david@ukma.UUCP (07/16/86)
[Sorry for the wide distribution but I wanted to reach the particular related mailing lists associated with each newsgroup...] I'm looking for recommendations on software/hardware for doing music composition with a computer. [At least my mother is interested and I'm wanting to make an intelligent recommendation to her]. Anyway, she is a competent musician, has done quite a bit of composing, and even has some experience with computers. Features she has mentioned that would be nice are: -- Nice playback of the music. (it would be nice if the output were "recording-level" signals that could be fed into a stereo system) -- Editting of the music in some form she's already familiar with (i.e. notes and a staff) -- Transposition of keys. -- "Score" making. (i.e. when you have a number of players in the piece, giving them each a 'proper' copy of the music) -- (minor) IBM-PC compatibility since she uses a IBM-PC at work. In general, there's some drudgery type things she'd like a computer to do for her... She's capable of making a melody and using "music theory" to generate notes correctly. (If I seem vague it's because I don't really know the details of composing music, I mainly know what I've seen her do, however I have performed music before) I've been pushing Amiga at her, but that's mainly because I'm excited with the machine. I'm expecting that some music software exists/will exist for the machine since it has the best built-in synth circuits. However I know there's some add-on boards for other machines which are better... (Oh, being able to work with a "real" synth is not at all necessary) I think the PC emulator for Amiga would be enough to satisfy her desire for PC compatibility. I would like to know (for almost *any* computer) about a system which fills the above requirements. As usual I will summarize if there is interest. advTHANKSance -- David Herron, cbosgd!ukma!david, david@UKMA.BITNET, david@uky.csnet
Michael_Krause.ROCH@Xerox.COM (07/18/86)
I beleive that Xerox has a special music composition software package that runs in the new 6085 machine. Just for the record, I'm sending this msg via the 6085. This is more a plug for a good machine (and especially for the price) than it is for a machine made by the company for which I work but it is a SUPER machine and, when upgraded with the PC emulation package available for it, makes one heck of a DOS machine living very well inside of an amazing work station. We now return control of your television set to you. (Check it out.) mak