MIDI Oxygen 44 USB MIDI Interface Optimized
for BeOSUtilizes Virtual DSP's new audio and MIDI
USB architecture
June 24, 1999
Virtual DSP Corporation (VDSP), an innovator in digital guitar and audio product
development, announced today that it has developed a new professional audio USB
MIDI interface architecture to be hosted on the digital media Be Operating System
(BeOS®) for desktop computers and Internet appliances.
The MIDI Oxygen 44(TM) is a 64 channel MIDI patchbay (4 IN x 4 OUT)
and is performance optimized for the BeOS. Because BeOS offers vastly improved
latencies over competitive operating systems, VDSP is able to offer 1-2 milliseconds
total system latency for any MIDI IN to any MIDI OUT with the MIDI Oxygen system.
Steve Dame, CEO and President of Virtual DSP Corporation noted, "We are
very excited about this relationship with Be as a way to deliver professional
grade MIDI and audio products that we believe will raise the bar in the industry
for high performance music production on an average personal computer."
"We are delighted to have Virtual DSP on Be's digital media operating system
platform," said Jim Rippie, Be's audio evangelist. "For a 5-year old company,
they are strong in engineering talent and market experience, and are going to
bring superior USB-based MIDI hardware interfaces to BeOS customers. The marriage
of cost-effective MIDI interfaces with the native media advantages of BeOS means
benefits for users."
For more information about the BeOS, visit Be's web site at www.be.com.
Virtual DSP is currently mostly known for their MidiAxe MIDI guitar technology
which has been incorporated into instruments from Brian Moore Custom Guitars and
Parker Guitars. The MidiAxe web site is located at www.midiaxe.com.
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