FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30th 1999
GENERATIVE MUSIC NOW DRIVES INTERNET ANIMATIONS
Computer Generated Music animates the Internet as SSEYO partners
with FLASH - a dream team for Web designers
UK Web tools designers SSEYO release version 6 of the Koan Plugin, their
globally successful generative music system. This release fulfils a
dream for leading web designers: very low-bandwidth music (composed by
the software from files as small as 1k) actually driving Macromedia
Flash animations. No streaming: no frozen websites. Websites are no
longer point and click, becoming interactive audio-visual experiences
that evolve and change with each visit. And it doesn't stop there.
Koan Plugin 6.0 also allows existing MIDI files to drive Flash
animations (or other applications) as well.
Music, the universal language, can now be used to 'animate' the
Internet. Through over 100 inbuilt Koan Plugin functions, website
designers and animators can extract and play with musical information
and use it to drive a Flash animation or other application.
Magnus Carlsson, Macromedia's European Strategic Programmes Manager,
said "Macromedia is delighted by the release of the SSEYO Koan Plugin
6.0. That pioneering music software developers like SSEYO are creating
innovative web solutions that powerfully utilise Flash illustrates just
how significant web animations are".
To be available shortly after launch, SSEYO will be featuring a Flash
demo created by Mousepower, one of Macromedia's top UK developers. John
Roland, Mousepower's Managing Director, added "We're always looking out
for innovations, particularly where they add to the user experience
without creating a bandwidth overhead. Flash is well proven in this
area, but now coupled with Koan, the use of music on the web is taken
into a new dimension. The potential is amazing..".
Commenting on the release, Mary Branscombe, Editor of AOL UK's Computing
Channel, said "If you can add sound to animations without needing to
download large files, your Web pages are going to look better and still
load quickly. We're always looking for tools that AOL UK members can
use to make great Web pages in the free Web space we offer, and we think
this new release of Koan will prove popular. It's such a natural
combination. I've really enjoyed some of the generative music that's
been composed with Koan and adding the power to control animations and
trigger events means you could make eye-catching and ear-catching
banners, adverts and interfaces."
The new Koan Plugin 6.0 will shortly be available for download through
Netscape's popular Netscape Netcenter SmartUpdate service, where 20 of
the web's most significant plugins, including Koan, are available. Uri
Blackman, SmartUpdate Senior Program Manager said: "The Netscape
SmartUpdate service allows users to download free software from
Netscape, SSEYO and other leading companies quickly and easily."
The term 'generative music', was popularised by Koan user Brian Eno,
producer of the forthcoming album by U2. There have been over 2 million
downloads of Koan software and content to date, and a global community
of users.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Website developers who are either Mac or PC fans can use SSEYO Koan Pro
2.1 PE to create custom material for interactive music environments.
SSEYO Koan Pro 2.1 PE is available from SSEYO's online store for $199.95
USD.
On PowerMac/iMac Koan Plugin 6.0 operates with Netscape
Navigator/Netscape Communicator and uses Quick Time Musical Instruments
(QTMI). On 32-bit Windows platforms Koan Plugin 6.0 operates with both
Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator and Netscape Communicator and
uses the system's soundcard or softsynth.
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