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╓──────────────╖
║ AudioMaster ║
║ Sound Card ║
╙──────────────╜
by Tony Curro
In, June, I had the pleasure of experiencing a night at Carnegie
Hall. This was for the presentation of the Media Master Sound Standard.
Since that time I have received the OmniLabs AudioMaster Sound
Card. This is the first sound card to be made using the Media Master
standard. Hearing it on my system impressed me all over.
AudioMaster comes with a microphone, Joystick/MIDI Port, cables,
and software for both DOS and Windows (with OS/2 software available soon
for free, to registered users). You can purchase several add-on boards to
add to the card, while still only using one slot. The card has 384K of
memory, which can be increased to over a megabyte with an add-on board; an
FM Synthesizer card (for AdLib support); CD-ROM interface card for several
different drives; MIDI breakout box; Amplified Speakers.
AudioMaster support Monologue in Windows, and plays .MID files
using a JukeBox and .WAV files. In addition there is a Digital Mixer,
Digital Audio Recorder, and audio CD-ROM player for Windows.
DOS programs include:
Band-In-A-Box - Professional music maker.
Music Tutor Series - Learn basics of music and sight reading.
Sequencer Plus Jr. - Professional Sequencer
Command-Line Multimedia Player - Allows Multimedia sound to
Autodesk Animator, Harvard Graphics and other presentation/animation
programs.
CD-Music Player - Play audio CDs in the background in DOS.
JukeBox - Play selections that come with it, or create your own.
If you are looking for a sound card that is compatible with
SoundBlaster, this is not it. I was talking to the technical support
people, who tell me that many companies are committing to creating drivers
for this new sound standard. The sounds will be raised another level, as
this card surpasses current sound cards on the market that I have seen and
heard. For use with Windows, I think it has the best sound. For musicians,
this is the best on the market. You can use many sound effects and musical
instruments.
Installation is very easy and painless. Just insert the card and
run install from the floppy. In most cases you would not need to change any
settings on the card, although even changing DMA, IRQ and so on, are very
simple and well documented.
╓─────────────────────╖
║ Product Information ║
╟─────────────────────╢
║ OmniLabs ║
║ AudioMaster ║
║ Sound Card ║
╙─────────────────────╜
Release date and price have not been set at of this writing.