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From: al@aurora.UUCP (Al Globus)
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Subject: Re: ConcertWare Plus
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Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 14:51:40 EDT
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> 
> I take nothing away from MusicWorks, but ConcertWare + has simply got the
> others beat in the SOUND department.  Without waxing (or perhaps only
> trying to) eloquent about the many features in the program, let me simply
> suggest that you go and hear it for yourself.  If you like it fine.  Maybe
> like me you'll buy it.  If not then consider me as a person with a tin
> ear and let it go at that.  But I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised.
> 

Before becoming a computer jock I was a professional musician.  I tried
MusicWorks, ConcertWare+, and Professional Composer before buying 
ConcertWare+.  ConcertWare+ is superior to MusicWorks in a number of ways
besides sound, pieces can be longer, meter and key can change in the middle
of a piece, many more meters are available, etc.  Professional Composer is
the most powerful system but it costs $500 and is in some ways inferior to
ConcertWare+, particularly in user interaction.

HOWEVER.  None of these programs is really useful to a professional jazz or
pop musician.  You can't add chord changes, the sound should be a midi interface
to a real instrument not these silly computer synthesizers that sound like a
joke, ...  I could go on for a while.

Bottom line: I bought ConcertWare+ but it's for sale now.