NEWS RELEASE MEDIATRIX PERIPHERALS INC. INTRODUCES DSP/VOICE PROCESSOR DAUGHTERBOARD FOR THE AUDIOTRIX PRO Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (August 15, 1995)-Mediatrix Peripherals, Inc. announced today the availability of the DSP/Voice Processor daughterboard for the award winning Audiotrix Pro multimedia sound board. With the addition of the DSP/Voice Processor daughterboard, the Audiotrix Pro allows users to add real-time digital effects to voice, music and CD audio. The Audiotrix Pro sound board has been praised throughout the industry for its excellent sound quality, compatibility and unmatched expansion capabilities which now include: - DSP/Effects Processor daughterboard, - RAM/512KB daughterboard, - Multi CD-ROM daughterboard and - DSP/Voice Processor daughterboard. The DSP/Voice Processor enables the Audiotrix Pro to add real-time digital effects to the microphone (voice), the music (MIDI) as well as CD audio. These effects include the patented SRS (ù)r 3-D Surround Sound as well as reverb, flange, chorus, delay, pitch shifting and a 3-band graphic equalizer. SRS (ù)r 3-D Surround Sound is used under license from SRS Labs, Inc. and Mediatrix is the first sound board manufacturer to offer SRS in DSP format. All effects can be added independently on the sound source in real-time as the output is being played from the computer. "The Audiotrix Pro with a DSP/Voice daughterboard gives the user complete control over the audio output from the computer," says John Moran, President of Mediatrix Peripherals, Inc. "Whether composing music, authoring audio files, giving multimedia presentations, singing karaoke or just playing a game of 'Full Throttle', the user can now add SRS (ù)r 3-D Surround Sound or various other effects to enhance the audio output from the computer." The effects can be added in a Windows or DOS operating environment and can be put on both wavetable and FM music when used to enhance the audio track of a game. The user interface permits full control over each effect with a choice of factory presets or an unlimited number of user defined presets which can be added on a song by song basis. "The user now becomes a creator when modifying the audio output from the computer," continues John Moran. "That is the exciting part of interacting with the computer - the user actually becomes an integral part of the creative process. With the Audiotrix Pro and the DSP/Voice Processor daughterboard, this creative process is easy and also a lot of fun." Established in 1992, Mediatrix Peripherals Inc. is a designer, developer, manufacturer, and marketer of audio products for personal computers. With head offices and manufacturing facilities located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, Mediatrix services customers on a world-wide basis. Presently, its product focus centers around the highly acclaimed Audiotrix Pro sound board. For more information on the DSP/Voice Processor daughterboard or the incorporation of SRS (ù)r 3-D Surround Sound into the DSP/Voice Processor, contact Mediatrix Peripherals Inc. at 4229 Garlock Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1L 2C8 Contact: John Moran Mediatrix Peripherals Inc. Tel: (819) 829-8749 Fax: (819) 829-5100 BBS: (819) 829-5101 WWW: http://www.mediatrix.com # # # # Mediatrix and Audiotrix are trademarks of Mediatrix Peripherals, Inc. SRS (ù)r and Sound Retrieval System are registered trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. All other brand names are trademarks of their respective holders.