
                                 NEWS RELEASE

           MEDIATRIX AND SRS LABS INTRODUCE FIRST DSP SRS (ù)r 3-D 
                           STEREO SOUND CARD FOR PCS

Mediatrix Peripherals is the first manufacturer to offer SRS in DSP format

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (June 9, 1995)- Mediatrix Peripherals, Inc. 
announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with 
SRS Labs Inc., the leader in 3-D audio technology.  Mediatrix will 
incorporate the patented SRS (ù)r 3-D sound technology into its 
DSP/Effects Processor.  This daughterboard is an optional addition 
to the award winning Audiotrix Pro multimedia sound board.

The Audiotrix Pro sound board has been praised throughout the industry 
for its unmatched expansion capabilities, which include the DSP/Effects
Processor, RAM/512 KB, and Multi-CD daughterboards.  The DSP/Effects 
Processor allows the Audiotrix Pro to add digital effects to music.  
These effects include reverb, flange, chorus, delay, pitch shifting, 
a 3-band graphic equalizer and now, SRS (ù)r 3-D sound.  

"Mediatrix is the first company to use the SRS (ù)r 3-D sound technology 
in the form of an algorithm inside a DSP", said Stephen Sedmak, President 
of SRS Labs, Inc.  "The advantage of this implementation is that it 
gives the user full control over the `Space', `Center' and `Volume' 
levels of the SRS (ù)r 3-D sound.  This enables the listener to customize 
the SRS (ù)r and to maximize the effect of the 3-D sound".  Current 
DSP/Effects Processor owners do not have to add a hardware component 
to their PC to obtain SRS (ù)r 3-D sound;  they can simply upgrade to 
this capability through software.  Anyone owning a DSP/Effects Processor 
should contact Mediatrix for the upgrade procedure.

"The Audiotrix Pro, with DSP/Effects and SRS (ù)r 3-D sound, gives 
the PC environment sound quality and sound modeling which has never 
been available before", said John Moran, President of Mediatrix 
Peripherals Inc.  "The Audiotrix Pro now offers the user a truly 
interactive role in the reproduction of sound, which is ideal for 
anything from making music to multimedia presentations with maybe a 
game or two of network `Doom' in between".

Established in 1992, Mediatrix Peripherals Inc. is a designer, developer, manufacturer, and marketer of audio products for personal computers.  
With head offices and manufacturing facilities located in Sherbrooke, 
Quebec, Canada, Mediatrix services customers on a world-wide basis.

SRS Background

SRS Labs is the leading provider of 3-D audio technologies.  Led by 
chairman Thomas Yuen, co-founder of AST Research, the company licenses 
its patented SRS 3-D sound technology to leading OEM's in the consumer electronics, computer multimedia, electronic gaming, professional sound 
and automotive industries. SRS was licensed by Sony and Thomson to 
produce the first 3-D audio analog chips.  SRS and its licensees 
introduced the first computer upgrade card with 3-D stereo, the first 
3-D home theater product, the first 3-D cinema processor and the first 
3-D stereo sound card for computers.

Originally developed at the Hughes Aircraft Company by senior audio 
scientist Arnold Klayman, SRS (ù)r, the Sound Retrieval Systemr, produces 
a fully immersive, three-dimensional sound image from any audio source 
with two or more standard stereo speakers.  Whether the signal is mono, 
stereo, surround sound or encoded with any audio enhancement technology, 
SRS (ù)r expands the material and creates a realistic panoramic sound 
experience with no "sweet spot" or centered listening position.  
SRS (ù)r is single-ended, requiring no encoding or decoding and uses 
no artificial manipulation of the signal through time delay or phase 
shift to produce its natural, musical and true-to-life sound image.

Since its introduction to the market, the SRS (ù)r technology has 
continually received industry acclaim and major awards, including 
"The Best of CES" Distinction by the Consumer Electronics Show, 
Finalist for the 1995 Discover Magazine Awards for Technological 
Innovation, and "Best of What's New" Distinction by Popular Science.  

The unique SRS (ù)r 3-D sound process has been awarded four U.S. 
patents comprising 260 claims with patents issued in 17 countries.  
SRS Labs holds four additional US patents in related sound technologies.  
SRS licensees are the industry leaders and represent the best in each 
market segment such as RCA, the leading seller of color televisions and 
Packard Bell the leader in personal computers.  SRS licensees include 
Sony, Nakamichi, Reveal Computer Products, Media Vision, Aztech, 
Paramount Home Theater Products, NMB Technologies, Genoa, Advanced 
Digital Systems, NuReality, and SMART Theater Systems.  Software 
developers such as Interplay, Spectrum Holobyte and Microprose use 
SRS (ù)r to enhance the recorded audio content of multimedia titles 
providing game enthusiasts with a more realistic experience.

For more information on the incorporation of SRS (ù)r 3-D sound 
technology into the DSP/Effects Processor and/or the Audiotrix Pro 
multimedia sound board, contact Mediatrix Peripherals Inc. at 
4229 Garlock Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1L 2C8, 
Tel:  (819) 829-8749, Fax:  (819) 829-5100, BBS:  (819) 829-5101, 
WWW:  http://www.mediatrix.com/mediatrix

Contact:     John Moran
             Mediatrix Peripherals Inc.
             (819) 829-8749

             Jennifer A. Drescher    Cheryl Mundt
             SRS Labs, Inc.          Maples & Associates (for SRS Labs)
             (714) 442-1070	     (714) 253-8737

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Mediatrix and Audiotrix are trademarks of Mediatrix Peripherals, Inc.  
SRS (ù)r and Sound Retrieval Systemr are registered trademarks of SRS 
Labs, Inc.  All other brand names are trademarks of their respective holders.


