Beatnik Launches mobileBAE, World's First XMF-Compliant Audio Engine for Mobile Devices.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 19, 2002 New eXtensible Music Format (XMF XMF eXtensible Music Format (MIDI Manufacturer's Association) (TM)) Audio Engine Enables Handset Manufacturers to Offer High Quality Synthesised Music and Effects for Mobile Devices Beatnik, Inc., a leading provider of open standards-based structured audio software solutions for mobile devices, today announced the launch of its next-generation Beatnik Audio Engine(TM), which provides the world's first XMF(TM)-enabled software audio solution for resource constrained phones. The mobileBAE(TM) has an extremely small footprint, allowing handset manufacturers to easily incorporate musical polyphonic The ability to play back some number of musical notes simultaneously. For example, 16-voice polyphony means a total of 16 notes, or waveforms, can be played concurrently. ringtones, custom audio samples, user interface sounds, multimedia messaging and game sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros in any mobile device, including mobile phones and PDAs. The mobileBAE will be available in Q2, 2002. The mobileBAE supports the industry standard eXtensible Music Format (XMF) files, which combine multiple music and sound formats, such as MIDI and linear digital samples, into a single file that can be mixed and played back instantaneously. An XMF file can be extremely small - for example, 62kb for 3 minutes of music, with higher quality than most streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. formats. The mobileBAE also supports the Downloadable Sounds (DLS DLS abbr. Doctor of Library Science ) and Scalable Polyphony polyphony (pəlĭf`ənē), music whose texture is formed by the interweaving of several melodic lines. The lines are independent but sound together harmonically. MIDI standards which optimise audio content for resource-constrained devices, making XMF ideal for wireless applications including mobile phone ring tones, audio entertainment service delivery and games applications. "Network operators are increasingly demanding devices that can support high-quality audio to complement advanced messaging and interactive gaming services," said Lorraine Hariton, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Beatnik. "The mobileBAE provides a good fit for both device manufacturers and network operators because it enables high-quality, open standards-based audio services on mass-market handheld devices, which have limited memory and processor power. This provides a range of new revenue generation opportunities for the wireless industry such as offering premium, musical ringtones or increasing data traffic in the network through users swapping audio clips via multimedia messaging." The mobileBAE is a scalable software audio solution complete with a music synthesiser Noun 1. synthesiser - an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods synthesist, synthesizer intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively 2. , linear audio player, effects processor, sample rate converter, and a 16-channel mixer. Hardware independent and optimised to work in constrained embedded environments, mobileBAE provides a complete audio sub-system for mobile devices without the need to include additional dedicated hardware devices, thus reducing the cost to the manufacturer. About Beatnik, Inc. Beatnik licenses scalable, standards-based structured audio software solutions for mobile devices which enable rich multimedia content delivery and an enhanced user experience for games and device interaction. Beatnik markets its core software technology and audio content development tools to mobile device manufacturers and a community of creative professionals. Incorporated in 1996, Beatnik was founded by musician and composer Thomas Dolby Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English musician, producer, and inventor. Life and career Thomas was born in London. His father, Martin Robertson, was an internationally-distinguished professor of classical Greek art and Robertson. For more information on Beatnik, Inc., go to: www.beatnik.com or contact: info@beatnik.com. (c)Beatnik, Inc. &(TM)or(R)as indicated. All rights reserved. |
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