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From: swan@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US (Joel Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: ST/Amiga Emulation (contd)
Message-ID: <2283@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US>
Date: 4 Dec 89 09:47:30 GMT
References: <2205@leah.Albany.Edu> <419500013@I5000.Prime.COM> <3457@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> <2211@leah.Albany.Edu>
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In article <2211@leah.Albany.Edu> jac423@leah.Albany.Edu (Jules Cisek) writes:
:In article <3457@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>, barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett) writes:
:> 	...and Master Tracks Pro from Passport, and MIDI Magic from Circum
:> Design, Inc., and Music Mouse from Opcode, and Dynamic Studio from New
:> Wave.  Plus a host of patch librarians and editors.  Also, Dr. T and
:> Passport intend to have Amiga version of all of their programs.
:
:Master  Tracks Pro stinks, MIDI magic I haven't heard of, Music Mouse is
:practically just an accessory, Dynamic  Studio  is  a  joke  too...  I'm
:talking about quality software.
:
:Once again, I'm not knocking the Amiga. I love it. But it could use more
:MIDI support.
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:Fight |     //             Julius A. Cisek   jac423,jules      |Don't
:Like a|   \X/ ->crunch<-   SUNYA, NY USA     @leah.albany.edu  | Be a
:Brave | IB...M             I do think it's good...             |Slave

Unfortunately, (coming from a professional studio environment) I would
tend to agree with Jules.  Until you've used something like Notator on the
ST, you've not really experienced form and function in MIDI software.
C-LAB (the creators of Notator) have done things on the ST that no MIDI
software writers have done yet on the Amiga.  They really pushed that
cheap box to the limits, and then some.  

Rather than just flinging names about, I suggest everyone interested in midi
take Notator for a spin and then get on Amiga developer's cases about not
pushing the Amiga to it's limits.  We need better written software and
not just blind reliance on the Amiga's special hardware features.

Joel Swan