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From: kevin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Kevin Klop)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Computer
Keywords: computer midi
Message-ID: <21066@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 29 Apr 91 20:33:57 GMT
References: <1593@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> <1991Apr20.164220.3174@intacc.uucp>
Reply-To: kevin@cbmvax.commodore.com (Kevin Klop)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1991Apr20.164220.3174@intacc.uucp> zerobeat@intacc.uucp (Ferenc Szabo) writes:
>In article <1593@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu> abmg@cathedral.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (Aliasghar Babadi) writes:
>>Hi,
>>
>>	I would like to know what is the best available computer and software 
>>for composing and editing music. I like to connect my keyboard to a computer
>>and play something and save the music and later look at the written form of
>>the music on the screen and edit some part and replay the whole or part of it.
>>record the voice of more than one instrument on top of each other. Thank you
>>for your help.
>
>
>The two best computers for music are the Mac and the Atari(ST).  The software

>I have been using and Atari ST for 5 years and Notator software for the past 3
>years and I think it blows away most of what is out there.  
>
>Cubase for the Atari or Mac is quite good too.  Vision and Performer for the
>Mac are quite amazing too.  The Atari computer is a little better for music

	[ Suggestions and opinions about Mac and Atari programs deleted ]

>ones.
>
>     ferenc



I feel I must take exception to some of the statements mentioned above,
especially the two statements:

	1) The two best computers for music are the mac and the Atari(ST)

				and

	2) The Amiga does not have any very powerful sequencer programs
	   available for it.

While the first is an opinion (although it's stated as a fact), I find I must
strongly disagree.  Later in his posting, ferenc states:

    > More things can be executed *while* the song is running without
    > interuption.  In practice, this feature proves to be absolutely
    > invaluable.

which I strongly agree with.  However, the Amiga _inherently_ provides this
ability.  for example, I generally run my sequencer (Dr. T's KCS), notation
editor (Copyist), and three editor/librarians (D-50, M1, and my own custom
written librarian) simultaneously.  Note that I didn't have to get a program
that had this ability specially programmed into it, but rather could pick
and choose those programs that did what I want.  sort of a "component stereo
approach" to picking my composition environment.

The second statement, that the Amiga does not have very powerfule sequencer
programs, is (I choose to believe) a product of ignorance.  Dr. T's KCS
is available (and IMHO one of the most powerful sequencers anywhere), Music-X
is present in two different forms (Music-X and Music-X junior), Bars and Pipes
Professional, MasterTracks Pro; these are all available and are very good to
top-notch sequencers - and I'm sure that I've missed some.

While people were willing to _give_ me macintoshes and Atari's, I chose to
BUY an Amiga for composing long before I ever worked for Commodore-Amiga.
I've never regretted that choice.

				-- Kevin --