toman@CORONA.UOREGON.EDU (Joseph Toman) (03/12/91)
I was wondering if anyone has one of these things, what you could tell me about it. Is it a MIDI interface, an audio sampler or what ? J. Toman
garym@world.std.com (Gary J MacDougall) (03/14/91)
Re: What's A.M.A.S?
A.M.A.S is both a MIDI interface and a stereo sound sampler with
software all wrapped up in a very "artsy-fartsy" box, the kitchen sink
model as my friend calls it.
It's pretty good. However, my only complaint it that they (microdeal)
used really cheap RS-232 connectors with (get this) ribbon cables!
Basically, the connectors are the "snap-on, no solder required" type
and if pulled too hard while trying to remove it, you may destroy the
connectors and/or the wonderfully thought out... ribbon cable .
Otherwise, it works very well. The MIDI portion is excellent (it has a MIDI
thru!) and the sound sampler section is very, very clean. I think I
paid $135 about 2 years ago. Pretty good price for two completely different
hardware items...
As for the software, forget it. Or atleast the version I had. I used a couple
different PD sampling software and then purchased AudioMaster II. Which does
the job. My complaint about the software is simple: It GURU's alot. Some of the
gadgets were really not working (some needed to be clicked on and held!?!?!?).
Just a poorly implemented program. I must say that the interface certainly
looked excellent, atleast they tried. I recommend it, however make sure
you have a good sound sampler software that you like!
Hope I helped.
Gary MacDougall
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