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Contact: Joe Stunkard, PR Specialist
Voice: 602/690-3231
FAX: 602/293-8065

ARTISOFT(TM) SOUNDING BOARD(TM) ADAPTER NOW FEATURES 
WINDOWS(TM) 3.1 MULTIMEDIA AND OLE SUPPORT
New Capabilities Demonstrated At COMDEX Windows World
	(TUCSON, AZ -- April 1, 1992) -- Artisoft, Inc. 
announced today that at Spring COMDEX it will be 
demonstrating the new Multimedia capabilities of its 
Sounding Board adapter. Supporting Windows 3.1 
Multimedia and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE), the 
Sounding Board adapter allows users to create 
digitally recorded sound files which can be embedded 
in or linked to other OLE or Multimedia applications. 
Priced at $99 (ISA bus) or $199 (MicroChannel bus), 
the new Sounding Board adapter will be available in 
the second quarter of calendar year 1992.
	"Multimedia is the wave of the future," states Jack 
Schoof (pronounced "shoaf"), Artisoft's President and 
CEO. "And we're not only making it accessible to PC 
users, we're making it easy to use and affordable."
	The Sounding Board adapter can be used to enhance 
documents created from within any other Windows 
application that supports OLE protocols. This enables 
users in, for instance, Word for Windows to create a 
presentation with an ongoing voice commentary. Users 
can also enhance their electronic mail with the 
Sounding Board adapter.
	The ArtiSound(TM) Recorder software allows a user 
to either link or embed an sound file into another 
Windows application document. This allows the Sounding 
Board adapter to be used with Multimedia applications 
or within a Multimedia environment.
	Users can embed a sound file into a Windows 
document by simply copying it into a Windows document. 
The sound file appears as an icon in the document, 
which, when selected, runs the Sounding Board 
adapter's ArtiSound Recorder software so that the user 
does not have to exit the current document or even 
switch windows. If the user edits the sound file 
within the document, the changes will only affect the 
embedded sound file; the original sound file will 
remain intact.
	Users also have the option of linking sound files, 
also by copying them into a Windows document. Linked 
sound files are edited
 in the same manner as embedded 
ones, except that any changes will also be made to the 
original sound file, no matter where it is located. 
	The Sounding Board adapter converts between 
audio/voice signals and a digital data stream to allow 
users to record and play sounds, manipulate existing 
sounds and play Windows WAVE-type sounds. Its 
ArtiSound Recorder software uses the 8kHz mulaw 
standard (the voice standard developed by telephone 
companies), but it can also convert different types of 
files, playing and recording PCM data at an 8, 11, or 
22kHz sampling rate.
	Menu options allow users to cut, copy and paste 
sounds from the Clipboard, insert and mix sound files, 
increase or decrease volume and speed, add an echo, 
reverse the sound to play backwards, auto-repeat 
sounds and configure the play/record devices. The 
ArtiSound Recorder software uses a device-independent 
Windows API which allows applications to use any sound 
input/output boards which provide for that Windows 
API.
	Artisoft develops and manufactures a full line of 
hardware and software for local area networks 
including the LANtastic(R) Local Area Network. The 
LANtastic network is recognized as the leading DOS-
based peer-to-peer network and has won numerous 
industry awards for its cost-effective features, 
performance, and ease of use. It allows up to 300 
users of IBM(R)-compatible computers to connect and 
share information and peripheral devices such as 
printers, hard drives and CD-ROMs. The LANtastic 
network and Artisoft's other connectivity products are 
distributed in over 70 countries worldwide. 
	For more information about Artisoft or its product 
line, contact Artisoft, Inc. at 691 E. River Road, 
Tucson, AZ 85704. Sales 800/TINY RAM. Corporate 
602/293-4000. Fax 602/293-8065. 
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