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From: cs250c32@usl-pc.usl.edu (Stelly John B III)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: MIDI Software?
Keywords: MIDI, some stuff
Message-ID: <310@usl-pc.usl.edu>
Date: 15 May 89 17:40:28 GMT
References: <12540@shamash.cdc.com>
Reply-To: cs250c32@usl-pc.UUCP (Stelly John B III)
Organization: Univ. of Southwestern La., Lafayette
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In article <12540@shamash.cdc.com> jwabik@shamash.cdc.com (Jeff Wabik) writes:
>then, the software I'm using is DMCS..   And..  Quite frankly, its not
>terribly good..  When inputting from the (piano) keyboard, aside from
>not capturing note durations correctly, any even slightly "complex"
>(more than one simultaneously) or quickly-entered notes cause DMCS to
>guru ..  Average Amiga uptime once inputting via MIDI is about 5
>seconds.

Apparently, you are looking for some sort of a sequencer, which Deluxe Music
does a poor job of being.  If you're willing to enter the notes from the mouse
(rather than your keyboard), Deluxe music will route them to MIDI, and control
4 voices of amiga sound very well, but a sequencer it is not.

>With that, I'm wondering if there is other MIDI software for Amiga that
>actually really works ...  I called the local Amiga vendors, but they
>strongly recommend DMCS.   8^(

For what you are doing, there are several packages on the market.  Dr T's 
Software makes Midi Recoding Studio - and 8 track sequencer that supports
amiga sounds (I have this one, and it works fine, but my EPS's sequencer is
a bit easier to take to a gig 8-) ($79.95 ? I think) and they have KCS which
runs between $200-$300 depending on what level you want...  Also I have heard
good things about dynamic Studio (But I have seen Dynamic Drums, and It was
AWFUL! (IMO) - It slowed down when you moved the mouse pointer, and It couldn't
keep in sync with an external (from MIDI) clock, however 'Studio may not suffer
these problems...  ($199.95 I think) Also there is MIDI magic, which looks like
it is probably pretty good (AmigaWorld reviewed it in March-April (along with
most of these others) - so It would probably be a good idea to check out that
article....

>Anyone?
Well, I hop I was of SOME help...

>Thanks ..
>
>	-Jeff

					J. "Yukon" Stelly
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