janzen@ant.dec.com (Tom 296-5421 LMO2/O23) (09/29/88)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga >Path: decwrl!labrea!rutgers!njin!princeton!udel!mmdf >Subject: Sonix >Posted: 26 Sep 88 14:13:26 GMT >Organization: > About Sonix: >1. Inability to tie notes between measures. Deluxe Music Construction Set Can >2. I do a lot of triplets - you ever try to do triplets with Sonix? Deluxe Music Construction Set can >3. I'm not Zappa or anything but it would be nice to do a 32nd note. (don't > feel bad DMCS can't keep up with it either at any reasonable tempo). Deluxe Music Construction Set can do 32nds. >4. Only eight grand staffs. Sure the Amiga can only use four voices but if > it supports MIDI why the limitation? Deluxe Music Construction Set Can probably use only 8 staffs, but can have two voices on one staff if wanted, both with the same instrument. >5. Chords, why not let me put a chord on one staff? Gee, that drives me nuts. Deluxe Music Construction Set can >6. This one I'm not sure about but, I don't think you can beam. If you're > gonna print the score and try to read it (or worse yet have someone else > read it) the going gets tough. Deluxe Music Construction Set can >7. No quints. Okay I don't use quintuplets myself but what if I did want to. Deluxe Music Construction Set can and I do all the time. >8. What about tempo changes? It's been a long time but either you can't do > a tempo change or you can't change keys, in the middle of a score. One > of those two is true, both are a hinderance. Deluxe Music Construction Set Can do both, per measure. >like to talk music. I'm at rsine@nswc-wo.arpa. >Ran Tom janzen Digital Equipment Corp 111 Locke Drive marlboro ma 01752