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| 3D SOUND NEWS | Monday, 15th March 1999 |
| Sensaura Press Releases |
Sensaura has released a couple pieces of interesting news. The first pertains to their multi-speaker 3-D positional audio technology called Multi-Drive. Here is a bit from that press release:
Sensaura MultiDrive uses patented Sensaura transaural crosstalk cancellation algorithms, which ensure optimal performance. As a result multi-speaker system owners are not restricted to experiencing flat, 2D sound panning, but can instead enjoy the full benefits of true immersive 3D audio.
The second press release pertains to an expansion of the 3D positional audio as we know it. This technology, called MacroFX does that following:
MacroFX, a patented Sensaura technology, creates 'near field proximity effects'. These are the effects experienced in real life situations when objects enter a inner circumference of space around the listener i.e. sound is perceived differently as it gets closer e.g. someone whispering in your ear or a fly buzzing around your head.
This innovative algorithm is integrated directly with Sensaura's established 3D audio processing and controlled automatically by the Microsoft DirectSound3D API. This means it is completely transparent to software programmers.
These technologies will be displayed at GDC, and with our own Alan and Alexis attending, you can be sure we will have more on this. Check back for more info.
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| Posted by: Chris Angelini |
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| 3D SOUND NEWS | Tuesday, 9th March 1999 |
| A3D Drivers |
| Aureals newest version of the A3D drivers were just added to the Download section of 3DGaming. This brings the drivers up to 2.05 status, and fixes a few things such as a small memory leak, so you should pick them up here
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| Posted by: Chris Angelini |
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| 3D SOUND NEWS | Monday, 8th March 1999 |
| Aureal and Flatland |
Aureal and Flatland have partnered up to bring 3-D web pages more content, with A3D and 3DML. All new Vortex2 cards will ship with Flatland's tools for creating web pages that don't require additional programming to add A3D features. Here's a bit from the press release:
Also at the tools station, will be a demonstration of recently-announced
Flatland Rover 1.0, with full support for A3D 2.0 positional audio. Flatland
Rover, extension software for Internet browsers, allows the viewing of
Web-based 3D environments, created with Flatland Online, Inc.’s revolutionary
Three Dimensional Markup Language (3DML).
Read the full article here |
| Posted by: Chris Angelini |
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| 3D SOUND NEWS | Tuesday, 2nd March 1999 |
| Diamond MX25 |
| Diamond finally announced their MX25 daughtercard to allow the MX300 to do AC-3 (with receiver of course). This upgrade card has S/PDIF output to allow a true digital signal and is called "the most cost effective way of enabling Dolby Digital" on the MX300. Check it out
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| Posted by: Chris Angelini |
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| 3D SOUND NEWS | Monday, 1st March 1999 |
| Week in Review |
| 3DSS has posted their week in review for the 3D Audio community. Check it out here |
| Posted by: Chris Angelini |
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