Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.dal.ca!aucs!850031m
From: 850031m@aucs.uucp (GORDON R. MAC GREGOR)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: MIDI Applications->Sequencing/Sampling/Archiving
Keywords: Midi Sequence Sample
Message-ID: <1989Oct7.231901.5915@aucs.uucp>
Date: 7 Oct 89 23:19:01 GMT
References: <1564@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca>
Reply-To: 850031m@aucs.UUCP (GORDON R. MAC GREGOR)
Organization: School of Computer Science, Acadia Univ., Nova Scotia
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In article <1564@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca> zeke@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (Eric SHAMASH) writes:
>Someone was asking about MIDI software experience...
>
>If the application is not professional, and you are looking for a good
>sequencing package, you should run out and buy Dynamic Studio.  The package

I've stayed clear of Dynamic Studio after finding out that their Dynamic
Drums does NOT multitask (well, multitask resonably I should say).
I'm not saying 'dont buy Dynamic Studio' - Ive never seen it in action,
but I just wanted this [offence] to be known. 
I must say that Dynamic Drums is very easy to use, and if this is indicative
of the rest of the package it may be the friendliest sequencer out there,
but I question how serious a sequencer it is. 

I use Mimetics Soundscape sequencer, overall Im happy with it, but I wouldnt
recommend it to everyone.  It has some serious shortcommings.  Event editing
is crude and time consuming, and Ive heard from music types that its hard to
use.  But, it is a very capable sequencer, you can do everything with it - at
least it hasn't failed me yet.  The built in sampling *software* is really
nice too (you can have a different sample on each octave of an instrument).
It's expandable.  It was built to allow easy addition of new midi modules that
can be added to the system.  There are presently two utility disks available
with some nifty modules (should be sold with the thing!) like the MouseBender
from Util1 and the MidiEcho from Util2.

I am planning to write a Soundscape module myself that will handle note
editing a little better.  Has anyone tried this before?

Look you got me rambling again!

                              			 - ross