Screaming Bee Offers Customized Voice Morphing to Online Communities

Middleton, WI (7/12/07) - Screaming Bee LLC announces the release of a series of add-ons that work with MorphVOX Pro, designed to bring custom voice morphing to online worlds. Initially, the add-ons will be created with active feedback from communities in Second Life®. Screaming Bee is also offering voice customization services for any user who needs a unique sound to their avatar or online character.

“In order to meet the demands of each online community, it is important that we provide voice content relevant not only to the genres, but to the individuals in that world,” explains Mark Ramirez, CEO for Screaming Bee. “Everyone has a unique character or graphical avatar and therefore would benefit from a distinctive voice. We are actively working with various individuals in these communities to create voice morphing packages that will meet their specific needs.”

First in the series, Furry Voices for Second Life, an add-on for MorphVOX Pro software, can provide residents with voices to match animal avatars commonly seen in the 3D virtual world. The animal voices in this add-on include Cat, Fox, Squirrel and more. The content for this voice pack was designed and developed with significant input from members of Luskwood Creatures in Second Life.

Not only is Screaming Bee offering community-specific add-ons, but also voice customization services. Any person can request to have a voice uniquely designed to fit with their online character. This service is available on the Screaming Bee website and in-world where voice chat is enabled.

Screaming Bee LLC

Based in Middleton, Wisconsin, Screaming Bee is a leading provider of voice software and solutions for online games, VoIP and multimedia applications. Screaming Bee's high-quality voice morphing technology is used in online games. Gamers can now have voices to match their in-game characters.

The flagship product, MorphVOX Pro, can be used to morph an existing audio file or record a voice directly to file. Studios that use this tool can save time and potentially thousands of dollars by creating multiple voices from existing stock audio or a single voice talent. MorphVOX Pro is used by professionals in a number of fields, including education, radio broadcasting, and animation.

Please visit http://www.screamingbee.com.

Luskwood LLC

Luskwood Creatures is Second Life's first, oldest and original furry/anthropomorphic avatar design group. Luskwood Creatures has created over 350 avatar styles and has sold over 37,000 avatars in their four years of experience in Second Life.

As SL's pioneering avatar design group, Luskwood Creatures is a leader in design, functionality, and avatar modeling expertise. All of Luskwood's avatars are fully customizable and modifiable to match the personality and identity you wish to create.

Note to editors: Luskwood and Luskwood Creatures are trademarks of Luskwood LLC.

Second Life

Second Life is a 3D online world with a rapidly growing population from more than 100 countries around the globe, in which the Residents themselves create and build the world which includes homes, vehicles, nightclubs, stores, landscapes, clothing, and games.

The Second Life Grid is a sophisticated development platform created by Linden Lab, a company founded in 1999 by Philip Rosedale, to create a revolutionary new form of shared 3D experience. The former CTO of RealNetworks, Rosedale pioneered the development of many of today's streaming media technologies, including RealVideo. In April 2003, noted software pioneer Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Development Corporation, was named Chairman. In 2006, Philip Rosedale and Linden Lab received WIRED's Rave Award for Innovation in Business. Based in San Francisco, Linden Lab employs a senior team bringing together deep expertise in physics, 3D graphics and networking.

Note to editors: Second Life® and Linden Lab® are registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc.