Ubi Soft to Sell Maxi Sound Cards

January 16, 1997 -- The latest generation of sound cards from Guillemot International turn computers into home entertainment systems and computer users into home recording artists. The two cards, the Maxi Sound Home Theater 64 and the Maxi Sound Home Studio 64, provide the latest PC sound technology for gainers, desktop musicians and music lovers.

Both the Maxi Sound Home Theater 64 and Maxi Sound Home Studio 64 provide high quality sound, more features than any other PC sound card, programmable quadraphonics, 4-band equalization and on-board real-time effects processing for the first time ever. "These are simply the most advanced quadraphonic sound cards on the market today," says Marcel Guillemot, president of Guillemot International. "Besides offering all new 64 voice polyphony and the largest MIDI sound table available today, both sound cards enable dynamic, programmable 4-channel surround sound, and real-time multi-effects processing on voice-in, audio CD and line. In addition, Maxi Sound Home Studio 64 is the first sound card that can play 8 .wav audio tracks at one time with real time separate control and effects on each track."

Both Maxi Sound Home Theater 64 and Maxi Sound Home Studio 64 are completely upgradeable, giving the technology more life and a greater value to the consumer. Users can expand polyphonic capabilities to 96 voices with the addition of a 32-voice daughterboard and add fully standard RAM SIMMS if desired.

Both sound boards come bundled with:

Cakewalk Express, a MIDI sequencer for professional and neophyte musical composers.
Maxi FX, an effects generator for games and music.
Intemet Phone, user friendly software for Internet talk.
Audio Works(TM), which uses a Hi-Fi control screen to manage sound files, MIDI files and CD-ROMS.
Maxi Font Editor, a sound bank editing program that lets you create and download your own MIDI instruments

In addition, Maxi Sound 64 Home Studio includes state-of-the-art digital Input and Output (S/PDIF), and Quartz Audio Master SE, a multi-track studio editing system with integrated audio and MIDI sequencer. Quartz Audio Master SE includes a real time digital audio editing table with eight stereo audio tracks, 64 MIDI tracks, track-by-track editing and adjustment of MIDI and wave sounds, real time effects and multitrack mixing table and full SMPTE synchronization capabilities, among other features.

Both sound cards are full duplex, fully plug-and-play for Windows 95 and are 100% compatible with General MIDI, General Standard, Sound Blaster(TM) and MPU-401. Speakers and surround sound outputs are provided in addition to MIDI interface and a game port.

Maxi Sound Home Theater 64's MSRP will be $199. Maxi Sound Home Studio 64's MSRP will be $299. Both products will ship on March 15, 1997. Ubi Soft Entertainment, a major worldwide software publisher and developer, will oversee the distribution of the Maxi Sound product line in the United States. These products will be available through a national network of resellers and distributors.

For more information, Ubi Soft can be reached at (415) 547-4000, or visit the company's web site at http://www.ubisoft.com.