CRESCENDO NEWS - July 1998 Hello from the editors of the July 1998 edition of the LiveUpdate Crescendo Newsletter. You're receiving this email because you downloaded Crescendo in the past, and we want to keep you up to date with some of the exciting things that are happening at LiveUpdate. We hope you are enjoying Crescendo! These are some of the items included in this newsletter: * LiveUpdate launches real-time "SoundChat" chat service * Crescendo version 3.0 appears on Netscape's SmartUpdate site * Using Crescendo and Crescendo PLUS version 3.0 with Windows 98 * What is streaming MIDI, and why would I want it? * What would you like to see in future versions of Crescendo? * Subscribing / Unsubscribing ---------------------------------- LIVEUPDATE LAUNCHES REAL-TIME "SOUNDCHAT" SERVICE On July 21st, LiveUpdate opened the "SoundChat" General Discussion real-time chat Forum. This is the first of many free chat areas which LiveUpdate is providing to allow you to chat in real time with fellow Crescendo users around the world. Over time, we will be opening new rooms for surfers, webmasters, and musicians to congregate and discuss specific issues relating to player installation, adding music to your web site, MIDI file creation, and much more. We will also be hosting live events where you will be able to chat with world-class experts on these various topics. As an added bonus, chatters are now being given early access to our newest technology, Crescendo Forte. To sign up and start chatting, point your web browser to http://soundchat.com/chat. ---------------------------------- CRESCENDO VERSION 3.0 APPEARS ON NETSCAPE'S SMARTUPDATE SITE We are proud to announce that Netscape has chosen Crescendo as one of the few elite add-on components for inclusion in the new SmartUpdate area of the Netscape site. SmartUpdate is a free service that allows you to automatically download and install the latest versions of Navigator add-on components, now including Crescendo. The latest full versions of Crescendo and Crescendo PLUS will continue to be available from the LiveUpdate site at http://www.liveupdate.com/dl.html. ---------------------------------- WHAT IS STREAMING MIDI, AND WHY WOULD I WANT IT? "Streaming" is the ability to listen to music while it is being sent to you over the Internet. In much the same way that web images fill in as they are downloading, our patent-pending streaming MIDI technology starts playing and "fills in" the music as it downloads, allowing you to hear the music long before the entire MIDI file has finished downloading. In most cases, streaming MIDI music will start to play almost immediately. Crescendo PLUS is the only MIDI player available in the world that will stream all types of MIDI files from any Internet source. Crescendo PLUS is available for immediate purchase ($19.95) and download at the LiveUpdate on-line store (https://secure.liveupdate.com). If you are a web site author, and you would like to add streaming MIDI to your web site, we offer a product called "Crescendo StreamSite" which consists of a key for your web server that unlocks the streaming feature which is included in the free versions of Crescendo. The StreamSite key is completely compatible with all web servers, and doesn't require any intervention from your service provider. Installation of the StreamSite key involves uploading a single binary file to your web site, and can be easily completed in less than 5 minutes. Personal StreamSite keys are available for immediate purchase ($49.95) and download at the LiveUpdate on-line store. You can experience streaming MIDI without purchasing anything at all. Just download the latest version of the free Crescendo player and visit the Crescendo StreamSites listed at http://www.liveupdate.com/streamsites.html. These sites have all purchased StreamSite keys so that you can enjoy streaming MIDI as you visit their sites. ---------------------------------- USING CRESCENDO AND CRESCENDO PLUS VERSION 3.0 WITH WINDOWS 98 To the best of our knowledge, Crescendo and Crescendo PLUS are completely compatible with Windows 98. If Crescendo has worked for you in the but you are having trouble after installing Windows 98, we have found that re-installing Crescendo will most likely solve any problems you may be experiencing. If you still see problems after re-installing, send a message to helpdesk@liveupdate.com and we will try to help. ---------------------------------- WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN FUTURE VERSIONS OF CRESCENDO? We are constantly looking for new ideas to be included in future versions of the Crescendo player. If you have any cool ideas of things you would like to see added to Crescendo, send them to feedback@liveupdate.com. Who knows - maybe your suggestion will makes its way into the next version of Crescendo! ---------------------------------- SUBSCRIBING / UNSUBSCRIBING Note: Messages from LiveUpdate to this list will not be sent any more frequently than once a month, and your information has not and will not be given to others or sold. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, or if this message has been forwarded to you by a friend and you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, please send a message to newsletter@liveupdate.com. ******************************************* Spread the Music!