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From: undrground!markg@amix.commodore.com (Mark Gardner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Trackers.
Keywords: NT, MED, tracker, music
Message-ID: <79PcZ1w164w@undrground.UUCP>
Date: 25 Mar 91 06:23:05 GMT
Organization: A Network Beneath the Earth - The Underground Empire.
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I've seen NoiseTracker, MED, SoundTracker, and several other mutations, 
and one thought always enters my mind: is it THAT difficult to create 
such a program that uses Intuition as it was meant to be used?  I thought 
the idea of a GUI (especially the AmigaOS 2.0) was to make program 
interfaces that looked similar to other programs, thereby flattening the 
learning curve and speeding up productivity.  Every time I fire up the 
latest *tracker to come down the bitstream, I'm reminded of programs on 
my old C64 - proprietary interfaces, lo-res screens, and all.  As the old 
adage goes, "it's easy if you know how".
 
I don't know if this is a flame or not - I'd like to think of it as 
constructive criticism.  I use MED right now, grudgingly.  If the 
author(s) of this program would implement the amazing features and 
abilities it has (or rather, those I've heard it has) into something I 
can get at easily, it would be a joy to use, and might move from a funky 
musichacker's tool into a truly commercial-quality product.
 
 -Mark Gardner
  markg@undrground.uucp