Compaq, World's Largest PC Manufacturer Incorporates Yamaha XG Software Wavetable Synthesizer.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 1999--Compaq Computer Corporation, the largest global supplier of computer systems, has signed a licensing agreement with Yamaha Systems Technology Inc. to incorporate Yamaha's high performance XG software wavetable A group of sampled sound waves used in MIDI. See wavetable synthesis and MIDI. (hardware, music) wavetable - A type of sound generator often built in a sound card. A wavetable contains digitised samples of real instrument sounds or effect (FX) sounds. synthesizer synthesizer Machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer, for use in the composition of electronic music and in live performance. , the Yamaha S-YXG50 as standard on their Presario computers. The S-YXG50 features XG wavetable sound with up to 128 simultaneous voices at 44 kHz. The software synthesizer A software synthesizer, also known as a softsynth or virtual instrument is a computer program for digital audio generation. Computer software which can create sounds or music is not new, but advances in processing speed are allowing softsynths to accomplish the same supports Yamaha XG MIDI format, the most popular MIDI format in the music industry. "The XG format continues to surprise customers with its advanced sound synthesis," said Randy Roscoe, Audio Products Manager, Yamaha Systems Technology, Inc. "Because the sound quality is better than any other PC audio chip or software solution, it is being more widely used all the time. It provides compatibility with a wide variety of musical equipment such as electronic pianos, Yamaha Disklavier(TM) electro-acoustic pianos, tone generators and professional musical instruments. Today, many popular artists, web sites, music publishers, music developers and game developers support the XG MIDI format." XG Format Used in Games Game developers who want to upgrade from the toy-like sound quality previously used on most game cards, also support the professional sounding Yamaha XG format. According to Yoshi Maruyama, vice chairman of Square Electronic Arts Square Electronic Arts L.L.C., also known as Square EA, was a joint venture between console video game developers Squaresoft and Electronic Arts. Announced on April 27, 1998, Square EA was based in Costa Mesa, California and operated under the supervision of Square president , LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , "When you play Final Fantasy VII This article or section recently underwent a major revision or rewrite and needs further review. You can help! , you will find that the music is one of the most appealing features of the game. We wanted to emphasize the richness of the musical expression, the top quality of the sound, and the special musical instruments used." Final Fantasy VII now supports the Yamaha XG format. About the S-XG50 Software Synthesizer Some of the attributes of the S-YXG50 Software Wavetable Synthesizer from Yamaha include: -- 676 instruments (individual sounds) to choose from -- 128 simultaneous 44.1 kHz voices -- Reverb re·verb Informal n. 1. A reverberative effect produced in recorded music by electronic means. 2. A device used for producing this effect. intr. & tr.v. (8), Chorus (8), and Variation (36) -- 100% compatibility with the historic industry standard General MIDI (GM) while providing even richer musical expressions -- 480 Yamaha XG instruments -- Supports Microsoft DirectSound Yamaha Systems Technology, Inc. was founded to manufacture and market integrated circuits, board level products and complete systems to OEMs and Distributors. The product line includes multimedia audio, graphics and communications products, as well as custom and semicustom ASICs, and CD Recorder products. www.yamahayst.com. All trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. |
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