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To: Christopher who wrote (43183)	1/12/1999 9:07:00 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Respond to of 97611

Compaq, World's Largest PC Manufacturer Incorporates Yamaha XG Software Wavetable Synthesizer SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 1999--Compaq Computer Corporation [NYSE:CPQ - news], the largest global supplier of computer systems, has signed a licensing agreement with Yamaha Systems Technology Inc. to incorporate Yamaha's high performance XG software wavetable synthesizer, the Yamaha S-YXG50 as standard on their Presario computers. The S-YXG50 features XG wavetable sound with up to 128 simultaneous voices at 44 kHz. The software synthesizer supports Yamaha XG MIDI format, the most popular MIDI format in the music industry. ''The XG format continues to surprise customers with its advanced sound synthesis,'' said Randy Roscoe, Audio Products Manager, Yamaha Systems Technology, Inc. ''Because the sound quality is better than any other PC audio chip or software solution, it is being more widely used all the time. It provides compatibility with a wide variety of musical equipment such as electronic pianos, Yamaha Disklavier™ electro-acoustic pianos, tone generators and professional musical instruments. Today, many popular artists, web sites, music publishers, music developers and game developers support the XG MIDI format.'' XG Format Used in Games Game developers who want to upgrade from the toy-like sound quality previously used on most game cards, also support the professional sounding Yamaha XG format. According to Yoshi Maruyama, vice chairman of Square Electronic Arts, LLC, ''When you play Final Fantasy VII, you will find that the music is one of the most appealing features of the game. We wanted to emphasize the richness of the musical expression, the top quality of the sound, and the special musical instruments used.'' Final Fantasy VII now supports the Yamaha XG format. About the S-XG50 Software Synthesizer Some of the attributes of the S-YXG50 Software Wavetable Synthesizer from Yamaha include: -- 676 instruments (individual sounds) to choose from -- 128 simultaneous 44.1 kHz voices -- Reverb (8), Chorus (8), and Variation (36) -- 100% compatibility with the historic industry standard General MIDI (GM) while providing even richer musical expressions -- 480 Yamaha XG instruments -- Supports Microsoft DirectSound Yamaha Systems Technology, Inc. was founded to manufacture and market integrated circuits, board level products and complete systems to OEMs and Distributors. The product line includes multimedia audio, graphics and communications products, as well as custom and semicustom ASICs, and CD Recorder products. www.yamahayst.com. All trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.