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- (TUCSON, AZ--April 1, 1992)--Artisoft, Inc. announced today that at Spring
- COMDEX it will be demonstrating the new Multimedia capabilities of its
- Sounding Board adapter. Supporting Windows 3.1 Multimedia and Object
- Linking and Embedding (OLE), the Sounding Board adapter allows users to
- create digitally recorded sound files which can be embedded in or linked
- to other OLE or Multimedia applications. Priced at $99 (ISA bus) or $199
- (MicroChannel bus), the new Sounding Board adapter will be available in
- the second quarter of calendar year 1992.
-
- "Multimedia is the wave of the future," states Jack Schoof (pronounced
- "shoaf"), Artisoft's President and CEO. "And we're not only making it
- accessible to PC users, we're making it easy to use and affordable."
-
- The Sounding Board adapter can be used to enhance documents created from
- within any other Windows application that supports OLE protocols. This
- enables users in, for instance, Word for Windows to create a presentation
- with an ongoing voice commentary. Users can also enhance their electronic
- mail with the Sounding Board adapter.
-
- The ArtiSound Recorder software allows a user to either link or embed a
- sound file into another Windows application document. This allows the
- Sounding Board adapter to be used with Multimedia applications or within a
- Multimedia environment.
-
- Users can embed a sound file into a Windows document by simply copying it
- into a Windows document. The sound file appears as an icon in the
- document, which, when selected, runs the Sounding Board adapter's
- ArtiSound Recorder software so that the user does not have to exit the
- current document or even switch windows. If the user edits the sound file
- within the document, the changes will only affect the embedded sound file;
- the original sound file will remain intact.
-
- Users also have the option of linking sound files, also by copying them
- into a Windows document. Linked sound files are edited in the same manner
- as embedded ones, except that any changes will also be made to the
- original sound file, no matter where it is located.
-
- The Sounding Board adapter converts between audio/voice signals and a
- digital data stream to allow users to record and play sounds, manipulate
- existing sounds and play Windows WAVE-type sounds. Its ArtiSound Recorder
- software uses the 8kHz mulaw standard (the voice standard developed by
- telephone companies), but it can also convert different types of files,
- playing and recording PCM data at an 8,11, or 22kHz sampling rate.
-
- Menu options allow users to cut, copy and paste sounds from the Clipboard,
- insert and mix sound files, increase or decrease volume and speed, add an
- echo, reverse the sound to play backwards, auto-repeat sounds and
- configure the play/record devices. The ArtiSound Recorder software uses a
- device independent Windows API which allows applications to use any sound
- input/output boards which provide for that Windows API.
-
- Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of hardware and software for
- local area networks including the LANtastic Local Area Network. The
- LANtastic network is recognized as the leading DOS-based peer-to-peer
- network and has won numerous industry awards for its cost-effective
- features, performance, and ease of use. It allows up to 300 users of
- IBM-compatible computers to connect and share information and peripheral
- devices such as printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs. The LANtastic network
- and Artisoft's other connectivity products are distributed in over 70
- countries worldwide.
-
- For more information about Artisoft or its product line, contact Artisoft,
- Inc. at 691 E. River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales 800/TINY RAM. Corporate
- 602/293-4000. Fax 602/293-8065.
-
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