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From: blevins@hpccc.HP.COM (David Blevins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Re: MAC SE vs. ATARI ST
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Date: Fri, 26-Jun-87 16:09:18 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 26 16:09:18 1987
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Reviews I've read of Dr. T's MCS say that it is indeed a very flexible
sequencer, but that the user interface is somewhat unwieldy.  It might
not be the right choice for someone who desires a "tape deck" sort of
sequencer to play musical ideas into, without having to read the manual
from cover to cover three times.  (Like me; I'm lazy.)

I saw Beam Team's product at the Atari World show last week; currently
they have some very nice looking voice editor/librarian for several 
different synths.  Their approach is modular, and they will be releasing
a full-feature sequencer later this year; accessing the voice librarian
does not require that you leave the sequencer.  (The sequencer is definitely
still vaporware, but each voice editor has an 80K event single-track
recorder built in so that you can tweak a voice to fit a particular piece
of music.)  The software is from W. Germany.  Their US office is in
Oakland (phone 415-658-3208).  Voice editors are $100 ("X-Syn"), and the
"X-Track" sequencer is supposed to be $150..


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