wells@artsvax.UUCP (Thomas Wells) (11/30/87)
Some weeks ago one of our personnel wrote a scathing diatribe on the Dyaxis conversion subsystem from Integrated Media Systems. I subsequently posted Ohio State's "official" account of our experiences of the product. Given the volatility of articles on Usenet and the potential harm this posting do to the company, I am reiterating some points of *my* recent posting: 1. We received one of the first Dyaxis units produced, and it has subsequently been back to the factory for firmware upgrades. 2. We bought the unit *without* the Dyaxis disk subsystem, and are developing our own system--with such an arrangement one expects problems. I must say that the Dyaxis people have been exceptionally helpful to us in our project--something that they are certainly not contractually obligated to do. 3. I believe, even considering the difficulties we have had with the product, that the unit will be an exceptionally useful piece of hardware. The Mac software interface, written by Adrian Freed, is a well-though-out piece of software, from both musical and audio- recording standpoints. 4. I have talked with other users of the Dyaxis unit *with* the Dyaxis disk drive, and have heard very good reports. I intend to purchase subsequent Dyaxis units for our other Macs. 5. The opinions in this posting do reflect the opinions the Ohio State University Sound Synthesis Studios.