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Compatible with mobile phone sound source chips,
Make creation of high-quality ringtone melodies easy!
YAMAHA starts providing free
Macintosh-Version SMAF Sound Decorator and
Macintosh-Version WSC-MA2 tool on December 1, 2004
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YAMAHA CORPORATION (with its head office in 10-1, Nakazawa-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka; President: Shuji Ito) started providing a Macintosh version of its SMAF(1) Converter Tool on its SMAF Global website on Wednesday, December 1, 2004. The free tool is compatible with YAMAHA’s MA-2 (YMU759), MA-3 (YMU762), and MA-5 (YMU765) sound chips(2).
The tool enables professionals and general mobile phone users alike to easily create high-quality SMAF content. |
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| Site name |
SMAF Global
http://smaf-yamaha.com/
(Overseas sites also accessible from this site) |
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SMAF Sound Decorator (SSD) SMF(3) to SMAF converter tool and WSC-MA2 WAV to SMAF converter tool(4). Both tools are for mobile phones equipped with YAMAHA’s MA-2, MA-3, and MA-5 sound source chips. |
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December 1, 2004 (Wednesday) |
| Compatibility |
Mobile phones with MA-2 and above sound source chips |
| (For details, please see handset information on the above website) |
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YAMAHA’s SMAF content creation tools have been given high marks by general content creators since being unveiled on the Company’s SMAF Global website in December 2002. Enhancement of SMAF content by serious content creators has also contributed to the growing adoption of SMAF both in Japan and around the world. Now, YAMAHA has unveiled Macintosh versions of its SMAF applications in response to creator requests.
Having developed SMAF playback software for the Mac OS-X, Macintosh’s latest operating system, YAMAHA has now unveiled Macintosh versions of its WSC-MA2 and SSD tools, the Windows version of which have had a major impact in the mobile phone content creation arena.
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| Overview |
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WSC-MA2 is application software that converts Wav data (*.wav/*.aiff) into SMAF. WSC-MA2 enables the easy creation of original voice ringtones for mobile phones from existing Wave files.
SSD is application software for converting SMF into SMAF. With a total of 10 tone presets, five for MA-3/MA-5 content and five for MA-2 content, SSD allows users to select tones with a musical flair and easily convert SMF into high-quality SMAF files.
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Tool specifications
WSC-MA2
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- Simple drag-and-drop operation for MA-2/3/5 playback and ringtone voice creation.
- Automatically converts input audio file into proper specification.
(e.g., number of sampling frequencies and number of channels).
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- Preparation of compiled tones provides simple and flexible combination and extraction at the upper limit of sound source attractiveness.
- Enables SMAF creation by those unfamiliar with MIDI(5) and FM sound sources(6).
- Allows volume adjustment and synchronization of vibration and LED(7).
- Initially, tool will enable creation of MA-2 content, with tools for creation of MA-3/5 content scheduled to follow.
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Notes
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| 1. SMAF(Synthetic music Mobile Application Format) |
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| SMAF is a mobile phone content platform originated by YAMAHA that enables the delivery of multimedia content that combines sound and images. In addition to music data, SMAF can simultaneously handle text, images (still images and video), and digital voice data (including PCM/ADPCM). SMAF optimizes content for mobile phones, thus enabling the provision of various services and content that integrates sound, text, and images that transcend ringtone melodies/voices to encompass such genres as karaoke practice and gaming. |
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| 2. MA-2 (YMU759), MA-3 (YMU762), MA-5 (YMU765) |
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| Names of mobile phone sound sources developed by YAMAHA. The MA-2 is capable of 16 sounds, MA-3 40 sounds, and MA-5 64 sounds. See YAMAHA’s corporate website for details. |
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| 3. SMF (Standard MIDI File) |
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| SMF is standardized file format for MIDI sequence data, which differs among software. |
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| 4. Wav data (WAVE) |
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| Sound format that is the standard for Windows |
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| 5. MIDI(Musical Instrument Digital Interface) |
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| A communication standard for connecting electronic musical instruments and PCs |
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| 6. FM sound source (frequency modulation) |
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| A sound source that uses frequency modulation that has a broad track record in such areas as electronic musical instruments and computer music. In addition to enabling the flexible creation of music, from the synthesis of natural musical instruments to electronic sounds, small data volume makes FM sound sources appropriate for use in telecommunications, including over mobile phones. |
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| 7. LED (light emitting diode) |
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| LED stands for light emitting diode. Because they can be turned on/off using minimal power, LEDs are widely used as status indicators on electrical equipment. |
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*Macintosh and Mac OS-X are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. |
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For further information, please contact
YAMAHA CORPORATION
Public & Investor Relations Group,
Public Relations Division
Mr. Mike Tanaka
TEL. +81-3-5488-6601
FAX +81-3-5488-5060
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