-Support for Audio Units.
-Support for CD Text, including ISRC, MCN/UPC and barcode generation.
-Support for file and session metadata.
-Improved pre-/post-roll support.
-Improved ruler and edit window functionality

“This is the last scheduled release before XO Wave 1.0 is released,” says XO Audio LLC founder Bjorn Roche. “We’ve incorporated a lot of feedback from users into this release. Thanks to feedback from users, we have improved XO Wave a lot over thepast few months, and we hope to continue working with users on our software until and after our 1.0 release.”

XO Wave 0.18.0 (Beta) may be downloaded from the XO Wave web site: www.xowave.com. It may also be purchased, in which case buyers will be entitled to a free upgrade to 1.0. For a full list of features, see www.xowave.com/whatyouget.shtml.

XO Wave is a digital audio software package for Mac OS X and Linux designed for mastering CDs, creating podcasts and vodcasts, recording and mastering music, editing sound for film, and more. Though XO Wave is still in beta, it is available from www.xowave.com as a freeware download, or a $75 shareware package with extra features.

XO Audio, LLC is an Atlanta-based company whose mission is to provide high-quality, inexpensive software for creating audio content. More information is available at the company’s website at www.xoaudio.com.