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Subject: Computer Music
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Date: Wed, 16-Jul-86 16:56:17 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 16 16:56:17 1986
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[Sorry for the wide distribution but I wanted to reach the particular
 related mailing lists associated with each newsgroup...]

I'm looking for recommendations on software/hardware for doing
music composition with a computer.  [At least my mother is interested
and I'm wanting to make an intelligent recommendation to her].

Anyway, she is a competent musician, has done quite a bit of composing,
and even has some experience with computers.  Features she has mentioned
that would be nice are:

	-- Nice playback of the music.  (it would be nice if the
	   output were "recording-level" signals that could be
	   fed into a stereo system)
	-- Editting of the music in some form she's already 
	   familiar with (i.e. notes and a staff)
	-- Transposition of keys.
	-- "Score" making.  (i.e. when you have a number of players
	   in the piece, giving them each a 'proper' copy of the music)
	-- (minor) IBM-PC compatibility since she uses a IBM-PC at work.

In general, there's some drudgery type things she'd like a computer
to do for her...  She's capable of making a melody and using "music
theory" to generate notes correctly.  (If I seem vague it's because
I don't really know the details of composing music, I mainly know what
I've seen her do, however I have performed music before)


I've been pushing Amiga at her, but that's mainly because I'm excited
with the machine.  I'm expecting that some music software exists/will
exist for the machine since it has the best built-in synth circuits.
However I know there's some add-on boards for other machines which
are better...  (Oh, being able to work with a "real" synth is not at
all necessary)  I think the PC emulator for Amiga would be enough
to satisfy her desire for PC compatibility.

I would like to know (for almost *any* computer) about a system which
fills the above requirements.  As usual I will summarize if there is
interest.


	advTHANKSance
-- 
David Herron,  cbosgd!ukma!david, david@UKMA.BITNET, david@uky.csnet