QSound Labs Signs ASUSTeK Computer, Inc

Business Wire, April 22, 1997

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 1997--QSound Labs (NASDAQ:QSNDF)

QSound Lab's 2130 QXpander(TM) Chip to be Incorported in New Motherboards From Leading Taiwanese Manufacturer

QSound Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSNDF) today announced that ASUSTeK Computer, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of high-end mainboard and add-on cards, is making a new line of motherboards that include QSound Labs' 2130 QXpander chip, ASUSTeK's new TX97-XE and TX97-X motherboards, introduced at the recently held CeBit Show in Germany, can be integrated in a full range of Intel Pentium (R) Processor-based computers from P75's through P200's. Incorporating the QXpander chip directly into the motherboard provides 3D audio capabilities without the need for an additional sound-card in the computer.

The 2130 QXpander IC incorporates QSound Labs' patented stereo soundfield expansion algorithm. The chip was designed to produce dramatically widened stereo imaging and enhanced realism. QXpander which enhances any existing stereo recorded material, is just one member of QSound Labs' proprietary technology suite.

Located in Taipei, Taiwan, ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. provides advanced products and has been recognized by customers world wide for consistently delivering products of the highest quality and reliability. ASUSTeK's customers includes the leading European, American and Asian system integrators and OEMs. In 1996 the company revenues were over $450 million (US).

Based in Calgary, Alberta, QSound Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSNDF) serves the home entertainment, PC/multimedia, consumer electronics and professional audio industries. The company's patented 3D audio technologies provide immersive, realistic 3D environments and include specific sound placement, stereo enhancement and surround sound solutions. Visit the company's Website http://www.qsound.ca for more information about the company or its technology.

QSound Labs' customers include video game publishers Capcom, Electronic Arts, Fathom Pictures, Microsoft, Microprose, Mindscape, Overtime Sports and Sega: PC/multimedia companies Acer, AIWA, CompCore, Crystal Semiconductor, IBM, OPTi, Samsung, Siemens Nixdorf and Yamaha and professional audio artists Bryan Adams, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Sting, Paula Abdul, and Roger Waters as well as West Productions: (The X-Files, Millennium and The Wonder Years).

CONTACT: QSound Labs, Inc.

Christine Anderson, 403/ 291-2492