Jim.Priestle@afitamy.fidonet.org (Jim Priestle) (02/12/90)
You needs are precise and I can not paint you to a certain solution, but I can
put you on the right path. Sonix and Deluxe Music (DMCS) are both what I call
"compositonal program". That is, there main purpose is to created and arrange
music, no sequencer or studio work here. Sonix makes very good "computer"
music, ie no change in volumn, rate, etc (except on the fly to all tracks)
DMCS allows for more "classical" type compsition. Dynamics (note by note),
rate change, and style change (stacato, lagatto, etc) Note that stylizing
often eats up another sound track (Lagatto sounds GREAT but requires two of
the 4 DAC (sounds tracks). Of these two, I would point you more towards DMCS.
Funny, most purcusion types I think would rather want the simplicity and
unchanging Sonix, but you request tells me otherwise. Both are availabel at
around $60. I have both of these products and use them mostly for fun and
Church work (arrangements, etc). Both have simple cut & paste functions and
neither prints the score very well (sonix, not at all). BOth have midi
access, but this is not the forte of these programs. I also have dynamic
studio from new wave. It is a sequencer program that has a very nice built in
drum machine, but rate is constant. They also sell just the drum part called
DYnamics drums (price unknown to me). DYnamic Studio is around $150. Back to
SOnic VS DMCS, SOnix has 32 notes and no triplets (etc) while DMCS has 64ths
(with optional "dot") and has triplets and Quintruplets. The new kids on the
blocks are MusicX and Bars and Pipes. Both are Professional quality, make
high use of the Midi channel and are about $250. To get something as precise
as you wanting, you may want to get into midi and buy one of these packages or
the Dynamic one. If you don't want to do that, I suggest DMCS and a little
pride swallowing. You can fudge a bit to get good results. I arranged the
intro for John Michael Talbots "The Last Supper" in DMCS. After much work and
Fudging (remember, the Amiga only has 4 DAC's) the results were quite good.
I hope I answered most of your questions. If not I have the manuals to Sonix,
DMCS, and Dynamic Studio here if you have a specific question. I'm always
willing to help a fellow amigian make the right purchase. -jim-
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In article <84.25D613B9@afitamy.fidonet.org> Jim.Priestle@afitamy.fidonet.org (Jim Priestle) writes:
_>_Funny, most purcusion types I think would rather want the simplicity and
_>_unchanging Sonix, but you request tells me otherwise.
The advantage Sonix has for percussion is that you can change
instruments on every note, not just at the beginning of every measure.
This means you can mix drums/cymbals/etc things on just one track and
leave the other 3 (or 7, with MIDI) available for melodic/harmonic work.
With DMCS, each different instrument that sounds in a measure must be on
a different track, so interesting percussion doesn't leave room for much
else.
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could anyone point me toward a program allowing me to write/sequence/program
music? PD would be incredibly groovy. complexity or lack thereof is not an
issue.
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