Xbox Music Mixer Announced @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on May 08, 2003

News: The first details on the first step in making the Xbox a multimedia center.

Press Release:

What: "Xbox Music Mixer"
Publisher: Microsoft
Developer: WildTangent
Format: DVD and Microphone for Xbox Video Game System
Pricing: $39.99 ERP
Availability: Holiday 2003

Product Overview:
Take the party to the next level with Xbox Music Mixer. With the first alternative entertainment title for Xbox, aspiring singers, VJs and party hosts have the opportunity to personalize their music experience with pc media sharing, customized soundtracks and visual accompaniments; bring down the house with the only console Karaoke engine that lets players sing to nearly any song; digitally enhance favorite music with various audio features; and create custom photo slide shows enhanced with unique soundtracks.

Features:

Karaoke - R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Everyone will now find out what it means to Xbox users across the land ... Thanks to the included microphone, players can showcase their vocal talents (or lack thereof) by singing along to more than a dozen of the most requested Karaoke songs. And if players want to freeform and take it to the next level, Xbox Music Mixer's digital lyric stripping technology allows players to remove the vocals from their favorite CDs and audio files- making nearly any Karaoke request possible.

Xbox Media Player - Bring the club experience home with the interactive media player, allowing anyone to mix, match, shuffle, and customize soundtracks, setting the mood for any situation, from creating the right tone for an off-the-hook house party to generating the perfect atmosphere for a romantic dinner. No longer is music a solo sensory experience. Players can now enhance the experience with the addition of interactive 2D and 3D on-screen visualizers.

PC Media Sharing & Xbox Live Support - Take the multimedia experience from the den to the living room. With PC media sharing, Xbox players can easily transfer digital music and digital photos to their Xbox, creating the ultimate music and video library. And if that's not enough, feel free to download new music, visualizers and Karaoke songs via Xbox Live.

Mixer Mode - With Xbox Music Mixer, players can take their party to the limit by adding cool real time audio effects and transitions.

Photo Album Viewer - Snap the life back into slide shows with Xbox Music Mixer. Using the enhanced photo viewer, players can create the ultimate slide show by transferring photos from their PC to the Xbox hard drive - all of which can be synched to customized soundtracks, special visual effects and even narratives. Who would have thought Mom and Dad's pictures would flow so well with the 8 Mile soundtrack?