

                    VersaWare Custom Audio Digitizing
                           Adrienne Cousins
                            30 Jennifer St
                          Littleton, MA 01460
                             508-486-3083


For custom audio digitizing of your favorite 1 liners or any special sounds,
to playback on your PC, just fill out the order form & send it (or a copy)
along with your cassette tape and floppy disks.  Please fill out 1 form for
each cassette tape.

Digitized files are edited to remove any annoying static, blips and extra
silence at the beginning and end of the file.  You may request additional
editing by describing your wishes in detail. (ie: cutting words or sections)
Bonus sound files will appear on your floppy disks, when space allows.

Each second of sound will generate approximately 15K bytes of output.
So a 360k floppy will hold about 24 seconds, and a 1.2mb floppy will hold
about 80 seconds of digitized sound.  This is based on a recording rate of
180 (15700hz).

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                  PRICES FOR CUSTOM DIGITIZED SOUND FILES

           $8  per 360k floppy disk of digitized sound files.
               (captured from any number of cassette tapes)

           $20 per 1.2m floppy disk of digitized sound files.
               (captured from any number of cassette tapes)

           $5  extra to capture sound from each VHS video Cassette.
               This service is being provided for those who might not
               have their TV or VCR connected to a stereo.

           $5  per sound file captured, with no cassette tapes provided.
               This means I'll try to find the recording you want, but I
               can't make any promises.  You'll have to be very specific
               about titles and quotes in this case.  If I am unable
               to fullfill your request within 4 weeks, your check will
               be returned.  You may also specify alternates.

           $3  per sound file edited.  Send me your existing sound files
               on floppy disk, and tell me how you'd like them changed.
               (leading or trailing silence removed, words removed or
                rearranged, phrases split, etc)

All prices include postage to return your cassette tapes & floppy disks.
If you are unhappy with your digitized sound files, or if I misunderstood
your request, I will re-record your order once free of charge.

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                   HOW TO MAKE HIGH QUALITY RECORDINGS

The best recordings can be made by adhering to the following guidelines:

1.      Use a good quality cassette tape.  Cheap tapes will usually
        give only marginal results.  Your tapes will all be returned to you.

2.      Connect components directly to each other whenever possible.
        (ie: your stereo to your VCR).  This eliminates much of the static
        and distortion introduced by microphones and speakers.
        The digitized sound file can only sound as good as the recording
        it's made from.

3.      If you have a bass control, turn it down slightly, to produce a
        nice clear crisp recording.  PC speakers don't do bass too well.
        Be sure to use a high enough recording level or volume, to produce
        a good strong recording.

4.      Try to leave a short pause between phrases or sections.  This helps
        me to know where the cutoff is for each file and makes editing
        easier in general.

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                       WAYS TO USE DIGITIZED SOUND FILES

        Here are some ideas of ways to use digitized sound files:

        Incorporate sound in batch files.  My autoexec is fairly lengthy,
        performing incremental backups, disk optimization and virus checking
        automatically each day.  By sprinkling different sound files
        throughout the AUTOEXEC process, I can go work on other tasks
        in the office, while listening to the progress the system is making.

        For children younger than age 7 or 8, that haven't started to read
        yet, but still enjoy playing computer games, adding some verbal
        directions to a menuing system can make all the difference.
        I've added simple directions for inserting floppy disks,
        calibrating the joystick, or indicating which keys to hit to
        start and quit the game.

        Incorporate sound with your slide shows.  When using VPIC to
        display GIF, PCX, MAC and other picture files from a batch file,
        you can run VPIC with the /r switch to regain control.  This will
        cause VPIC to exit while leaving the picture still displayed on the
        screen, then you can play an appropriate sound file.


        If you have any other unique or interesting ways of using digitized
        sound files on your PC, I'd like to hear them.  Just send me a
        message on either of the systems listed below, which I call
        regularly.

        EXEC-PC, Milmaukee, WI     (WIMIL) 414-789-4210
        Channel One, Cambridge MA  (MABOS) 617-354-8873

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        Number of 360k floppy disks  ______   X  $8  per disk  $_____________

        Number of 1.2m floppy disks  ______   X  $20 per disk  $_____________

        Number of VHS cassettes      ______   X  $5  per tape  $_____________

        Number of researched files   ______   X  $5  per file  $_____________

        Number of edited files       ______   X  $3  per file  $_____________

        Total enclosed                                         $_____________


