Fremont, Calif., September 7, 1995 -- Orchid Technology today announced it will begin shipping the first two products in its NuSound family this month. The NuSound PnP premium audio card for personal computers is the first sound card to combine wavetable synthesis, 3D audio enhancement, 100% games compatibility, support for the Intel/Microsoft Plug and Play specification and optional front panel support. NuPanel provides front panel control and access to key audio features when installed with a sound card in the NuSound family.
"NuSound is for any PC user who is ready for the next generation of sound," said Greg Reznick, president of Orchid Technology. "By offering 3D enhanced wavetable sound together with the ease of NuSound PnP installation, Orchid sets a new sound standard."
NuSound PnP features ROM-based wavetable samples and CD-quality 16-bit sound. The product has two CD-ROM interfaces; a Panasonic interface for users upgrading old sound cards, and an IDE interface compatible with the latest 4x and 6x drives. Also featured is 3D sound enhancement by Spatializer(tm), the technology used by many popular recording artists. NuSound's jumperless, Plug and Play interface is fully compatible with the Microsoft/Intel specification making it immediately ready for use with Windows® 95.
NuSound PnP eliminates the hiss and crackle found in many of the "older" sound cards. NuSound PnP provides high-fidelity features such as 64x oversampling technology, 20Hz to 20kHz bandwidth, a high 82db signal-to-noise ratio and 18-bit digital-to-analog converters in the music synthesis section.
NuSound PnP supports SoundBlaster®, AdLib®, SoundBlaster Pro, Windows Sound System, General MIDI, General Synthesizer, Roland MPU-401, MIDI interface and the MT-32 sound specifications. The product comes complete with software bundles including Midisoft's Recording Session, an audio rack and digital audio studio.
NuPanel, front panel control, fits in a 3.5-inch drive bay and connects to the NuSound PnP by a provided ribbon cable. Users have front panel access to volume, 3D intensity on/off, a mute button, a headphone jack, Line In and Rear Speakers Out.
NuSound PnP and NuPanel will be available from retailers and distributors nationwide. NuSound PnP has a suggested retail price of $199. NuSound PnP, bundled with NuPanel, has a suggested retail price of $249. Both products come backed by a four-year limited warranty.
Orchid Technology, a leader in multimedia solutions for the personal computer market, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Micronics Computers, Inc. Orchid develops, designs manufactures and markets a wide range of industry leading multimedia technology including graphics accelerators, digital video, and sound cards. Orchid's 24-hour Bulletin Board Service number is (510) 683-0327. Orchid sales can be reached at (800) 7-ORCHID.
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