The Beatnik Plug-in is a driver which manages the playback of RMF and other audio files within Web browsers. The greatest strengths of the Beatnik Plug-in are its high fidelity and its potential for interactivity. The sound quality is comparable to high-end PC wavetable sound cards even though the processing is entirely
software-based. The potential for interactivity results from Beatnik's support of a comprehensive set of JavaScript functions, which allow for a richer and more personalized musical experience than other multimedia delivery solutions. Beatnik allows a Web page to play music not only on opening, but also on an event such as a "mouse click" or "mouse over." These events can also trigger individual notes, sampled voices, or sound effects; start or stop music; and change tempo, volume, pitch, or mix. This is revolutionary in that it allows and even encourages direct musical interactions with Web pages, instead of the current use of the Internet as a playback-only system.
FILE SIZE:
2395K
INSTALLATION on Windows 95/NT:
1. If Netscape Navigator is currently open, Quit.
2. Decompress the BEATNIK.zip file into a temporary directory
3. Double Click beatnik-plugin1.1.3.exe
4. Make certain that the path named during installation is the CORRECT path for plug-ins on your system (it should be correct unless you installed Netscape into a special directory)
5. Launch Netscape Navigator
PROGRAM STATUS:
The Beatnik Plug-in is Freeware!
DISTRIBUTION STATUS:
The Beatnik Plug-in can be freely distributed both on FTP sites and CD-ROMs.
CONTACT:
For any problems or questions, please contact info@headspace.com
