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127th AES Convention Coverage (New York, NY Oct. 9-12)
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Synthesis Added to Koan Audio Platform
May 30, 2000
Advertisement SSEYO, a leading developer of Interactive Audio solutions for convergent technologies, today launched new releases of all products in its Koan software range. SSEYO Koan now includes a powerful and integrated software synthesiser with fully routable and webpage programmable modules. Furthermore, through an important parallel innovation it supports full MIDI file playback allowing generative augmentation of existing MIDI material. The floodgates have opened for artists looking to pioneer new audio experiences for websites, desktops, installations, embedded systems and mobile devices. The new integrated hybrid digital/analogue synth allows authors to create and control the most shockingly stunning low-bandwidth audio, realistically from files as small as 1Kb. It also lets authors apply synth sounds and MP3 samples to MIDI tracks and even to add FX to the MP3 samples! It features the following: a range of effects units including distortion, chorus, reverb, delay, compression, ring modulation and filter; a range of highly specified generator units including tone generator, granular synthesis, percussion synth and virtual sample generator; a range of powerful transformer and modulator units including: synching/non-synching LFO, envelope, multiply, add, pan and amplify; a built in limiter. Francis Charig, Chairman and CEO of Tao Group said, "The SSEYO Koan interactive audio engine is providing the integrated audio layer for our comprehensive media system for networked digital appliances. These latest developments from SSEYO underline their 'best-of-breed' status and will be greatly welcomed by our developer community." Commenting on the new release, Brian Eno, creator of Koan based Generative Music 1, said "The coupling of a powerful software synthesiser to Koan's existing compositional software opens up an amazing set of opportunities for generative music. Really promising." Added Andrew Shoben of Greyworld, the pioneering group of audio installation artists, "Our current sound installation at London's Hayward Gallery is made possible through the power of the SSEYO Koan interactive audio platform. The new features mean the creative scope of the system is now simply enormous, and we are already using it to explore fascinating new avenues." Said Andrew Garton of Toy Satellite, pioneering Australian based interactive media artists, "The SSEYO Koan Audio platform is set to transform the concept of music making and music listening... again! The new synthesis engine is incredible, and Koan's power, programmability and portability makes it ideal for delivering emergent sound environments. Toy Satellite has embraced Koan as its audio engine of choice for both website sound applications and installation works." In this release SSEYO have uprated its entire product range to include the new engine. Major products are versioned as follows: SSEYO Koan Pro 2.5 PE (Win / Mac), SSEYO Koan X V1.5 XE (Win) and the SSEYO Koan Plugin V7 (Win / Mac). The $200 SSEYO Koan Pro authoring system and $30 SSEYO Koan X drag and mix system are both available from the SSEYO online store. The sub-350Kb X-browser SSEYO Koan Plugin 7 is even more programmable, with now around 250 parameters and 100 functions. It can also drive web animations (e.g. Flash/DHTML) through webpage java-script. The Koan system continues to work seamlessly with MP3, WAV, SoundFonts, XG and MIDI. For more information, visit their web site at http://www.soundperformancelab.com/.Recent SSEYO headlines
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