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The Week in
Review: May 22-28, 2000
Last week's features at
3DsoundSurge
- Win a Cambridge SoundWorks FPS2000
No new features last week but lots on the go. Instead, I will
offer a reminder that Creative Labs is sponsoring a contest where (if you live in North
America) you can win a Cambridge Soundworks FPS2000 Digital System. Just click
this link to enter. You will also find some other info about Creative Labs products on
that page.
Last week's sound news
Drivers and bugs
- m3po v2.06a OS Upgrade
TerraTec has released a new firmware
update for their m3po, a component MP3 and CD player for hi-fi systems. Here's a list of
the new features and fixes.
[New features]
LDC (Longest Directory Cache): the longest recognized directory structure will be cached -
faster shuffle, search and index file creation ...
[Bugfixes]
- Playmode/Speed: smoother transition between samplerates
- PartyLock: password protection was not really secure (MENU Button)
- string entry via remote control: press longer ENTER to accept string
- time display of VBRs with ID3V2 tags
- a few genre tags added
- sometime ID tag read problems
- Shuffle from Audio CDs
- sometimes strange description at softkey
- DJ Stack: press RC play and stack was deleted
- Sleepmode: RC could not awake device properly
- minor display errors
- TI/AMD flash compatible monitor
- minor bugs
You can find the update at the Terratec site of your choice - http://www.terratec.net
LiveWare 3.0 for Win 2K Delayed
Creative Labs posted an update in the Live News Group indicating that the LW3.0 for Win2K
(expected mid-May) has been delayed to mid-June. Thanks to both Philipp Esselbach (of ntcompatible.com) and Anthony Toste
for passing along the news.
New games, demos, patches and bugs
- MDK2 Demo!
A demo has been released for MDK2. Kurt and his distinctively-shaped sniper helmet enter
an all new 3D world. In this action-thriller, you revisit this reluctant hero, the
dangerously brilliant Dr. Fluke Hawkins, and the ever-helpful 6-legged Uzi-toting dog,
Max. As you may know, the game has gone gold and is expected to support A3D 3.0 and DS3D
with EAX. As always you can buy the game and/or find more info at Gamestop and you can grab the 84.4 MB demo
from 3Dfiles. Mark has tried the demo on the Sound Blaster Live with the latest drivers, a
Cirrus Logic / Crystal Audio CS4630 reference board, and a Vortex 2 SuperQuad board with
2048 reference drivers and the A3D 3.12 update. The bad news is there is no sign of any
A3D support in the demo and on the Vortex 2 board he can't access the EAX option, even
after renaming the A3D.vxd file which leads me to believe that the EAX support is EAX 2.0
only. If there is 3D sound on his Vortex 2 install with this demo its bad enough that it
sounds like stereo x2 to him. The good news is for the cards with EAX 2.0 support. He has
only tried the two mentioned above, but with both of those cards the MDK2 demo offers good
reverb effects and 3d sound. He was not paying attention to occlusions and obstructions so
can't comment on that part yet. Overall, the demo is pretty basic in its intent which
appears to be to show off the graphics (which are nice), introduce each of the three
characters that you can play in the game, and learn the controls. It has a very similar
feel to the original MDK (which does have A3D 1.x support via a patch). Basically, you run
around and kill aliens but sprinkle in an above average dose of humor. It looks good and
runs well on his o/c Celeron 416 machine with 128 MB of PC100 RAM, TNT1 and Win98. If
anyone has different results with Vortex 2 based boards I would appreciate hearing about
it. Other comments are also welcome. While the full game just hit the stores, Gamers Press
has some how managed to pull of a review of the full game, including some basic positive comments on the
sound (no mention of DS3D, EAX or A3D).
- Unreal Tournament 420 Released
Epic has released Unreal Tournament version 420 (here's a local copy with mirrors). In
addition to the new game patch (which features improved Direct3D support), this update
contains the first public release of the new UnrealEd 2.0 editor (developed by Legend).
There is no mention of adding the option to reenable A3D 2.0's reflections on your own
weapons so I would guess that its not there, but there is mention of the infamous
"various others" so anything's possible ;). You can find a list of mirrors
over at Blue's news where I spotted the news. If you check it out using a Vortex 2 board I
would appreciate hearing from you about whether or not it reenables A3D on your own
weapons effects.
- Majesty Sound Editor
If you play Majesty, you may be interested to learn that StrategyPlanet has the sound editor for
the game which will allow you to edit and replace the in-game sounds. They also have a guide on
how to use it.
Reviews of soundcards, speakers, headphones and MP3 players.
- Aureal SQ2500
Our friends over at ixbt Labs have posted a review of Aureal's
SQ2500 Vortex 2 based sound card. Some comments. The Vortex 2 is not typically
referred to as a DSP as its a bit more hardwired than something like the EMU-10K1 for
example. The S/N ratio on my SQ2500 is listed as 98 dB. Another thing worth noting is MP3
decoding is not done in hardware on the SQ2500 or even the SQ3500 if it ever sees the
light of day. Its also worth noting that the 2048 drivers support I3DL2 in addition to EAX
1.0. Overall, this is an interesting review with a lot of detail, extensive benchmarking
and analysis and includes some interesting results on EAX performance.
- Inside the EMU10K1 - the heart of the Live!
Live! center has posted an interesting seven page article in which they take a look at the EMU10K1, the DSP
that powers the Sound Blaster Live and PCI512 line of sound cards.
- FrontX Multimedia Ports
PC Stats has posted a review of the FrontX Multimedia Ports, a 5 1/4 drive bay device that
moves all the audio ports, and joystick port to the front of the computer. This is one of
the better written reviews of the product that I have seen and is worth a read if you are
looking to avoid the back of your PC. For a second look at this setup you can head to
Active Hardware
- Altec Lansing ATP3 Speaker System
Hardware Zone has posted a review of Altec Lansing's ATP3 2.1 Speaker System. This system uses a
very unusual design with each satellite containing two 28mm Full-Range Dynamic
Microdrivers and one 3" Down-firing Mid/Bass driver. I want to point out that I am
just quoting from the specs when I say "28mm" and "Full-Range" in the
same line ;). Anyway, you can check out their review for what they think of the system.
Just one comment - if you can manage it, its always best to place most multimedia
satellites at ear level or at least angle them up if their stands or design don't already
do so. However, as you will read if you check out the review, it would seem from their
comments that the placement of this system and your listening location has a more
pronounced impact. I'm testing the same system right now so watch out for our own review
of the ATP3 next month.
- Klipsch ProMedia
3AG has posted a review
of the Klipsch ProMedia v.2-400 speaker system and as expected they are very
impressed. Just a couple of comments. First, and this is not to take away from the
ProMedia which is quite loud, I think the review makes far too much of watts RMS. As we
have shown in several of our reviews, there is much more to how loud and clearly a speaker
system can play than watts RMS. The other point worth clarifying is the ProMedia is
certified by THX and not for THX as stated in the review. That's a big difference as THX
is a quality stamp and not an audio standard like Dolby Digital. THX also offers several
different certifications. In the case of the ProMedia its the multimedia speaker THX
certification. For more on the Klipsch ProMedia and on THX certification you can check out our own
review.
- VideoLogic Crossfire
Target PC has posted a nice review
of the VideoLogic Sirocco Crossfire. Just a couple of minor comments. The estimated
price when the unit becomes available in North America next month for the first time is
US$450 - TargetPC probably just did a conversion from pounds on the VL site to come up
with their estimate. The other is the satellites in future will come with a removable
grill and mounting hole. For even more on the Crossfire you can check
out our own review. You can also check out our Klipsch ProMedia - VideoLogic Crossfire
comparison
article.
- iPlayMP3 Moveman
Chick's Hardware has
posted a 4-page review the iPlayMP3 Moveman MP3 player. It includes a pair of
headphones, the RocketMP3 USB Compact Flash Card reader and a 56Mb CompactFlash card. They
found the sound quality and transfer speed to be excellent but complained of lack of
features (no voice recording, FM tuner or support for ID3 tags), most equalizer presets
useless and crappy headphones.
- The Rome MP3 Player
TargetPC has posted a review of the unusual Rome MP3 Player. What's different is the Rome
MP3 player is the shape and size of an audio cassette tape and has the option of being
inserted right into a cassette player for MP3 playback. Overall, they were fairly
impressed. For all the details, check out the
review.
- CL Nomad II
MaximumPC has posted a review of Creative Labs' new Nomad II portable MP3 player.
Not much detail but they were fairly impressed with the unit.
- E3 Reports
GadgetSquad has posted their E3 Round Up that includes a brief look at Creative's new speakers, the
Nomad 2, Turtle Beach's AudioTron and a whole bunch of additional non-audio related
products. Lots of pictures too and thankfully of stuff relevant to the whole point of the
show rather than countless shots of booth babes.
3DHardware.net has
also finished their hardware E3 report. Audio related bits are Microsoft's Game Voice
(a headset) and Creative Labs Playworks PS 2000 and Nomad products. Very short bit about
the Game Voice but quite a bit of info about Creative Labs Playworks PS 2000 which also
got their Best of Show award. They also has a picture of the speaker system so you can
judge for yourself if you think it looks cool or just weird.
Other sound news
- SigmaTel Demonstrates Riser Cards That Deliver
Six-Channel Sound
SigmaTel announced
last Wednesday it is teaming up with Intel to support and promote communications
network riser (CNR) technology on Intel's Asia/Pacific road show this week. As the subject
says this will include 6-channel cards. No mention what if any 3D sound standards they
will use. Mercury Research, an independent market research
firm, currently rates SigmaTel as the largest supplier of AC'97 audio codecs. The CNR
specification is an open industry specification and defines a hardware-scalable OEM
motherboard riser and interface supporting audio, modem and local area network (LAN)
interfaces of core logic chip sets.
- TerraTec AudioSystem EWS88 D with 10 digital
audio channels
TerraTec, Germany's leading
manufacturer of audio cards, has made high-quality HD multitracking affordable for
everyone with the introduction of the AudioSystem EWS88 MT in the summer of 1999. With 8
inputs and outputs for analog audio equipment, continuous processing of audio data at
24-bit with up to 96 kHz resolution from the converters to the drivers, MIDI I/O, as well
as digital ports in S/PDIF format, the PCI card set new standards on the music market for
price and performance. The new EWS88 D model is based on the technology of the AudioSystem
EWS88 MT and provides a total of 10 digital audio channels. The optical TOS-Link interface
can handle either 8 channels in ADATTM format, or a stereo S/PDIF signal (up to 24-bit/96
kHz). In addition to standard 16- and 20-bit, state of the art 24-bit resolutions can also
be transferred. Also, 2 independent MIDI ports and an S/PDIF interface with coaxial
connections (up to 24-bit/96 kHz) is available to which the ADAT™ signal can be
routed and mixed – the EWS88 D can thus also serve as a converter. Of course, the
card can also be synchronized with all further EWS-Systems fitted with an EWS-Connect or
in addition with a WordClock signal by using the TerraTec EWS ClockWork module. This makes
the AudioSystem EWS88 D an ideal complement to a digital project studio. For more details
on the EWS88 D, as well as information on synchronisation via EWS ClockWork and
information on the whole EWS concept you can check out the full
announcement.
- MidiLand Attends CompuTex 2000
MidiLand Inc. reports that they once again will be represented at the highly influential
industry tradeshow CompuTex 2000 in Taipei, Taiwan. CompuTex 2000 in Taipei will be held
June 5-9, 2000 at the TWTC. The entire MidiLand computer audio systems product line will
be on display including some recently innovated products. Of high interest will be the
high-powered S4 MidiLand 8200, a 200W 5.1 Surround Sound system complete with Dolby
Digital® decoding and an infrared remote control. In addition, the all-new MidiLand FP21,
a flat panel speaker system, will be on display and they will introduce a new addition to
the popular MLi series, the MLi-432. The MLi-432 is described as a compact and stylish
3-piece system that features a handy cable control module. For more details on the show
and what MidiLand has to offer you can check out the full
announcement as well as MidiLand's CompuTex 2000 page. Keep an eye out for our upcoming reviews of the
S4-7100, MLi-490 and eventually S4-8200 (the 8200 is hand build in small quantities). You
can already check out our review of
MidiLand's ADS-2000 Dolby Digital decoder.
- Burr-Brown Introduces High Performance USB Audio
DAC for PC Peripherals
Burr-Brown Corp. has announced the PCM2702, an audio digital-to-analog converter (DAC)
designed for USB (Universal Serial Bus) audio playback devices and multimedia audio
systems such as USB speakers and USB headphones. According to Mike Centorino, audio
product marketing manager at Burr-Brown, ``the PCM2702 is the highest performance USB DAC
on the market with over 100dB dynamic range and 105dB signal-to-noise ratio.'' The PCM2702
combines a USB-compliant interface controller and a 24-bit delta-sigma audio DAC on a
single chip and it supports 48kHz, 44.1kHz, and 32kHz sampling rates, and accepts 16-bit
stereo or mono audio data. For more details on the DAC, including volume pricing, check out the full
announcement.
- Ultimate DVD Platinum Named Discus Award Finalist
Henninger Interactive Media, a member of the Henninger Media Services network, said
Wednesday that its production of The Ultimate DVD Platinum has been named a Discus Award
finalist for Creative Excellence by the organizers of the DVD PRO Conference &
Exhibition.
The Ultimate DVD Platinum is one of four nominees in the category of Best Technical
Achievement; the others are A Bugs Life, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and The
Matrix. The Discus Award is an international competition that recognizes outstanding
examples of DVD design, interactivity, and production for DVD-Video and DVD-ROM. You can
find more info about the Ultimate DVD Platinum in the press release or at DVD Express.
- Spatializer Selected by Akai Electric
Spatializer Audio Laboratories announced last Wednesday that Akai Electric Co., Ltd. has
included Spatializer N-2-2(TM) across Akai's new range of DVD Players. Akai is now
shipping Spatializer® N-2-2(TM) Virtual Surround Sound enabled DVD Players in four
models, DV-P4500, DV-P4500K, DV-P4000 and the DV-P4000K, and has announced two additional
models, the DV- P4100C and DV-P4100CK, to commence global shipments shortly. You can check out the press
release for more details.
- Panasonic Announces Plans for DVD-Audio Line
Panasonic offers a glimpse into the future of music by announcing plans for a full line of
DVD-Audio/Video products under both the Panasonic and Technics brand names, with products
arriving on store shelves beginning in July. The announcement notes that DVD-Audio uses
the tremendous data capacity of the DVD format to produce the closest thing to truly pure
sound that technology has yet achieved. To provide such musical fidelity, DVD-Audio uses
linear Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) offering ultra hi-fi (up to 192kHz/24-bit) 2-channel
audio or up to 6 channels of hi-fi multi-channel sound and 74 minutes or more of play time
on a CD-size disc. DVD-Audio players also play DVD-Video discs and compact discs. You have
to be prepared to shell out a bit of cash as the Panasonic DVD-A7 will have a suggested
retail price of $999.95, and the Technics DVD-A10 will have a suggested retail price of
$1199.95. Technics will also introduce a line of DVD-Audio ready components which you can read about in the
press release. The press release also contains information about a new in-dash mobile
DVD-Audio/Video head unit, DVD-Audio ready speakers for mobile applications, a micro
component system with DVD-Audio/Video player and a portable DVD-Audio/Video player.
- EMusic.com Offers a Free Creative Labs Nomad II
EMusic.com last Thursday announced a new promotion for online music fans looking to take
their MP3s with them on the go. Starting today, customers who purchase $50 worth of
downloadable music from www.emusic.com
will receive a free 32MB Creative Labs NOMAD II portable digital audio hardware player at
no extra charge, a street value of $229.99. Ok not exactly free but still looks like a
great deal. Check
out the press release for more details. Worth noting this offer is only available for
people living in US.
- New Rio Receiver streams music to any room in the
home via phone lines
S3® last Wednesday announced its latest digital audio creation -- the Rio Digital Audio
Receiver(TM) -- a device that enables consumers to stream CD-quality music from a PC to
any room in the house. The receiver works with existing phone
lines to distribute the digital music collections beyond the home computer. Out of the
box, the Rio Receiver works with the industry-leading RealJukebox(TM) software. It
supports various digital music formats, such as MP3 and Microsoft's® Windows Media(TM)
and can be upgraded to support formats developed in the future. The unit also works with
other jukebox software such as Rio Audio Manager and comes with a built-in amplifier to
ensure high-quality digital audio sound. For more info about the Rio Digital Audio
Receiver that will be available later this summer for $300 check out the press
release. You can also check out another press release where S3 announced they teamed up with
Broadcom Corporation to deliver this product.
- ReQuest Multimedia Ships First MP3 Home Stereo
Jukebox
ReQuest Multimedia last
Wednesday announced that it is now shipping the AudioReQuest Digital Music System(TM),
which they say is the first MP3-based home stereo component to reach the consumer market.
Not sure how they can claim to be the first but not that important. The hard drive enabled
digital jukebox, the AudioReQuest Digital Music System, offers the following features
- Music is automatically organized by song title, artist, and album
using CDDB and MP3 ID3 tags.
- With its built-in CD player, analog stereo line-in inputs, and
network connections, AudioReQuest can transfer music from CDs, MP3 CDs, and PCs, and
record from audiocassettes, LPs, and radio.
- AudioReQuest is a stand-alone home stereo component, but can also be
connected online or to a PC for enhanced Internet-enabled features.
- AudioReQuest includes Ethernet, USB, and Parallel ports for
connecting to PC, MP3 portable players, and the Internet.
- AudioReQuest allows the user to navigate and play their music
collection from a remote control, viewed on the built-in LCD and through the enhanced
television interface.
- ATLM Introduces 3 new MP3 Players
James Soetanto of CNewz.com dropped us a line letting us know he has some info on
ATLM's new line of MP3 players. All three players have a USB interface and come with
32 MB of memory. The ET320 model supports SRS WOW and multi-format playback such as MP3,
AAC, WMA and can be upgraded by downloading new drivers and applications from the
Internet. This is important as ET320 users can download SDMI compliant software from the
web in the future. For additional details, including pictures of each of the units, head
over to CNewz.
- CyON MP3 Integrated Cell Phone-MP3 Player
LG Information and Communications has introduced the world's first integrated cell
phone-MP3 Internet music player that uses the SanDisk flash memory MultiMediaCard to store
audio and data. The device is called the CyON MP3, LG-P810. A stamp-sized SanDisk 16
megabyte (MB) or 32MB MultiMediaCard will be bundled with each device sold. The innovative
CyON is compatible with most digital audio players, because it uses the standard
MultiMediaCard and MP3 formats. Users can interchangeably use their MultiMediaCards from
their MP3 players with the CyON and either play pre-recorded songs or download music
directly to their phone. Currently, the CyON MP3 is available only in Korea. It has not
been determined when the device will be available in other parts of the world. For a few
more details on features you can check out the press release.
- Computergeeks.com Ships Hotly-Anticipated MP3/CD
Players
Computergeeks.com, a leading
business-to-consumer e-commerce site specializing in unique computer-related products and
peripherals, last Tuesday announced that it has shipped it's first allocation of Genica
Portable MP3/CD Players on May 8th. The Genica MP3/CD Player is the same size and shape as
a standard portable Compact Disc player, and weighs about 11 Ounces. What makes this
player different is the unit can also play back music stored in the .MP3 file format. As
you know, because .MP3 music files are compressed, it is possible to squeeze may near-CD
quality songs on a single recordable (CD-R) or re-writable (CD-RW) disc. For more details,
check out the press release.
- Dolby and ARM Enter AAC Patent License Agreement
Dolby Laboratories announced that ARM, a leading provider of embedded microprocessor
Intellectual Property (IP), has entered into an agreement allowing it to develop an
optimized version of Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) technology for the ARM® architecture.
The ARM-optimized AAC implementation, available now through ARM, enables hardware
manufacturers to create ARM Powered portable music playback devices capable of decoding
high-quality music delivered via the Internet. AAC is the latest audio codec standardized
by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) as part of the MPEG
specification. The release notes that compared to MPEG Layer-3, popularly known as MP3,
AAC provides higher quality music while requiring approximately 30% less storage and/or
bandwidth. As you may know, several audio compression formats
are vying for the prize of the successor technology to MP3. In order for the record
industry to start encoding and releasing their musical assets in downloadable formats, the
industry needs to be confident about two things: (1) that security mechanisms are in place
so that their content is not pirated, and (2) that high-quality playback systems are
available to the worldwide mass market on a variety of platforms. The press release goes
on to note that of the competing technologies, only AAC is an international standard, only
AAC was cooperatively developed by the world's leading audio compression experts, and only
AAC is being licensed by Dolby Laboratories . AAC is high-quality audio coding technology
and the solution of choice for many broadcast and electronic music distribution
applications. AAC is compatible with all digital rights management, encryption, and
watermarking solutions available today. In independent tests, the coding efficiency of AAC
proved to be superior to MP3, providing higher-quality audio reproduction at lower bit
rates. AAC provides up to 48 channels of audio, sample rates of up to 96 kHz, and can
achieve ITU-R broadcast quality at 320 kb/s for a 5.1-channel audio program. Specifically
it was developed and standardized as an ISO/IEC specification by four industry leaders
(AT&T, Dolby Laboratories, Fraunhofer IIS, and Sony Corporation). For more information
about AAC, you can visit the AAC website, www.aac-audio.com. You can also get a few more details on the
announcement, including quotes from ARM and Dolby Laboratories, by checking out the full press
release.
- A New Note in the Song-Swap Debate
Do file-sharing services like Napster help or hurt retail record sales? Until now, Napster
and its proponents have pointed to broad increases in nationwide record sales as evidence
that sharing MP3 files online has had a negligible, if not positive, impact on music
sales. Digital-rights management company Reciprocal, which has a deep interest in selling
copyrighted music rather than allowing it to be shared, released data on Wednesday that
shows a steady decrease over the past two years in record sales at stores located near
college campuses. The study culled sales data from 9,000
record stores located within a five-mile radius of 3,000 college campuses. Those stores
experienced a 4 percent drop in sales between January 1997 and March 2000, while the
overall record industry experienced an 8 percent annual growth. Further bolstering the
thesis that file sharing cuts into music-industry profits, the study reports that stores
located near universities where Napster had "deeply penetrated" were worse off
than the norm. Stores located near the 67 colleges and universities that had banned
Napster by late February experienced a 7 percent decline in sales during the past two
years. For the full story head over to The Standard.
- Napster boots Dr. Dre fans from service
Another 230,142 Napster members have become temporary casualties in the battles between
the record industry and the music-swapping software company. Rap artist Dr. Dre submitted
a list of hundreds of thousands of usernames to the software company last week, alleging
that all of them had illegally made his songs available as free downloads online. Like
hard rock band Metallica before him, the artist demanded that Napster block these people
from its service. This morning, when these rap fans tried to log in to the service, they
found themselves banned. "The artist Dr. Dre has
requested that your access to Napster be terminated for alleged copyright
infringement," read a statement from the company that appeared in place of the
service itself. Napster went down this same road with more than 300,000 Metallica fans
several weeks ago, risking the anger of many members to comply with federal copyright laws
it hopes will protect the company in court. For more details and analysis check out the full story at C/Net News.
- Yahoo tests media player amid heavy competition
C/Net News.com
reports that Yahoo is quietly testing software for playing and managing digital media
files intended to go head-to-head with the market leaders. In addition to playing Internet
radio stations, the Yahoo Player supports formats including MP3, Windows Media and CDs.
The company's entry into the market for digital player software comes as established
competitors use their players to aggressively promote their online content offerings and
aggregation. Yahoo Player leads relentlessly back to Yahoo's own listings, downloads,
reviews and other online content. According to C/Net, the creation of Yahoo Player signals
an attempt by the portal to keep up with music services available through many of its
rivals. America Online, for instance, owns MP3 player Winamp and Net radio player Spinner.
Lycos, which is being acquired by Terra Networks, acquired MP3 player Sonique last year in
an effort to boost its Net music offerings and launched Lycos Radio. For the full story
head to C/Net News.
- QSound Labs Expands Distribution Agreement With
RealNetworks
QSound Labs, Inc., has announced the expansion of its distribution agreement with
RealNetworks®, Inc. with the official release of iQfx2 and iQfx2 Plus - the Company's
newest Internet 3D audio software. The expanded agreement provides all RealPlayer®,
RealPlayer Plus, RealJukebox, and RealJukebox Plus users with the opportunity to download
iQfx2 and/or iQfx2 Plus. With more than 125 million unique registered users of RealPlayer
software, RealNetworks provides a valuable distribution channel for iQfx software both
through its Web site and through the AutoUpdate feature in RealPlayer and RealJukebox. The
suggested retail price for iQfx2 Plus is $29.95 and it is available for download from both
Real.com Accessories (www.real.com/accessories)
and QSound.com. For more details on
iQfx2 and iQfx2 Plus you can also check out the full press release.
- TRIBES 2 Music (Mötley Crüe) Interview
There's a Mötley Crüe
interview on PC.IGN.Com where they talk with a couple of members of the band about
their work on the soundtrack for the upcoming TRIBES 2. Its quite the wild interview!
For more news from last week check out our news archive.
Upcoming features at 3DsoundSurge
- Altec Lansing's ATP3
- DigiTheatre DTS
- MidiLand S4 7100
- A review of PowerDVD 2.55
- Monsoon MM-1000
- Turtle Beach Cancun
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features we should do, please let us know.
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