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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe Stunkard, PR Specialist
Voice: 602/690-3231
FAX: 602/293-8065
ARTISOFT(TM) SOUNDING BOARD(TM) ADAPTER NOW FEATURES
WINDOWS(TM) 3.1 MULTIMEDIA AND OLE SUPPORT
New Capabilities Demonstrated At COMDEX Windows World
(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(TM) Recorder software allows a user
to either link or embed an 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(R) 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(R)-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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