gleicher@duke.cs.duke.edu (Michael Gleicher) (12/12/87)
Can anyone tell me what music creation/playback systems work on a Mac ][? Which are best? MIDI capability would be nice, but I don't have a synth yet, so it would have to be able to make its own sounds also. I would prefer something cheap. Two that I've seen advertized or reviewed are "Studio Session" and "Concertware+MIDI" ($60 and $80 respectively). Anyone used either of these? Do they work with a Mac ][? Can you print out the music you write? Are the file formats standard (I'm interesting in doing some automatic composition stuff)? Are the sounds using the built in hardware decent? Thanks for any help, Mike Michael Lee Gleicher (-: If it looks like I'm wandering Duke University (-: around like I'm lost . . . E-Mail: gleicher@cs.duke.edu)(or uucp (-: Or P.O.B. 5899 D.S., Durham, NC 27706 (-: It's because I am!
czei@cbdkc1.UUCP (12/14/87)
In article <10813@duke.cs.duke.edu> gleicher@duke.cs.duke.edu (Michael Gleicher) writes: >Can anyone tell me what music creation/playback systems work on a Mac ][? >Which are best? > >I would prefer something cheap. Well, sorry, but most of the things with MIDI that work on the II are quite expensive. I've called Opcode and Mark of the Unicorn personally about MacII compatability of their existing software and got the following information: Opcode: They're offering upgrades for both their sequencer and patch librarians that will work on the II. The sequencer upgrades seem to have no new features, just II compatability. They do however, promise a new version will be out soon. There is no planned new version of the patch editor/librarians. (They're perfect already) The person also said that for a copy of the MIDI files format just drop them a SASE. M.O.T.U.: They expect (although don't hold you're breath) to start shipping a MacII compatable version of Professional Performer Jan 1st. I also asked them about supporting MIDI files, and they said it was being considered. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael S. Czeiszperger | "HELP! I'm stuck in 3B HELL !!!" Contracted to AT&T | Phone: (614) 860-4952 Unix Systems Administration | UUCP: cbosgd!dkc1!czei 6200 E. Broad Street | Disclaimer: "The above opinions are those Columbus, OH RM 1L334 | of a large rodent with sharp teeth" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~