The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1988 in the United States |
| Founder |
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| Defunct | 1995 |
| Fate | Acquired by Microsoft |
The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks was a software company in the United States. The company produced several digital audio products for the Amiga, including Bars & Pipes, a sequencer described by Sound on Sound as "the ultimate in Amiga sequencing",[1] and SuperJAM!, a music composition tool.[2] Blue Ribbon also produced the One Stop Music Shop, a hardware MIDI interface and synthesizer based on the E-mu Proteus.[3] Other early products included Who! What! When! Where!, a personal information manager.[4] It was founded by Melissa Jordan Grey and Todor Fay, who went on to found NewBlue, a video technology company.
Blue Ribbon was acquired by Microsoft in 1995, and Microsoft subsequently merged Blue Ribbon's technology with DirectSound.[5] After the acquisition, Microsoft made Blue Ribbon's Amiga products available for free download on CompuServe while discontinuing official support.[6]
References
- ^ Austin, Paul (July 1994). "Bars&Pipes Professional 2.5". Sound on Sound. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Sears, David (September 1992). "SuperJAM!". Compute!. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "One Stop Music Shop". Amiga Hardware Database. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Who! What! When! Where! v1.2". Personal Computer Museum. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ "Microsoft Investor Relations - Acquisitions". Microsoft. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ^ Trenn, Dhomas (February 1998). "[Sound Lab Shareware Round-Up]". CU Amiga.
External links
- Official website of NewBlue
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