Midiman and 4Front Technologies announce Open Sound System 
sound drivers for M Audio Delta products.

Arcadia, CA. (May 10, 2000) - Midiman, Inc., makers of the award winning M Audio Delta series
of professional soundcards, and 4Front Technologies, the leaders in digital audio solutions for the
UNIX and Linux operating systems, have announced support for the M Audio Delta 1010 and the
M Audio DiO 2448 soundcards in 4Front's Open Sound System for Linux. Open Sound System has
been recognized as the de-facto audio architecture for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems like
Linux. 

With the support of Open Sound System, M Audio is able to bring the power and versatility of the
Delta 1010 (24-bit/96KHz/full duplex support) and the affordability of the DiO 2448
(48Khz/16bit/full duplex support) to the UNIX and Linux world.  Users can now perform a variety
of tasks, such as streaming digital audio (Real Audio, MP3 Audio, etc.) directly from studio
equipment to the Internet using live encoding capabilities; professional audio editing using
direct-to-disk, full duplex, multi-track editing applications such as SLAB, Broadcast 2000, SND,
and MultiTrack; transferring audio to/from DAT tapes or any devices having optical S/PDIF
connectors; achieving very high quality playback and recording. Linux offers a very stable and
affordable platform for the streaming audio and radio broadcast market.

The Delta 1010 stands at the forefront of digital audio's evolution, making available a level of
performance previously unattainable. Unrivaled in its integrity, the Delta 1010 shores up what used to
be the Achilles' heel of any computer-based system: the transfer and  conversion of audio between
the outside world and the computer. With 24-bit 96kHz bandwidth and expansive flexibility, the
DELTA 1010 boasts 8 balanced or unbalanced analog I/Os, S/PDIF I/O, Word Clock I/O, and
MIDI I/O to guarantee connectivity in any installation. To ensure that your audio is not compromised
by your computer's internal noise, the Delta 1010's converters reside in a rock-solid, external,
rack-mountable chassis.

The DiO 2448 PCI Digital I/O Card combines Coaxial and Optical digital I/O with stereo analog
outputs at a remarkably low price. It's perfect for interfacing to S/PDIF-capable equipment such as
DAT machines, MiniDisc recorders, dedicated audio converters, and more. In addition, the built-in
D/A converter provides analog audio output for monitoring incoming digital audio.

About 4Front Technologies:
Founded in 1994, 4Front Technologies is a privately held company with development facilities in
California, Finland and Sweden.  4Front's main focus is on developing audio solutions for the UNIX
and embedded Systems marketplace. 4Front's Open Sound System has become the "de-facto"
audio API that is now distributed with Linux and FreeBSD kernel sources under the GNU Public
License (GPL). Open Sound System has been licensed by companies like SCO, Wind River
Systems and endorsed by SUN Microsystems. The commercial version of Open Sound System is
also bundled in Linux distributions from Corel, Caldera, MandrakeSoft SuSE and TurboLinux. 
More information can be obtained at: 

http://www.opensound.com


About Midiman / M Audio:
Midiman, the world's leading manufacturer of MIDI interfaces, was founded in 1988. Upon
launching its digital audio division, M Audio, the privately held company based in Arcadia, California
has rapidly positioned itself as key player in digital audio. Due to its stability, performance, and
affordability, the M Audio line has been embraced by a wide range of markets, ranging from
entry-level recording and pro audio production, to audio/video and broadcast. Visit us online at:

http://www.m-audio.com

For more information contact:
MIDIMAN,45 East Saint Joseph Street, Arcadia, CA 91006.
Tel: (626) 445-2842, Fax: (626) 445-7564
Internet Email: info@midiman.net