The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks explained

Type:Private
Founded: in the United States
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]

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Notes and References

  1. Austin. Paul. July 1994 . Bars&Pipes Professional 2.5 . Sound on Sound. December 17, 2014.
  2. Sears . David . September 1992 . SuperJAM! . Compute!. December 17, 2014.
  3. Web site: One Stop Music Shop . . Amiga Hardware Database . December 17, 2014.
  4. Web site: Who! What! When! Where! v1.2. Personal Computer Museum. December 17, 2014.
  5. Web site: December 17, 2014. Microsoft Investor Relations - Acquisitions. Microsoft.
  6. Trenn. Dhomas. February 1998 . [Sound Lab Shareware Round-Up] ]. CU Amiga.

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