Dance eJay II Shown for First Time at E3; New Voyetra CD-ROM Turns Dance Music Fans into Smooth-Sounding DJs.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 1999-- Voyetra Turtle Beach See Voyetra. , Inc., a leading manufacturer of PC software and hardware for the consumer and professional music markets, today introduced Dance eJay II(tm), the follow-up CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). to its popular Hip Hop hip-hop or hip hop n. 1. A popular urban youth culture, closely associated with rap music and with the style and fashions of African-American inner-city residents. 2. Rap music. adj. eJay title, at E3 '99. It is expected to ship this summer, with an estimated street price of $40. Developed by PXD PXD Powder X-ray Diffraction PXD Post Exercise Discussion PXD Physical Device Driver PXD Pixel Data Musicsoft, Inc., Dance eJay II places the power of dance music creation on any multimedia PC. Over 1,000 professionally recorded samples can be arranged and mixed on eight stereo tracks, then played with real-time pitch altering. Custom samples can even be recorded, with final mixes output to .wav files The native digital audio format in Windows. Using the .WAV file extension, 8- or 16-bit samples can be taken at rates of 11,025 Hz, 22,050 Hz and 44,100 Hz. The highest quality (16-bit at 44,100 Hz) is the sampling rate of an audio CD and uses 88KB of storage per second. (to post and share online or to burn personal mix CDs). "The dance music genre has been wildly popular in Europe for quite a few years, and we're finally seeing it break into the U.S. mainstream," said Seth Dotterer, director of marketing for Voyetra Turtle Beach. "Dance eJay II will give dance fans -- regardless of their musical talent -- the chance to emulate em·u·late tr.v. em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates 1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated. 2. their favorite club DJs, manipulating provided and custom-recorded music samples to create unique, professional-sounding mixes." The main Dance eJay II screen places multiple samples from each of 10 color-coded categories (Loop, Drum, Bass, Guitar, Sequence, Layer, Rap, Voice, Effect, Xtra) in a scrollable window A window that contains more data than is visible at one time. Its contents can be scrolled (moved up, down, sideways within the window) in order to view the entire document, image or list of items. , from which sounds can be auditioned and then dragged-and-dropped onto any of eight tracks. Each track can then be selected to deliver stereo, left only, or right only output (for panning effects). If a user wants to use a custom sample not included on the CD, two options exist. He can either import a standard .wav file, or enter the Dance eJay II recording box to lay down his own stylings with the aid of optical and acoustical metronomes (accurate time keeping is crucial for looped samples). Dance eJay II requires a 486DX 33 or higher, Windows 3.1/95/98/NT, 2X CD-ROM drive A device that holds and reads CD-ROM discs. CD-ROM drives generally also play audio CD discs by sending analog sound to the sound card via a 4-pin cable. For specifications of 10x, 20x, etc. drives, see CD-ROM drives. See CD-ROM, CD-ROM changer, CD-ROM server and CD-ROM audio cable. , 8 MB RAM, and a 16-bit sound card (Turtle Beach Montego A3DXstream or Montego II Quadzilla recommended). A microphone is required for recording custom samples. Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of multimedia music and audio software and hardware. VTB VTB Vneshtorgbank (Russia foreign trade bank) VTB Vermont Teddy Bear VTB Valve Trombone (musical instrument) VTB Verification Test Bed (Sprint) offers a full line of retail titles for consumers, audio enthusiasts, and professionals, is a premier developer of audio hardware, and is the number one supplier of audio software solutions to PC manufacturers. For more information, write Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., 5 Odell Plaza, Yonkers NY 10701; call 800-233-9377 or 914/966-0600; fax 914/966-1102; send e-mail to sales@voyetra.com; or visit http://www.voyetra.com. Turtle Beach and Montego are trademarks of Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. PXD, eJay, Dance eJay, and Hip Hop eJay are trademarks of PXD Musicsoft Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged. Note to Editors: High-resolution graphics are available from the Voyetra Turtle Beach Web site - http://www.voyetra.com |
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