Sonique (media player)

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Sonique
Developer(s)Lycos
Final release
1.96 / March 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03)
Audio player
LicenseFreeware
WebsiteNone (taken down)

Sonique is an

graphic equalizer
.

History

Sonique had roots in the lesser known Vibe MP3 player that Andrew McCann, Ian Lyman and Paul Peavyhouse created while studying at

Montana State University. The trio called themselves Night55, a reference to the speed limit signs used in Montana.[1] In 1997, Night55 sold the rights to Vibe to SGS Thompson for showcasing DVD features in COMDEX
'98. After selling the rights to Vibe, Andrew McCann and Ian Lyman began work on Sonique, a more comprehensive MP3 player.

Sonique debuted in January 1998 at the first annual MP3 Summit to enormous excitement, receiving several acquisition offers the same day.

Terra Networks, S.A.
acquired Lycos in mid-2001.

Shortly after the acquisition, the Sonique team began work on Sonique 2, intended to become a platform for listening to, organizing and purchasing digital music.[

general availability. Following the collapse of the dot-com bubble
, Lycos laid off the entire Sonique team with the exception of McCann and Lyman. Unhappy with the summary termination of their colleagues, McCann and Lyman left shortly thereafter. A smaller team from Lycos corporate headquarters took over their job but never completed it.

Design

Sonique features a highly stylized aesthetic with an animated

Audio CD and Windows Media Audio formats. Third-party plug-ins
can add other audio formats and music visualization effect. Sonique can also play to audio streams.

Sonique comes bundled with a test Mp3 file featuring a song snippet by Mamasutra, entitled "Sonique Theme." The comment field in the file metadata reads, "Its so good, so good, so good," mirroring part of the lyrics.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Official Vibe Homepage". Swooby.com. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  2. ^ "First Annual MP3 Summit Hits San Diego This Week". Stereophile.com. 28 June 1998. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  3. ^ "Yahoo may join MP3 player fray". CNET News. 1999-07-01.
  4. ^ "Lycos Purchases Closely Held Media Science". Company News. New York Times. 1999-08-07. Retrieved 2023-04-18.

External links

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