Re: AudioActive Music Engine (News)

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On Saturday, April 29, 1995 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Melissa Jordan Grey wrote:
> ************************NEWS RELEASE***************************
> BLUE RIBBON ANNOUNCES AWARD-WINNING MUSIC ENGINE FOR MULTIMEDIA
> ************************NEWS RELEASE***************************
> April 28, 1995 - The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks, pioneers of the
> music and multimedia marketplace, formally announced the
> availability of AudioActive(TM), a revolutionary technology and
> application programming interface (API) that gives Windows
> access to intelligent real-time music composition and
> performance capabilities. Now multimedia producers and
> developers can license AudioActive from Blue Ribbon to add music
> to their games, screen savers, and other multimedia applications.
> AudioActive, winner of Byte magazine's Best of Comdex award,
> drives Blue Ribbon's line of Windows products. It allows any
> application to create original copyright-free soundtracks in
> real-time. Simple descriptors such as happy, mysterious, slow or
> excited, along with appropriate user-interface cues, provide
> AudioActive with the means necessary to compose a unique
> accompaniment.
> "Music plays a pivotal role in multimedia, " remarked company
> president, Melissa Jordan Grey. "Before AudioActive, developers
> had to enlist the services of a composer or license stock music
> clips to integrate music into their applications. Even then,
> music could not truly punctuate the action in a dynamically-
> changeable manner. AudioActive changes that by transforming
> musical accompaniments from a passive, last-minute thought to
> an intelligent, driving, value-added multimedia force."
> Privately held since its founding in 1988, The Blue Ribbon
> SoundWorks, Ltd. ("Blue Ribbon") develops innovative, popular
> music and multimedia applications. The Atlanta-based company
> also engages in the development of OEM music software products
> and the production and design of multimedia presentations,
> soundtracks, and musical Scores. The company currently publishes
> more than thirty products worldwide, for the Commodore Amiga,
> Silicon Graphics, and Microsoft Windows computer platforms.
> Contact Information
> -------------------
> The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks, Ltd.
> 1605 Chantilly Drive NE
> Suite 200
> Atlanta, GA 30324
> USA
> 800-226-0212 sales/info
> 404-315-0212 sales/info/technical support
> 404-315-0213 fax
> 404-315-0211 BBS
> CompuServe ID# 72662,352 or GO BLUERIBBON
> America Online: Keyword: BLUE RIBBON
> Internet Email: 7266...@compuserve.com or bluer...@aol.com
>
> --
> Melissa Jordan Grey
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