F7 Sound and Vision Ships Concept:FX2T

Tampa based F7 Sound and Vision announced the release of its second sound effects CD-ROM Concept:FX2. The follow-up to the award-winning Concept:FX volume 1 CD-ROM (released in 1997), Concept:FX2 features 305 royalty-free sound effects in both AIFF and WAV formats and is Mac and PC compatible. Concept:FX2's sounds cover a wide range of categories from "hits", "zaps", and "sweeps", to "drones", "atmospheres", "ambiences", "synths", and "processed human sounds". Additionally, each sound file can be easily previewed right from the CD-ROM using a web browser.

Concept:FX2 is meant to be a compliment to the first Concept:FX CD-ROM. Like Concept:FX volume 1, the sounds on Concept:FX2 are heavily processed in nature, but have a different vibe. Concept:FX2 has been geared towards the same users as Concept:FX volume 1, which include: musicians, recording studios, post houses, web designers, ad agencies, multimedia producers, video editors and computer game developers. Concept:FX2 will retail at $69.95 (U.S.).

Both Concept:FX CD-ROMs will be avialable as a bundle for $99.95 and current Concept:FX volume 1 owners will be eligible for a $20 discount on the purchase of Concept:FX2 if they contact F7 Sound and Vision by January 31, 2000. Both CD-ROMs can be purchased individually or as a bundle online from F7 Sound and Vision's web site at: www.f7sound.com

Audio Master PC Is Ready for Market

FAQ System Engineering in Norcross, Georgia has completed testing on the Audio Master PC. The Intel PIII based music machine is FAQ's solution for bridging the gap between software developers, hardware manufacturers and the struggle end users have with putting together DAW and MIDI applications on a PC platform. The Audio Master PC is "turn-key", ready for use right out of the box. The unit comes standard with Soundscape-Digital's Mixtreme Card, the LE version of Nemesys GigaSampler and a user defined audio package (ie Cakewalk,Cubase or Logic Audio).

"The biggest complaint you hear from folks on a PC platform is the headache of setting up the hardware, dealing with driver conflicts and overcoming quirks" says Ken Fennell with FAQ. The chief benefit of the Audio Master PC is the solution it provides. "That's our product, the solution". The original specifications for the Audio Master PC were gathered from Digidesign's recommendations for the Pro Tools NT package, then adapted to accommodate other DAW and MIDI software applications. Sticking with consistent hardware takes much of the guesswork out of configuration and allows for a worry free end user solution.

FAQ System Engineering is located in Norcross, Georgia, the Silicon Valley of the southeast. The company strives to provide a "turn-key" solution of top quality affordable music PC's for a growing home-based recording studio market. For additional information on FAQ System Engineering or the Audio Master PC visit their web site at http://www.faqsys.com or call (770)409-8823