Jose Angel Morente wrote:
> > tracker-style programs are bullshit. Many of
> > them are even used for professional works. My
> Trackers are used only to make dance music and
> similar.
Well, don't know if you know Parn's Music Station,
but it doesn't feature "dance music and similar". ;)
> Do you know the actual versions of CakeWalk?
> I use EVERY DAY the Cakewalk Pro Audio v9.0
> (I work as composer/arranger/producer at a
> recording studio).
Yes, I do. Cakewalk 9 is great! But, of course, it's
a professional program and can't be really compared
with trackers and such, in that professional con-
text. This is clearly not oriented to 'normal' users
like me, for example. It doesn't offer any 'quick and
easy' way of inputting notes without external MIDI
support. Software and hardware may get pretty expen-
sive, while with trackers you usually don't need
anything besides your computer.
> > and eventually found FT2 and everything was
> > good. :)
> This is I think about trackers:
> FT2 is bullshit.
I must disagree. It's interface is great, and
helps A LOT the tracking task, which is a great
time-consuming task while composing modules. I
guess interface should be one of the utmost
worries about designing this kind of software.
> ST3 is bullshit.
I agree with this one! :)
> IT is bullshit.
I'd like to use IT if I could get used to its
interface.
> MoonBlaster is BIG BULLSHIT.
I must disagree. It's one of the best available
programs FOR MSX. Maybe it isn't as feature-fledged
as you'd like, but it works. I don't know about
MoonBlaster's limitations, though -- maybe they
really cripple the format enough to prevent some
kinds of music.
> I think MML is the best (actual) way to make
> music on MSX. Using MuSICA I can sequence any kind
> of music, there is no musical limitations as
> occurs on trackers.
I'd like to use MuSICA. But never got
the chance... :) I'm a big fan of MML.
> > This is getting off-topic, but this is the
> Not off-topic! I think it is very important
Thinking back, there's a lot of software
developers reading this mail and maybe they
could get motivated to develop (or make avai-
lable ^^) some new, versatile and powerful
music tool for us. `:)
> to speak about music editors because there is no
> good programs for MSX. It would be nice if we
> had a good music editor.
Since I haven't tried all MSX music editors yet,
for now I won't comment this. But I'm sure if
I had to design my perfect music composition tool
for MSX it would be a very different thing from
everything I've seen so far. :) Maybe I'd com-
bine chip support with MML support (even direct
writes to sound chips) with a lot of keyboard
shortcuts.
> Could you imagine if we got the editor used by
> Microcabin? We only can dream of this.
That "sounds" good. ^^
> > point: a bad sequencer will never be better
> > than a good tracker. Bad sequencers, bad
> > trackers, badly designed MML... This is
> I don't agree at all ..... Trackers are BAD
> because they have 'phisical' limitations.
> Using a tracker, MoonBlaster for example,
> I cannot make irregular groups like
> triplets, etc., I can't record live phrases,
I got what you mean. But this isn't a tracker
limitation, it's a MoonBlaster limitation.
FT2, for example, allows irregular groups
and can record live phrases.
> I can't achieve a good timing resolution,
No tracker can, but most trackers (not
MoonBlaster, though) can provide excellent
timing resolution for home users.
> I can't make 'feeling', 'human' music,
This IS certainly possible with trackers,
I've seen dozens of music with that. It
only depends on the tracker's talent (wish
I could do that myself). :)
> I can't use different measures than 4/4...
> Pathetic.
I never used MoonBlaster, but this means
the program is crippled. Every tracker, even
the most earlier ones, provide you some kind
of support for different measures.
> > what I'd call bullshit. MSX, as any other
> > system, benefits a lot from good SOFTWARE.
> Of course. But I'm sure at this point: MuSICA
> is better than MonsterBlaster, for instance.
> MML allows making music similar to the music
> made using a good sequencer (cakewalk/cubase alike).
Seems like SME3 would be perfect for use,
hardcore musicians. `:)))
> Un saludo,
Saudações, ^^
----- Parn (ICQ#1693182)
/| | | |\
\| ___ |/ http://parn.cjb.net/
\/ ----- \/ Parn's Music Station
| | Game Music XMs and more!
-- -- Yet another mr. nomono fan!
****
MSX Mailinglist. To unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and put "unsubscribe msx [EMAIL PROTECTED]" (without the quotes) in
the body (not the subject) of the message.
Problems? contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
More information on MSX can be found in the following places:
The MSX faq: http://www.faq.msxnet.org/
The MSX newsgroup: comp.sys.msx
The MSX IRC channel: #MSX on Undernet
****
