Microsoft Licenses Reverb Technology from Waves Ltd.

Microsoft to Integrate Waves' TrueVerb technology into new DirectMusic(TM) Application Programming Interface

January 28, 1999 -- Microsoft Corp. and Waves Ltd. today announced at the NAMM Show that Microsoft has licensed elements of the company's TrueVerb(TM) technology for incorporation into future versions of its operating systems. TrueVerb will be integrated into Microsoft's DirectMusic(TM) a new Application Programming Interface (API) that enables software developers to deliver high-quality, interactive music in applications written for the Windows operating system.

TrueVerb is an artificial reverberation process for creating the illusion of distance and space in an audio stream. While maintaining relatively low computational costs, TrueVerb can convey an accurate simulation of rooms, halls and other acoustic spaces, making it seem as if the sound is being heard in the simulated space. TrueVerb has previously been delivered in a number of consumer products, such as home theater products, sound cards, multimedia products, games, and musical instruments. Using TrueVerb, DirectMusic scores will sound larger than life, seeming to be performed in concert halls, small chambers, or vast stadiums.

DirectX is a group of Windows technologies that enable application developers to take advantage of the rich multimedia capabilities of modern personal computers, such as full-color graphics, video, 3-D animation, interactive music, and surround sound. The Waves technology has been delivered as part of DirectMusic's software synthesizer. The software synthesizer is a component of the Windows operating system that enables consistent playback of music soundtracks, regardless of the audio hardware installed in a user's personal computer, when used in conjunction with applications designed to take advantage of DirectMusic.

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