1998 brought the release of SAWPro - with a newly designed hi-res 24-bit audio engine. SAWPro represented the first product from IQS truly capable of competing in the high-end professional DAW workstation market place, and was recognized for its ability to replace systems in excess of 20-30 times its cost.

It didn't take long for SAWPro to find its way into applications as diverse as recording sonar traces of submarine surveillance, to running timed fireworks displays, to the Recording Studio of Congress, to Abbey Road studios, to name just a few. The rock solid nature of the tight Assembly code was gaining a huge fan base for its pro level performance.