The metaphor is carried to the nth degree with Fast Forward, Reverse and other tape recorder-like "buttons" on the MIDIsoft Studio, as opposed to sequencers that work like drum machines, functions like a multi-track tape recorder with 32 tracks. Overall, though, it's a clean and impressive effort. The table of contents, in conjunaion with the glossary, make up for its only weakness, which is the lack of an index. It has a glossary that should be very useful to those just getting involved with MIDI systems. They have done a splendid job in producing a clear, well-organized and well-thought-out document. With this in mind, I was completely taken by surprise when confronted with MIDIsoft Studio's manual. It becomes normal to struggle with documents that are barely comprehensible. Something you become inured to when working with computers is the proliferation of bad manuals. I wish every package I work with was this straight forward. If I were looking for one word to describe MIDIsoft Studio, it would be clarity. ![]() ![]() In this welter of hype and hoopla it's a real pleasure to find a package that does what it sets out to do, cleanly, efficiently and without a lot of fuss. ![]() In the world of MIDI, them are lots of developers trying to sell sequencers, patch librarians, editors and every other type of music software imaginable.
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