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Q156470: Kids: Summary of Audio Used in Kids Titles

Article: Q156470
Product(s): Microsoft Home Kids Products
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,1.1b,1.1c,2.0; :1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsound
Last Modified: 08-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft 3D Movie Maker for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows, versions 1.1, 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1c, 2.0 
- Microsoft Explorapedia series: World of People for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Explorapedia series: World of Nature for Windows, version 1.0 
- Microsoft Fine Artist for Windows, versions 1.1, 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.1c 
- Microsoft P.J.'s Reading Adventures: Microsoft Koi and the Kola Nuts, version 1.0 
- Microsoft P.J.'s Reading Adventures: Microsoft Paul Bunyan, version 1.0 
- Microsoft How the Leopard Got His Spots, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Human Body for Windows, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Ocean for Windows, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Rainforest for Windows, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores the Solar System for Windows, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores Inside the Earth for Windows, version 1.0 
- Scholastic's Magic School Bus series: Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs for Windows, version 1.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following is a listing of the type of audio used in the existing Kids
products:

Products                 Type of Audio
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Magic School Bus:
MSB Human Body          WAV, compressed WAV, MIDI
MSB Solar               WAV only
MSB Earth               WAV, compressed WAV, CD Audio
MSB Ocean               WAV, compressed WAV, CD Audio
MSB Dinosaurs           WAV, compressed WAV only
MSB Rainforest          WAV, compressed WAV only

3D Movie Maker           WAV, compressed WAV, MIDI
Creative Writer/ 
Fine Artist 1.x          Compressed WAV
Creative Writer 2        WAV (uses SoundMan), MIDI

Explorapedia             WAV, compressed WAV

P.J.'s Reading
Adventures               WAV, compressed WAV

Additional query words: msbrain rain forest rainforest kids mskids artist maggie max writer cw2 cw2.0 wave sound rabbit ears

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Keywords          : kbsound 
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch _IKkbbogus kbHomeMMsearch kbZNotKeyword kbZNotKeyword2 kbKidsSearch kbCreativeWriter200 kbPJPaulBunyan kbCreativeWriter110 kbCreativeWriter110a kbCreativeWriter110b kbCreativeWriter110c kbExplorapediaNature100 kbExplorapediaPeople100 kbFineArtist110 kbFineArtist110a kbFineArtist110b kbFineArtist110c kb3dMovieMaker kbPJLeopard kbPJKoi kbScholasticHuman kbScholasticOcean kbScholasticSolar kbScholasticDinosaurs kbScholasticEarth kbScholasticRainForest kbMSBSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,1.1b,1.1c,2.0; :1.0

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