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From: Henry_Burdett_Messenger@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Amiga midi problems?
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Date: Wed, 19-Aug-87 01:43:34 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 19 01:43:34 1987
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>> I've considered an Atari ST
>
>A nice MIDI machine, and the Dr. T's stuff is real nice too.  The
>two main problems with it are that you can't put more memory on it
>(I know, the vapor'ed MEGA will solve that) and (in your own words):

That turns out not to be the case.

There are third-party memory upgrades for both STs that will take the machine
up to 4 megabytes.

These memory systems are *all* compatible with the new blitter chip, and,
unlike the Amiga, all memory on the ST is created equal (no "fast" and
"slow")

>>while the ST seems to be the machine of choice for synth stuff,
>>the Amiga seems better overall. 
  
This is still the case, and will continue to be the case. Unlike the Amiga, 
the ST was *designed* for MIDI. 
  
And if you don't take my word for it, ask Tangerine Dream. They use STs, and 
I'd venture to say that they know more about electronic music then most 
anybody (they've been doing it longer). 
  
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