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╓───────────────╖
║ Waves ║
║ Sounds for ║
║ Windows 3.1 ║
╙───────────────╜
by Tony Curro
Vitesse, Inc., a relatively new company, started out in the Apple
market. They are rapidly expanding into the PC market. I have 4 of their
products that I will be reviewing in the coming months.
Waves is a fun disk. It comes with both 1.2 and 1.44 disks. If you
have both, use the 3.5" diskette. Due to space limitations, there are more
sounds on the 1.44 than on the 1.2. I saw 54 sound files on the 1.44 disk.
For those who are familiar with .WAV files, no explation is
necessary. For the others a short will suffice. With the arrival of Windows
3.1, sound capability was incorporated. You can now here sounds upon
starting or exiting Windows, and in various other locations. These files
are called WAVE files, and have the extension of .WAV.
Waves for Windows is an easy to install disk chock full of almost
any kind of sound. Many will be just to your liking. Waves will support
almost any soundboard they works with Windows 3.1 (AdLib, SoundBlaster,
etc.), as well as the internal speaker. You can test and install only the
sound files you wish. However, to test the sounds you must have already
installed a sound driver, for either a sound card or the internal speaker.
Included also is a file called PLAYSOUND. This utility allows you
to play any (or all) sounds from any directory. You can also program
PLAYSOUND to play a randomly chosen sound during Windows Startup and/or
Exit.
After installation, to activate these sounds, you select Control
Panel, and select SOUNDS from there.
With a suggested list price of $29.95, Waves is not expensive. It
does not do anything useful. It is however an entertaining little sidebar
to the humdrum life of computer work. Instead of hearing that little beep
from the speaker when you make an error, wouldn't you rather hear a big
loud belch? How about a BIG AHHHH, when it is time to quit for the day;
probably your sentiments after a long day. Waves will give you this. A fun
package.
╓──────────────────────────────────────╖
║ Product Information ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════╣
║ Waves ║
║ Sounds for Windows 3.1 ║
║ Suggested List Price $29.95 ║
╟──────────────────────────────────────╢
║ Vitesse ║
║ 13909 Amar Road, Ste 2 ║
║ POB 929 ║
║ La Puenta, CA 91747-0929 ║
║ (800) 777-7344 Fax: (818) 813-1273 ║
╙──────────────────────────────────────╜
Copyright (c) 1992 by Tony Curro. All Rights Reserved.