Edition has also been updated to the V4.2 level. This new Developer Edition release includes all of the features and functionality that is available in the Total Recorder Professional Edition.

Version 4.2 of the Developer Edition adds the ability to simultaneously create multiple recording objects. For example, if the PC has multiple sound cards, you may simultaneously record from all of them.

All Total Recorder V4.2 Editions are immediately available and may be downloaded for evaluation and purchased from the High Criteria Web Site at www.highcriteria.com.

The Standard Edition is available for $11.95 U.S.

The Professional Edition is available for $35.95 U.S. For a limited time, registered users of Total Recorder Standard Edition may upgrade to the Professional Edition for an upgrade fee of $24.00 U.S. Upgrade users should note that installation of the Professional Edition will remove the Standard Edition from the PC. If you evaluate the Professional Edition and decide not to proceed with a purchase, then you must re-install the Standard Edition, including the specification of your Standard Edition registration key. Standard Edition registration keys are not compatible with the Professional Edition.

The Developer Edition V4.2 is available for $99.95 U.S. This new version of the Developer Edition has all of the features and functionality of the Professional Edition.

For a limited time, registered users of Total Recorder Professional Edition may upgrade to the Developer Edition for an upgrade fee of $64.00 U.S. Upgrade users should note that installation of the Developer Edition will remove the Professional Edition from the PC. If you evaluate the Developer Edition and decide not to proceed with a purchase, then you must re-install the Professional Edition, including the specification of your Professional Edition registration key. Professional Edition registration keys are not compatible with the Developer Edition.

Total Recorder Standard Edition, Version 4.2 is available, free of charge, to purchasers of previous versions of Total Recorder Standard Edition. Existing customers may download and install the new version. Version 3.x registration keys are valid for any 4.x version. If a previous 3.x or 4.x version of the software is already installed, users don't need to uninstall it, just run the V4.2 Setup.exe. The Setup program will remove the previous version, and will preserve all the settings, including the registration key.

If a user has a version 1.x or 2.x copy of Total Recorder Standard Edition, then they must obtain a new registration key by using the self-service registration key management system. This system uses the email address under which the product was originally purchased. If this email address is no longer valid, then users requiring a new key should email High Criteria at support@highcriteria.com. Users should specify their registration name and E-mail address from the time of registering and their new E-mail address.

Total Recorder Professional Edition, Version 4.2 is available, free of charge, to purchasers of previous versions of Total Recorder Professional Edition. Existing customers may download and install the new version. If a previous 4.0 version of the Professional Edition is already installed, users don't need to uninstall it, just run the V4.2 Setup.exe. The Setup program will remove the previous version, and will preserve all the settings, including the registration key.

Total Recorder Developer Edition, Version 4.2 is available, free of charge, to purchasers of previous versions of Total Recorder Developer Edition. Existing customers may download and install the new version. If a previous version of the Developer Edition is already installed, users don't need to uninstall it, just run the V4.2 Setup.exe. The Setup program will remove the previous version, and will preserve all the settings. The registration key, however, was altered for the V4.1 Developer Edition.

If you are a V3.4 Developer Edition user and you want to upgrade to V4.2, then they must obtain a new registration key by using the self-service registration key management system. This system uses the email address under which the product was originally purchased. If this email address is no longer valid, then users requiring a new key should email High Criteria at support@highcriteria.com. Users should specify their registration name and E-mail address from the time of registering and their new E-mail address.