Midisoft introduces Studio 4.0 for Windows 95, powerful software for home musicians.ISSAQUAH, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1995--Midisoft Corp. (NASDAQ/NMS:MIDI) introduced version 4.0 of its flagship music software product, Studio. Studio (now Windows 95-compliant) is an easy and versatile way to record, edit, arrange and print music that consists of both MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface (music, hardware, protocol, file format) Musical Instrument Digital Interface - (MIDI /mi'-dee/, /mee'-dee/) A hardware specification and protocol used to communicate note and effect information between synthesisers, computers, music keyboards, controllers, and other electronic ) and waveform audio See digital audio. (.WAV) tracks. Studio's most prominent new features are waveform audio (.WAV) recording and editing, the ability to add lyrics to MIDI tracks and a piano-roll view. The upgrade for Studio is targeted for release in the third quarter of 1995 for a suggested retail price of $199.95, or $59.95 as an upgrade to registered Studio users (free to registered customers who purchased the current version after June 15, 1995). Studio's package contains versions of the software or both Windows 95 and Windows 3.1. New Features and Enhancements Add Greater Versatility The new version of Studio offers the capability to record and edit waveform audio tracks. The Windows 95 version of the software supports multiple waveform audio tracks, while the Windows 3.1 version supports a single track of waveform audio. Vocals, 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 and acoustic instruments can be recorded from a microphone as .WAV files, then precisely placed anywhere on the waveform tracks for synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. playback along with MIDI tracks. Any number of .WAV files can be placed on those waveform audio tracks. Users are able to add lyrics to any MIDI track containing notes. Lyrics are entered via a simple dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. . The syllables are then automatically tied to the notes by the software. A Piano Roll piano roll n. A roll of paper containing perforations corresponding to the notes of a musical composition, used in operating a player piano. view, a much-requested addition to the program, is a user-selectable view. Popular with people who don't read music, this view represents music as horizontal bars rather than notes. "In 1991, Midisoft Studio was the first music software for Windows to strike an ideal balance between power, ease-of-use and affordability for the home musician," said Raymond Billy, chairman and chief executive officer of Midisoft. "Now, Studio 4.0 with its enhanced versatility and 32-bit architecture is setting the same standard for music software under Windows 95." Distribution Studio 4.0 has a suggested retail price of $199.95 and an estimated street price of $99.95. Distribution is through Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. , Merisel, Tech Data, Josha, Thinkware and Navarre, domestically. Canadian distribution is handled by Ingram Micro Canada and Deshaies-Raymond Informatique Inc. Distribution abroad is through a growing worldwide network of international distributors. Midisoft products are available direct and in major retail chains, including computer stores, mass merchandisers, catalogs and discount warehouses. For further information, please contact: Financial contact: Craig Bohman, chief financial officer, 206/391-3610; e-mail: craigb@midisoft.com Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. : Carolyn Bancone, 212/836-9604 Marketing: Shannon Yost, 206/391-3610 e-mail: shannony@midisoft.com Editorial: Roni Kaye, KPR KPR Kawartha Pine Ridge (Canada) KPR Kansas Public Radio KPR Kennewick, Pasco, Richland (Tri-cities Washington) KPR Kentucky Performance Report KPR Ketopantoate Reductase KPR Korean People's Republic Inc., 818/368-8212 e-mail: dkayekpr@aol.com CONTACT: Midisoft Corp., Issaquah Shannon Yost, 206/391-3610 or KPR Inc., Granada Hills, Calif. Roni Kaye, 818/368-8212 |
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