BrowserWatch - Plug-In (Sound)!

October 1997

BrowserWatch Plug-In Plaza! is where you'll find the links to all the browser Plug-In's (either available or in development). Simply find a plug-in you're interested in, view what platforms it currently (or will 'soon') support and click on its link. If you know of a plug-in not listed on this page please take a moment and tell me about it..

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Audioactive
       Developer: Telos
             URL: http://www.audioactive.com
     Sample Page: http://www.audioactive.com/listen/index.htm

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Stream MPEG Layer III soundfiles from the Internet.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Crescendo
       Developer: LiveUpdate
             URL: http://www.liveupdate.com/crescendo.html
     Sample Page: http://www.liveupdate.com/crescendo.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
These plug-ins will allow you to add (MIDI) music to your Web pages or
listen to music while surfing the Web. Crescendo 2.0 now includes a
CD-like control panel.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Crescendo Plus
       Developer: LiveUpdate
             URL: http://www.liveupdate.com/crescendo.html
     Sample Page: http://www.liveupdate.com/crescendo.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
The world's first and *only* streaming MIDI plugins eliminate waiting as
they play while the MIDI is being transfered across the net. Mac
version now shipping!

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: DBA
       Developer: Delta Beta
             URL: http://www.deltabeta.com/dba/
     Sample Page: http://www.deltabeta.com/dba/sample.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Delta Beta's Audio Plugin for Netscape allows you to listen to audio from DBA-enabled Web pages in real-time. You don't need to waste time downloading an audio file only to discover it wasn't worth the download time. With DBA you hear the audio instantly as you receive it and perhaps best of all, the Plugin is FREE. You can download Delta Beta's Audio Plugin and use it indefinitely. There is no expiration date and there is no need to register. DBA also makes it very easy to add audio to your own Web pages. DBA requires no special server. You simply compress your own .WAV files to .DBA using the Delta Beta Audio Compressor and embed them into your Web pages. Just like Delta Beta's Audio Plugin for Netscape, the Delta Beta Audio Compressor is FREE and has no expiration date and there is no need to register.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Digital Sound & Music Interface for OS/2 Plug-in
       Developer: Julien Pierre
             URL: http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/Madbrain/npdsmi.html
     Sample Page: http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/Madbrain/npdsmi.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(y)
Available now for Netscape on OS/2. Supports a variety of digital music formats, e.g. Noise Tracker, Composer 669, Farandole composer, Original Scream Tracker, MultiTracker, Scream Tracker 3, Amiga modules, and Digital Sound & Music Interface modules.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Digital Voice Plugin
       Developer: Digital
             URL: http://interface.digital.com/voice/
     Sample Page: http://interface.digital.com/voice/test.htm

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Digital Equipment has launched the Digital Voice Plugin, a free Web browser plug-in that allows users to record and send voice email directly from a Web page. Recipients can listen to Voice Plugin messages with the most popular email and audio applications. Users will require Netscape Navigator or Gold 3.x, Microsoft Windows95 or WindowsNT 4.0, an Intel PC with sound card and microphone, and connection to an SMTP server. Support for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator is expected in the next few months.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: DSM Plug-in
       Developer: Dmitry Boldyrev
             URL: http://www.risa.org/dsm/
     Sample Page: http://www.risa.org/cgi/music.cgi

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
The DSM plug-in lets you play ScreamTracker 3 (s3m), Oktalyzer, ProTracker. FastTracker (MOD, not XM), TakeTracker, MultiTracker (MTM).Farandole Tracker (FAR), Composer 669 (669)..midi..and possibly more!

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: EchoSpeech
       Developer: Echo Speech Corporation
             URL: http://www.echospeech.com/plugin.htm
     Sample Page: http://www.echospeech.com/speech.htm

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Plays high-quality compressed speech.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Elven
       Developer: Narrative Communications
             URL: http://www.narrative.com/
     Sample Page: http://www.narrative.com/demos.htm

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Experience CD-ROM quality animation and sound on your multimedia computer using your 14.4 or 28.8 modem! Streaming.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: IBM Plugin Pack
       Developer: IBM
             URL: http://www.internet.ibm.com/browsers/netscape/warp
     Sample Page: http://www.internet.ibm.com/browsers/netscape/warp

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(y)
IBM's Multimedia Plugin Pack for Netscape on OS/2. Supports AVI, MOV/QT, MPG/MPEG, FLC/FLI, MIDI, WAV, AU/SND, AIF, VOC, and IFF sound and video formats.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Koan
       Developer: Sseyo
             URL: http://www.sseyo.com/
     Sample Page: http://www.sseyo.com/

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
The Koan plug-in plays embedded files that have been authored in Koan Pro and plays back real-time Koan music.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: ListenUp
       Developer: Bill Noon
             URL: http://snow.cit.cornell.edu/noon/ListenUp.html
     Sample Page: http://snow.cit.cornell.edu/noon/ListenUp.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
ListenUp uses Apple's PlainTalk to Recognise spoken phrases to open links...

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: MIDIPlugin
       Developer: Arnaud Masson
             URL: http://www.planete.net/~amasson/
     Sample Page: http://www.planete.net/~amasson/midiplugin.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
The MIDIPlugin allows you to play inline MIDI files.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: MidiShare
       Developer: GRAME
             URL: http://www.grame.fr/english/MidiShare.html
     Sample Page: http://www.grame.fr/english/MidiShare.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
A plug-in for use with the MidiShare 1.68 application.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: MIDPLUG
       Developer: Yamaha
             URL: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/xg/
     Sample Page: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/xg/

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(y) OS/2-(n)
This plug-in provides excellent quality MIDI music for web pages (automatically).

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Netscape Media Player
       Developer: Netscape
        &nbs p;    URL: http://home.netscape.com/comprod/mirror/media/download_mplayer.html
     Sample Page: http://home.netscape.com/comprod/announce/media/demos.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(y) OS/2-(n)
Netscape Media Server 1.0 and Media Player 1.0 are now shipping. Enjoy high-quality streaming audio and synchronized multimedia.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: OnLive! Talker
       Developer: OnLive! Technologies
             URL: http://www.onlive.com
     Sample Page: http://www.onlive.com

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
The OnLive! Talker plug-in lets you use your Netscape 3.0 or later browser to join voice conferences on some of your favorite Web pages. Talker lets you speak in real time - in your own voice - to other people from around the world who share your interests.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: OS/2 Multimedia Audio PlugIns
       Developer: IBM
             URL: http://www.internet.ibm.com/browsers/netscape/warp/
     Sample Page: http://www.internet.ibm.com/browsers/netscape/warp/

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(y)
OS/2 Multimedia Audio PlugIns Support for: audio/wav audio/x-wav audio/basic audio/aiff audio/x-aiff audio/x-voc audio/x-iff

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: PIXOUND
       Developer: Hologramophone Reasearch & Frankfurt  Partners
             URL: http://www.pixound.com/
     Sample Page: http://www.pixound.com/pixound/gallery.htm

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Plug-in translates pictures into sound by moving the cursor over the graphics in a pixound-enabled page. Sound translated is different all the time. Extremely amazing technology.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: QuickTime Plug-in
       Developer: Apple Computer Inc.
             URL: http://quicktime.apple.com
     Sample Page: http://quicktime.apple.com/sam/

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Allows user to experience QuickTime movie format, animation and MIDI files. The latest Macintosh version of the plug-in (1.1) allows the user to play QuickTime VR, .wav, .au, an .aiff files right in the browser.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: RapidTransit
       Developer: FastMan
             URL: http://monsterbit.com/rapidtransit/download/index.html
     Sample Page: http://monsterbit.com/rapidtransit/download/index.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
RapidTransit decompresses and plays music with a compression ratio of up to 40-to-1. RapidTransit provides full 16-bit, 44.1kHz, CD-quality sound at compression ratio of 10-to-1 or better.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: RealAudio
       Developer: Progressive Networks
             URL: http://www.realaudio.com/products/player/index.html
     Sample Page: http://www.realaudio.com/

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
RealAduio allows users to listen to good quality audio while your browser is downloading it (read as: streaming) Unix users: No Plug-In support is available... This is a player only!!!

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: ScriptActive
       Developer: NCompass
             URL: http://www.ncompasslabs.com/
     Sample Page: http://www.ncompasslabs.com/showcase_main.htm

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
ScriptActive allows Intranet and Internet applications developers to script ActiveX-based applications using Visual Basic (VB)Script , JavaScript, or any Active scripting language. The advantage of ScriptActive is that it allows developers to maintain a highly flexible, reusable and rapid development environment through the powerful scripting capabilities integrated within the product. Flexibility is provided through the support of several different scripting languages; reusability is provided by allowing developers to connect ActiveX controls, ActiveDocuments, and Java applets, providing higher levels of functionality and interactivity. ScriptActive¹s flexibility and reusability combine to allow for the rapid development and prototyping of web-based applications, under either Microsoft¹s ActiveX or Netscape¹s LiveConnect Frameworks.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: ShockTalk
       Developer: Digital Dreams
             URL: http://www.emf.net/~dreams/Hi-Res/index.html
     Sample Page: http://www.emf.net/~dreams/Hi-Res/shocktalk/index.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Speech Recognition add on for use with the Shockwave/Director Plug-In.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Shockwave/Director
       Developer: Macromedia
             URL: http://www.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/index.html
     Sample Page: http://www.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/Gallery/index.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Shockwave now does CD-quality streaming audio! and it does vector graphics, with compressed WYSIWYG fonts! And it does multiple resolution bitmap images! And it plays Authorware multimedia courseware across an Intranet! The technology is far more than just Director movie playback.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Speech Plug-In
       Developer: William H. Tudor
             URL: http://www.albany.net/~wtudor/
     Sample Page: http://www.albany.net/~wtudor/

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
The Speech plug-in will allows a webpage to be read aloud with the help of Apples Text to Speech Software

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Talker
       Developer: MVP Solutions
             URL: http://www.mvpsolutions.com/PlugInSite/Talker.html
     Sample Page: http://www.mvpsolutions.com/PlugInSite/Talker.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(y)
                  Win95-(n) Win31-(n)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
The Talker plug-in will allows a webpage to be read aloud with the help of Apples Text to Speech Software

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: ToolVox
       Developer: Voxware
             URL: http://www.voxware.com/download.htm
     Sample Page: http://www.voxware.com/voxmstr.htm

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
ToolVox allows users to experience the simplest, lowest cost, most effective way to play speech over the Web.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: TrueSpeech
       Developer: DSP Group
             URL: http://www.dspg.com/plugin.htm
     Sample Page: http://www.dspg.com/plugin.htm

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
Streaming Audio Player (Mac version as a helper app)

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: WebZound
       Developer: Eves Network Technology
             URL: http://www.webzound.com/index.html
     Sample Page: http://www.webzound.com/playing/ibird/index.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(n) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
WebZound is a streaming Audio On Demand system served by a normal web site. It is designed for the entry level netcaster with protection against unauthorized copying of your broadcast. WebZound features high fidelity in mono or stereo from 9600 to ISDN speeds.

Record Updated: 24/10/1997 - Sound

    Plug-In Name: Yamaha XG Midi Plug
       Developer: Yamaha
             URL: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/xg/html/midhm.html
     Sample Page: http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/xg/html/kouza/midify/mpwelcome.html

Platform Support: MacPPC-(y) Mac68k-(n)
                  Win95-(y) Win31-(y)
                  Unix-(n) OS/2-(n)
MIDI file playback, stop, tempo adjustment, and transposition, Soft Synthesizer built-in, 128 GM-compatible voices, 8 drum kits, and reverb, 32-note simultaneous polyphony, Built-in Tempo Up/Down and Pitch Transpose functions, Simple and compact interface. Cont rol panel can be hidden by setting, Supports both SMF formats 0/1


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