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| Diamond
Multimedia Selects Aureal’s Vortex Chip for Sonic Impact 3D Sound Board Sonic Impact S90 uses Vortex Architecture to Enable $50 PCI audio solution to accelerate A3D and DirectSound |
| Fremont, CA - September 28, 1998 --
Aureal Semiconductor (AURL:OTC) today announced that Diamond Multimedia has selected the
Vortex™ audio processor for use in its new Sonic Impact ™ S90 audio accelerator
board. The Sonic Impact S90 -- value priced at $49.95 -- represents Diamond’s
entry-level audio solution for PCI-based computers and joins the Vortex 2-based Monster
Sound MX 300 in Diamond’s audio product line. Targeted at the gaming enthusiast in the mainstream market, the S90 delivers superior 3D audio performance using the A3D sound standard. Top game developers like Activision, Pysgnosis, Lucas Arts, Gremlin, Sierra and Interplay have over 100 games shipping or under development using A3D. The S90 is a great value platform to feature the industry leading positional 3D audio technology. "With the shipment of the S90 board, Diamond now has a complete range of PCI audio solutions based exclusively on Aureal’s Vortex design," said Brendan O’Flaherty, Vice President and General Manager of Aureal’s Systems Division. "The S90 represents a new price-performance breakthrough for gamers seeking the realism and true 3D audio of A3D along with legacy compatibility and high quality wavetable synthesis." A3D Audio Standard Aureal A3D is an award winning audio technology that enables a real-life audio experience by surrounding the listener with sounds in all three dimensions using only a single pair of ordinary speakers or headphones. A3D was initially developed for NASA to create the ultimate audio simulation environment and is now used in over 100 games shipping or under development on the Microsoft Windows platform, including Unreal from Epic Megagames/GT Interactive, Incoming from Rage Software, Descent: Freespace from Interplay, Battlezone from Activision, and Jedi Knight from LucasArts. A3D is also supported by leading VRML browsers from Cosmo Software and Intervista Software. Availability The Sonic Impact S90 is available immediately through retail and reseller channels worldwide – visit http://www.diamondmm.com for more information. About Aureal Aureal builds advanced audio semiconductor and software solutions that increase functionality and features for personal computers and consumer electronics devices. Aureal develops audio processing semiconductor chips and also licenses technology designed to define and improve advanced audio standards in the marketplace. For information on Aureal, its products, and its industry leading A3D audio technologies, please call Corporate Communications at 510-252-4582 or visit our Website at www.aureal.com Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, dependence on the PC and consumer electronics industries and on product lines based on new technologies; foundry capacity, availability and reliability; competition and pricing pressures; and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aureal Press Release
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