IDE CD-ROM controller for PCs includes full-featured stereo 16-bit wavetable sound board.CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1994--Echo Speech Corp., a pioneer in the computer audio market, Wednesday announced the ECHO DSP, an IDE 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). controller card for PCs that includes a full-featured DSP-based 16-bit stereo wavetable sound board. Designed for Sony, the ECHO DSP is targeted at OEMs who require interfaces that meet the new market standards for multimedia products. The ECHO DSP combines the widely accepted IDE CD-ROM interface with Analog Devices' Personal Sound Architecture (PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. ) that features hardware register level support for Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster Pro and Microsoft Windows Sound System compatible software. The PSA was developed by Analog Devices in conjunction with Echo Speech. The PSA utilizes a chipset that includes a fixed-point DSP (Digital Signal Processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
The ECHO DSP architecture supports high-quality 128 instrument General MIDI wavetable without requiring extra hardware or memory. It efficiently processes music and speech applications without draining the PC's CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. cycles. The DSP supports audio compression algorithms such as Dolby AC-2 and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). . Further, the DSP enables software upgradeability as new multimedia standards evolve. The ECHO DSP's vendor-independent IDE interface, as well as its support for key audio technology standards such as MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 2, Sound Blaster, MPU-401, General MIDI and Microsoft Windows Sound System make it a flexible OEM product combination. "Since most CD-ROM vendors will be shipping their internal drives with IDE interfaces, multimedia bundlers who use the ECHO DSP as their combination sound board and IDE CD-ROM controller will have more CD-ROM options to choose from without having to stock a bewildering be·wil·der tr.v. be·wil·dered, be·wil·der·ing, be·wil·ders 1. To confuse or befuddle, especially with numerous conflicting situations, objects, or statements. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. assortment of vendor-specific cables and interface cards," said Billy Brackenridge, columnist for Morph's Outpost Digital Frontier. The MSRP for the ECHO DSP is $149. Production quantities will be available to OEMs in February 1995. The ECHO DSP is bundled with the MIDISOFT Sound Impression and Recording Session software. Echo Speech has been a leader in developing high-quality audio products for 14 years. All ECHO products are designed and made in the United States. CONTACT: Echo Speech Corp., Carpinteria
Bill Mason, 800/DSP-ECHO (377-3246)
mason(at-sign)echospeech.com
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