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This is an update of the previous CES/Comdex News Release    Advanced Gravis

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       ADVANCED GRAVIS DEBUTS 16 BIT ULTRASOUND(tm) DAUGHTER CARD
                    Announces - Shipping April 1, 1993


Gravis announces a low cost way to add professional 16 bit recording
compatibility for UltraSound.  Now in addition to 16 bit 32 voice stereo
playback, Ultrasound can now record in 16 bit CD quality stereo.  Other
sound companies boast 16 bit recording, but UltraSound delivers
superior fidelity that other card makers dream of.

UltraSound is Advanced Gravis' new 16-bit, 32 voice, sound card
equipped with wave table synthesis and CD quality sound for truer,
richer sound reproduction.  Ultrasound enters the sound board market
using all digital wave table synthesis to produce superior CD quality
sound, provides enhanced Ad Lib(r) and Sound Blaster(tm) reproduction.
It also supports Microsoft Windows 3.1 Multimedia Extensions.

The 16 bit daughter card can record and playback in stereo or mono.

    - 16 bit CD quality sound 5.5kHz-48kHz sample and playback rates
    - Conveniently attaches to existing Ultrasound Card
    - Provides greater flexibility - No additional slots occupied
    - On board Filtering for High Fidelity Audio
    - Companding hardware compression - supports 8 bit U-Law or A-Law
    - Supports and mixes 4 Stereo Inputs Lines-Line In, Mic,
          Synthesizer, Aux
    - UltraSound Studio 16 a program for recording and playing 16 bit
          sampled sound

UltraSound's release marks the beginning of a major industry standard
for PC sound.

Ultrasound is the only sound card that can deliver high-end features
at the low retail prices of $199.00.

Ultrasound's 16 bit daughter card will retail for $150.00.

Advanced Gravis Computer Technology Ltd. designs, manufactures and
markets high quality microcomputer input devices, including the
Gravis Analog Joystick, the Gravis GamePad and the optical
MouseStick for the Macintosh and IBM PC platforms, as well
as UltraSound.


             For further information contact Advanced Gravis -
                        Brad Craig at (604) 431-5020


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