Sound Effects Player

FREE DEMO AVAILABLE!

Add excitement to your derby event with sound effects!

RaceFX™ is a simple-to-use yet powerful sound effects player. Easily installed and used on any PC, RaceFX provides you with a large menu of sounds for use at your Awana Grand Prix, Pinewood Derby, Raingutter Regatta, Space Derby, or other similar race. Simply click a sound to play!

RaceFX has powerful features to give you the greatest flexibility:

  • Up to 90 different sound effects - Plays up to 90 different sound effects grouped into Car, Truck, Boat, Space, Crashes, Sirens, Voices, Miscellaneous, and Custom sound categories.

  • Free Sound Effects - Packaged complete with 45 free sound effects1

  • Easy Customization - Sound category names can be changed to suit even non-race purposes. Any button can be easily configured to play your own wave (WAV), midi (MID), and mp3 (MP3) sound files. You can also replace the button images with your own ICO or GIF files. The on-line help includes links to sites with free sound files, including the national anthem of the United States and other countries. Also, all sounds (packaged and custom) can be changed or hidden.

  • Quick Sound Change or Stop - Pressing a different button stops the current sound and starts the new one, or press the Stop button to immediately stop the current sound.

  • Easily Adjust Volume/Balance - A click of a button will display your PC's sound and balance controls for quick adjustment.







Sample Screen Shots - Click to Enlarge


Interested? Then why not download the free demo. The demo shows the full interface but limits the number of sounds to 10.

System Requirements:

  • Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista
  • Sound Card
  • 10.5 MB of hard drive space
  • Internet Explorer 5.01 or above.

1The license fee is for the RaceFX Sound Effects Player. The sounds included with the download are royalty-free, and are provided for your convenience.

2RaceFX software is over 5 megabytes in size, so it will take approximately 20 minutes to download on a 56 Kbps dial-up connection.

RaceFX is a trademark of Lisano Enterprises.

FREE DEMO AVAILABLE!

Make your race more enjoyable with a powerful race management package!

GrandPrix Race Manager™ is a full-featured race management package for your Awana Grand Prix, Pinewood Derby, Raingutter Regatta, Space Derby, or similar race. GrandPrix Race Manager registers racers, creates race charts, scores the race, and provides reports, all of which make your race more organized, more time-efficient, and more enjoyable for all.

GrandPrix Race Manager has a full selection of customizable features to give you the greatest flexibility:

  • Adapts to Any Race Event - Customizable for racing cars, semi-trucks, Space Derby rockets, Raingutter Regatta boats, and more. Supports from 1 to 8 lanes of racing.

  • Easy to Use - The package guides the race official step-by-step through set-up, registration, racing, and reporting.

  • Simple Racer Registration - Manually enter racers or import racer information from an existing spreadsheet or database. Racers can choose their own car numbers, or they can be assigned by the race officials or the package itself. You can even export a roster from Grand Prix Organizer right into GrandPrix Race Manager.

  • Race Charts - Supports most non-elimination methods such as Perfect-N, Stearns, Lane Rotation, Round Robin, and others. The package creates Perfect-N Type or Lane Rotation Charts; other charts can be imported. You can even race without a chart!

  • Race Scoring - Score by total points or by cumulative, average or single fastest elapsed time. With times scoring, you can even ignore each racer's worst time. Points and Times can be entered manually or automatically via a timing system.

  • Hardware Supported - Supports all popular brands of start/finish line systems, and many custom systems. Also supports triggering a solenoid start gate and drag racing style start light "Christmas Tree".

  • Awards Management - You can define an unlimited number of Design, Special Speed or other awards and designate the winners of each. You can even print out awards certificates!

  • Large font Displays - Racing, On Deck, Standings, and Awards screens are designed for display on a large TV or projection system for your audience to see.

  • Highly Customizable - Customize items like race organization, scoring method, report titles, lane labeling, sound effects buttons, track record information, displaying car speed, and more

  • Reports - Numerous reports are provided to help you manage your entire race from race rosters to reports on results and race statistics. Reports can also be exported to various file formats.

  • Race Rounds - Run any number of rounds for each race group. You can also run a Grand Finals Round of the top finishers from each race group.

  • Race Statistics - Detailed statistics are provided for racers, heat turnaround times, lane, and overall race statistics.

GrandPrix Race Manager - Racer Registration

GrandPrix Race Manager - Current Heat Results

GrandPrix Race Manager - Awards Certificates

Sample Screenshots - Click to Enlarge

System Requirements:

  • Pentium 133 MHz or faster computer
  • Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP/Vista
  • Internet Explorer 5.01 or above.
  • Minimum 800x600 screen resolution
  • 32 MB of RAM
  • 25 MB of hard drive space

GrandPrix Race Manager is a trademark of Lisano Enterprises.

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