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From: taro@uhccux.UUCP (Taro Nobusawa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Music Studio
Message-ID: <1738@uhccux.UUCP>
Date: 8 Apr 88 09:14:18 GMT
References: <8804042308.AA05984@wpi.local>
Reply-To: taro@uhccux.UUCP (Taro Nobusawa)
Organization: U. of Hawaii, Manoa (Honolulu)
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In article <8804042308.AA05984@wpi.local> DSEAH@WPI.BITNET writes:
>I recently bought Music Studio GS, and here are some initial reactions
>to version 2.0.  I haven't used it much yet, so this will be pretty
>dry.

What's the diffs between this version and the original?  Besides it being able
to work on new version ROMS.  I've read stuff in their adds that dynamics can n
be changed in the middle of the piece, as can key signature, is this in this
version, 2.0?  This would be great news, that was one of the major shor-
commings I found with the original version.

 
>                    The package comes with the unprotected program
>disk and an additional Songs and Instruments disk.  There are
>synthesized and digitized waveforms to choose from.  The digitized
>waveforms are pretty big (up to 64K) and limit the number of
>instruments you can have.  Instruments from Instant Music can be used,
>but there are some compatibility problems.

This sounds interesting!  Anyone know how to sample your own sounds and use
them in Music Studio?  That would be great!  I have the SuperSonic digitizer
and next to nothing to use it for.

 
                                 Overall, the program is pretty decent
>as a regular music composition program.  There are not many things in
>the way of special effects like volume sliders, pitch benders or
>LFO modulation.  I would really like to see a GS program that can do
>this.  I think that MCS has better sound output, but that is because
>Music Studio comes with zilcho demo songs.  The fugues and canons sound

I think alot of the MCS samples sound much better/realistic.  I was tempted
to buy MCS because of this, but Music Studio was more powerful for inputing
complex pieces.  I'd like to see what Deluxe MCS can do.

>a little disorted, and the contemporary stuff is written either by
>some dude named Chris French or (shudder) Ed Bogas.  They are nice little
>ho-hum generic jazz songs, but they all sound the same and simple
>compared to the songs in Activision's Winter Games GS.  MCS demo songs
                          ^^^^^^^^^^,by Epyx, isn't it, is Epyx owned by
Activision?  Yes! that music is awesome!
>blow Music Studio away.  I wish I had waited for Deluxe Music Construction
>Set. 
Is the GS version of Dluxe MCS out??  I haven't seen mention of it anywhere
yet.  I've resisted the urge to buy MCS because I'm waiting for Deluxe to
come out, I have the first version of Music Studio right now and find it
well suited for my needs.

> Dave Seah - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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