Yamaha to Provide SMAF Sound Decorator as Free Download; New SMAF Tool Allows High Quality and Creative Data Production of Ring Tone Melodies with Simple Conversion from SMF.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HAMAMATSU CITY, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2003 Yamaha Corporation “Yamaha” redirects here. For other uses, see Yamaha (disambiguation). The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社 , the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments and a leader in digital audio, announced today that SMAF SMAF specific macrophage arming factor. Sound Decorator will be provided free of charge from tomorrow, December 23. SMAF Sound Decorator enables users to create a vast array of new ring tone melodies in SMAF (Yamaha's Synthetic music Mobile Application Format This is a music data format specified by Yamaha for portable electronic devices, such as cell phones and PDAs. The file extension for SMAF is .MMF and is common as ringtones for mobile phones with one of five sound chips. ) with simple data conversion from SMF (1) (Standard Messaging Format) An electronic mail format for Novell's MHS messaging system. The application puts the data into this format in order to send an e-mail message. (Standard MIDI Files A MIDI sound file that contains MIDI messages. MIDI files used in DOS and Windows have a .MID extension. A variation of this format is the RIFF MIDI file, which uses the .RMI extension. ). The SMAF Sound Decorator is a tool for producing SMAF music data that can be played on mobile phones equipped with Yamaha's MA-3 (40-note polyphony polyphony (pəlĭf`ənē), music whose texture is formed by the interweaving of several melodic lines. The lines are independent but sound together harmonically. ) or MA-5 (64-note polyphony) 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. chips. The software will be available for downloading downloading - download free to PCs through the SMAF Global website (http://smaf-yamaha.com) from tomorrow, December 23. Yamaha developed SMAF as a multimedia data format that offers greater expressive capabilities as an electronic musical instrument data transmission format than conventional music data formats like SMF. Yamaha's SMAF Sound Decorator is a tool that allows anyone with a PC to easily produce high quality SMAF music data from SMF. It also has an advanced function to create dynamic contents combining music and graphics. "Yamaha previously supplied software called SSC-MA3 that converted music data from SMF to SMAF, but the new SMAF Sound Decorator has greatly improved the functions," says Kazunari Fukaya, Marketing Division Manager of Yamaha's Semiconductor Division. "We expect this tool to allow production of a great variety of high quality contents that will give enjoyment to the owners of the more than 200 million mobile phones equipped with Yamaha's synthesizer chips throughout the world." The advantage of the SMAF Sound Decorator conversion tool available for downloading from tomorrow is that converting SMF to SMAF music data is simple and requires no special knowledge. For example, using the volume adjustment function and the five categories of tones provided as standard -- 'Standard', 'Bright' (upbeat), 'Bitter' (refined), 'Reflect' (echoing) and 'Cyber' (electronic) -- SMAF data creators can easily enjoy making musical arrangements with the most appropriate SMAF music data, simply by replacing the tones. Content produced using the SMAF Sound Decorator is currently compatible with mobile phone handsets incorporating Yamaha's synthesizer chip MA-3 (capable of playing 40 notes simultaneously) and MA-5 (64-note polyphony capability). Later, the tool will also be compatible with handsets equipped with the MA-2 chip, which plays 16 notes simultaneously. By providing the SMAF conversion tool free, Yamaha aims to popularize pop·u·lar·ize tr.v. pop·u·lar·ized, pop·u·lar·iz·ing, pop·u·lar·iz·es 1. To make popular: A famous dancer popularized the new hairstyle. 2. new and unique SMAF content worldwide so that phone users can have even more interesting and enjoyable experiences. Details of software being supplied
Tool name: SMAF Sound Decorator
Recommended PC system
OS: Windows 2000, XP
CPU: Intel, Celeron or compatible processor
running at 800MHz or faster
Memory: 128MB or greater,
HDD: 40MB available disk space
Website: http://smaf-yamaha.com/tools/ssd.html
Explanation provided in English, Chinese,
Korean and Japanese
Launch: Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Target models: 40- and 64-tone polyphonic mobile phone handsets
equipped with YAMAHA synthesizer chips.
(16-tone polyphonic models to be supported
later)
For more information about SMAF, please log on to: http://smaf-yamaha.com/support/contact.html About Yamaha Corporation Yamaha Corporation, headquartered in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is the world's largest musical instrument manufacturer. Employing over 22,277 staff worldwide, Yamaha recorded consolidated net sales Net Sales The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted. Notes: This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight of 524.76 billion yen during its business year ended March 2003. Shuji Ito is company 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. . For more information about Yamaha, please visit Yamaha's website at http://www.global.yamaha.com/ Note: All product and company names mentioned are registered trademarks. |
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