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| 5331.1 | I won't switch yet. | ULTRA::BURGESS | Mad Man across the water | Wed Jan 08 1992 12:11 | 52 |
| re <<< Note 5331.0 by WEPUBS::DCHAVEZ "Dale - CXN2 Colorado Springs" >>>
> -< Amiga vs. PC? >-
> I'm ready to invest money in a PC/Amiga, some Midi, and eventually
> educational software. I'm leaning towards the PC-compatibles because
> there is such a wealth of educational software, but the Midi software
> I've seen leaves something to be desired.
Don't get too hung up on quantity of available titles; how
many courses on subject X can any one person need ?
How many desk-top publishing packages, paint packages, word processing
packages, etc., can one person want/need/afford ? Until there is
something that I need(or want quite badly) I'll stick with the Amiga.
> On the other hand, I've heard (but not seen) that the Midi software on
> the Amiga has better interfaces and is somewhat easier to use. What
> I'm not sure about is the educational software availability...what is
> it like?
> Any recommendations on Midi demos I should look at?
Bars and Pipes, I'm pretty sure the demo is still around.
I don't think there is a DMCS demo,
Music-X
....you'll be more limited by what the store has around
> Any recommendations on what platform you would go with if you had to do
> it all over again?
This is very tough to answer honestly. After a year, probably
less, one accumulates a lot of platform specific knowledge - not that
the thought of a new learning curve is all that terrifying, its just a
"why switch to a different bunch of variables if I don't gain
anything" sort of feeling. At this point I just don't HAVE a clean
sheet of paper to list the pros and cons on (-:, (-:
I procrastinated long and hard over the Amiga/IBM/Mac decision and to
some extent went with the Amiga as the one that could become either of
the other two if I later discovered that I had to have a particular
capability from one of the other platforms.
> Thanks for any and all input.
> Dale
FWIW, etc.
Reg
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| 5331.2 | Check out COMMUSIC | ATIS01::ASHFORTH | | Wed Jan 08 1992 12:17 | 24 |
| This topic has been discussed at *great* length in the DNEAST::COMMUSIC
conference. You'll find a wealth of opinions, some objective (or at least
attempting to be) and some unabashedly biased towards a "favorite" platform.
I can't resist offering my own brief answers to your questions, though:
-Quality of MIDI software for Amiga? High.
-Availability of different packages? Spotty- I happen to think Bars and Pipes
has no equal on other platforms, and most of the "high-end" sequencers are
available. Support for some of the foxy hardware and software around is, sadly,
lacking.
-Would I do it again? Sure, but that's me. Your mileage may vary.
-Amiga interface? The best, IMHO. No other PC platform has multitasking down *at
all* well as far as I'm concerned, and Ami has had it down pat since 1985.
I realize that Macaholics claim top UI honors with great assurance- however, I
wouldn't be too hasty to accept "the common wisdom" as fact. Be your own judge.
And as far as notes conferences go, I'm happy to give COMMUSIC a plug as one of
the most enjoyable and useful. You're gonna love it-
Bob
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| 5331.3 | Need an Amiga | PIANST::JANZEN | Thomas MLO21-4/E10 223-5140 | Wed Jan 08 1992 14:06 | 3 |
| Don't forget, AlgoRhythms is available only for Amiga.
Without AlgoRhythms, you might have to write your own music.
Tom
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| 5331.4 | AC Guide
| CX3PT2::WSC017::A_ANDERSON | CSC32::A_Anderson NSU/VAX DTN 592-4170 | Thu Jan 09 1992 08:23 | 7 |
| Check out the AC's Guide to the Amiga. I have seen it at Waldens Book Stores.
It has an indepth list/descriptions of comercial and PD software for the Amiga.
It should give you some idea as to what is available, for Music, Education,
Video etc. etc.
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| 5331.5 | See two demos in one. | ULTRA::BURGESS | Mad Man across the water | Thu Jan 09 1992 11:34 | 11 |
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Also, find a dealer that has the "NEW !" Bars and Pipes Pro
Demo running. I mean the AmigaVision demo of Bars & Pipes Pro, in
addition to the slightly restricted demo copy of the programme itself.
I have it, its nearly 800K compressed, I don't know if I'm allowed to
upload it - I'll check with them today or tomorrow.
Its a pretty good demo of AmigaVision as well as B&P pro.
Reg
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| 5331.6 | Look at Dr. T's... | FRUST::HAMILTON | | Fri Jan 10 1992 03:36 | 8 |
| I have never seen or used Bars & Pipes but I have been
using Dr. T's KCS Level II Midi Sequencer software for
a couple of years and can highly recommend it. It has
been around awhile which means it is very stable and
bug free. It is also being constantly upgraded and im-
proved. I bought release 1.6 - the current release
level is 3.5, which I intend to purchase (for $60).
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