page@ulowell.cs.ulowell.edu (Bob Page) (11/19/87)
mfs@edison.GE.COM (Martin Sant) wrote: >I have been looking at both the Atari ST and Amiga. ... >I will be using the computer for MIDI stuff ... I'd say it doesn't matter; you'll be happy with either. I use my machine for MIDI applications; after having it for two years a very good friend of mine went out and bought the other system you mentioned, and he's happy with his purchase. Computers owners can get pretty huffy when they try to defend their purchases (as I suppose synth owners can too); so ignore any specific machine bashing; pick up a few magazines on each machine, see what kind of support each one seems to be getting (musically), look at the music software packages out for the machines, look at the prices you can get (visit some dealers, but don't let them tell you the BAD things about the other machine, just the GOOD things about theirs ... they often don't know the facts about the other machines). Then make a purchase, or don't. But I personally don't think you'll lose no matter which machine you buy. They are both very capable machines for synthesis and MIDI control. ..Bob -- Bob Page, U of Lowell CS Dept. page@ulowell.{uucp,edu,csnet}
rsilvers@hawk.ulowell.edu.UUCP (11/19/87)
mfs@edison.GE.COM (Martin Sant) wrote: > I have been looking at both the Atari ST and the Amiga. ... > I will be using the computer for MIDI stuff ... I have my Amiga hooked up to a MIDI keyboard and it works very well. I would assume that it would work even better if I had better software. I am using Deluxe Music Construction Set, but I heard the Pro-MIDI-Studio is much better. I bought an Amiga, so I believe that it is a better computer and preferable if you will be doing things other than MIDI, but for MIDI only applications, the ST is better. It is also less expensive, a lot less if you get the monochrome monitor, and has a MIDI-port built in. MIDI ports for the Amiga are around $50.00 (Although we built ours for $20.00). One other thing. Just yesterday I was flipping through Keyboard magazine and noticed several adds for ST MIDI software. There was only one for the Amiga: Music X. I can't say this for sure, but there is probably more MIDI software for the ST. Final word: Buy the ST if you really only want it for MIDI. Buy the Amiga if you want to use it for other purposes and/or if you want good sound to come from the computer also. (Pretty useful) --Rob. |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |Robert Silvers. | |University of Lowell. ______ | |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
dean@hyper.UUCP (11/20/87)
in article <571@aucs.UUCP>, 870646c@aucs.UUCP (barry comer) says: ] Xref: hyper comp.sys.cbm:699 comp.sys.atari.st:4438 rec.music.synth:1472 ] ] I am not a MIDI expert by any means, but I do know the ST pretty good. All ] I can do is pass on what I and alot of other ST owners have learned. The ST ] is a very good computer, the support for the MIDI port is very good, I know ] that there is several very good software packages out for it, and most of ] them do not but "copy protection" in your way if you decide to use a hard disk ] like myself. You must remember that if you do get the "Amiba" you will have ] to dish out the extra bucks for the MIDI interface(if they have one??). ] Give the ST a look over, as ol'Jack says "Power without the Price". ] Also it is a known fact that the ST is by far more supported than the Amiga. ] Give the Amiga a look over as well, it is a nice machine. ] later ] Barry ] > P.S. Good luck with whatever machine you by!! I just loooove this guy's "known fact". For those of you who aren't entirely familiar with the Amiga, the above comments on ST software hold true for MIDI software on the Amiga as well. Yes, there is a MIDI interface available for the Amiga. Dean C. Gahlon ...ihnp4!umn-cs!hyper!dean