The technology was used for a time to provide a combination modem and sound card for IBM's Aptiva line and some ThinkPad laptops, in addition to uses on specialized Mwave cards that handled voice recognition or ISDN networking connectivity.

Similar adapter cards by third-party vendors using Mwave technology were also sold.

In addition, the card was key in the support of some of the Aptiva's Rapid Resume features, including Wake-up On Ring.

There were various consumer complaints with users reporting problems involving either the sound or modem features separately, or using both at the same time.

Certain Sun SPARCstation workstations incorporated the Mwave DSP chip for sound card functionality.