mithomas@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Michael Thomas Niehaus) (07/07/89)
MacRecorder 2.0 Ships; Applications Expand.
Berkeley, Ca. June 30, 1989, Farallon Computing, today began shipping thei
new version of the MacRecorder( Sound System, MacRecorder 2.0. The new
MacRecorder 2.0 features advanced, interactive multimedia support through the
new HyperSound* Toolkit. For the first time users can build interactive
HyperCard( sound stacks that record and play sampled and compressed sounds from
any HyperCard stack.
MacRecorder can also be used with Macromind Director, Silicon Beach Software's
SuperCard, Acius' 4th Dimension, Authorware's Course of Action, Informix Wingz,
Ashton-tate's Full Impact, Studio Session, Jam Session, among other HyperCard
applications.
The new HyperSound ToolkitUs external programming routines allow users to
create stacks to record voice or music, or stacks to play stereo sound or
compressed sound. The Toolkit also plays stereo sound and contains external
routines to set volume, test the input level and display a sound list. As
part of the purchase price, MacRecorder 2.0 includes a royalty-free license to
distribute the external routines of the HyperSound Toolkit.
The new MacRecorder Sound System also includes an upgraded version of its
SoundEdit* sound processing application. SoundEdit now supports the Sound
Compression system and contains several important new special effects,
including Reverberation and Tempo. Reverberation adds a pre-computed echo
designed to simulate, for example, the effect of being in a concert hall.
SoundEdit also includes sophisticated sound analysis tools. The tools create
two or three dimensional maps of a soundUs frequency content, which, for
example, may aid in the analysis of speech. Tempo allows users to play a sound
in half or twice the time while maintaining normal pitch.
With MacRecorder 2.0's updated version of Hypersound, users click buttons to
record, playback, monitor input level or control volume. HyperSound will copy
a sound to any stack and automatically create a button to play the sound. With
these new XCMD and XFCN features, for example, a user who has a MacRecorder can
record his own voice speaking a foreign phrase, and then label that phrase and
save it to the stack. To compare the native speaker's phrase with his own, the
student listens to the original foreign phrase, followed by the phrase as he
recorded it earlier.
MacRecorder Sound System 2.0 components include the MacRecorder sound digiti
with built-in microphone, HyperSound, the HyperSound Toolkit, and SoundEdit.
MacRecorder 2.0 carries a suggested retail price of US $249. Pricing may be
different outside the United States. Upgrades are available for $40 plus a $10
handling fee to registered MacRecorder users, who will be notified by mail of
the new version. Purchasers of MacRecorder after January 15, 1989 will receive
a free upgrade to 2.0 with proof of purchase and a $10 handling fee. Contact
Farallon for further information at (415) 849-2331.
[From AppleLink, 07/06/89]
-Michael
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