Music and Audio

Read this book if you want to know most things about Macintosh Music and Sound. Definitive.
MacWorld Music and Sound Bible.................$80

Composition and Notation
Concertware+...................................$100 
Concertware+midi...............................$268 
Deluxe Music Construction Set 2.5..............$144 
SongWorks......................................$170
Super Studio Session...........................$84 
Super Studio Session Hi-Fi.....................$126 

Notation
Encore 2.6.....................................$995
Finale ........................................$1,172 
Music Prose 2.1................................$563 

Performance and Composition
Jam Factory....................................$275
M..............................................$275
Max............................................$555
Music Mouse....................................$130
Ovaltune.......................................$149
Symbolic Composer..............................$1,200

Sequencers – Big
Electronic Musician magazine May 1993 has the guru - Christopher Yavelow reviewing Mac sequencers. He says Ez-Vision at low end,  Notator Logic for neo people. Mastertracks Pro for ease of use. Vision for contemporary music and Performer for classical music.
Cubase Score...................................$1,150
Cubase 2.5.....................................$895
MasterTracks Pro 5.............................$695 
Notator Logic..................................$1,299
Performer......................................$760
Vision.........................................$770
UpBeat Drums...................................$300

Sequencers – Small
The EZ-Vision Starter Kit is a good place to start. MusicTime adds notation to the EZ-Vision sequencer.
Cubase Lite....................................$255
EZ Starter Kit w/Band in a Box & MIDI I/F......$284 
EZ Vision......................................$218 
MusicTime......................................$445
Trax...........................................$185
TrueTime.......................................$150

Sequencers  w/Audio
CuBase Audio...................................$1,750
Studio Vision..................................$1,495

Playing Music
Band in a Box Pro..............................$125
Jam Session....................................$75 
Jam Session Classic Songs......................$42 

Music Lessons
Jazz Improvisation ............................$197 
Listen.........................................$174
Mibac Music Lessons ...........................$80 
Miracle Piano Teaching System .................$684 
Practica Musica................................$170

MIDI Interfaces
ISMT Midi Interface - 1 in/3 out...............$175
MacNexus Midi - 1 in/3 out.....................$150
Opcode Midi Translator - 1 in/3 out............$135
Opcode Studio 2 - 2 in/6 out...................$315
Opcode Studio 3 - 2 in/6 out w/SMPTE Rack......$695
Opcode Studio 4 - 8 Midi I/O w/SMPTE...........$1,150
Opcode Studio 5 - 15 Midi I/O w/SMPTE..........$2,495
Opcode TimeCode Machine - SMPTE to Midi........$380
Passport Midi - 1 in/3 out.....................$145

Keyboard
49 key velocity sensitive Midi keyboards for use with Mac's and sound modules. Try your local electronic music store.
Roland PC-200 MkII.............................$549
Yamaha Midi Keyboard for Hello Music!..........$695

Sound Module
These Midi sound modules play straight from your Mac or via midi with 16 part multitimbral sound , 24 note polyphony & 128 insruments. The Yamaha has 192 sampled instruments, Midi Interface and comes with Cubase Lite.
Roland SC-7 w/Band in a Box & Turbotrax........$694
Yamaha Hello Music! CBX-T3 w/Cubase Lite.......$895

Librarians
Galaxy Universal Librarian.....................$379
Galaxy Universal Librarian w/Editor............$550

Digital Audio Input Devices
MacRecorder w/SoundEdit Pro....................$512
MediaVision Pro Audio Spectrum NuBus...........$890

Digital Audio Recording
SoundEdit Pro offers audio editing to/from disk. Use AudioShop for small sound file editing.
Alchemy........................................$1,095
AudioShop......................................$139 
SoundEdit Pro..................................$419

Digital Audio Workstation Systems
These systems are available from specialist digital music suppliers.
DigiDesign Sound Tools - 2 track
DigiDesign Pro Tools - 4 to 16 track
Otari DDR-10 - 2 track
Otari PD-464 - 4 track
SSP Sonic Solutions - 4 track
Topaz Real-Time - 4 track
Studer Dyaxis - 2 track

Clip Sounds on CD

A Zillion Sounds...............................$105
*2,177 sounds in SoundEdit, System 7 Beep and .WAV formats.
Audio Sounds...................................$155
Collection of digital audio clips in 8-bit SoundEdit format.
Best of MIDI Connection........................$88
Collection of MIDI files from the Nautilus magazines.
Best of Sound Bytes............................$88
Collection of sound files from Nautilus magazines.
Blockbuster Sound F/X v1.......................$115
*142 professionally recorded sound effects in SND/AIFF/.WAV and CD-Audio formats.
Desktop Sounds.................................$205
400 digital sound effects for HyperCard and Director.
Digital Sounds 1/11...................... each.$610
Over 1,000 digital effects or Vol 1 and musical instrument sounds on Vol 2.
Grooves........................................$200
100 music clips in SoundEdit and CD Audio formats.
Hi-Rez Audio...................................$228
**Very Good collection of royalty free music clips in AIFF, SOundEDit and SoundEdit Pro formats. The collection the professionals use.
Killer Tracks Library.....................each.$225
Three volumes of CD music for presentations.
Loops..........................................$165
*100 original music tracks in CD Audio, AIFF and MIDI formats.
MusicBytes.....................................$165
*100 sound effects and 27 original compositions in AIFF and CD Audio formats.
Music Madness..................................$145
*Collection of music clips in 8bit and 16bit AIFF format.
Sound FX.......................................$365
225 8 bit mono digitised sound effects for HyperCard and Director. Also 16 bit stereo format for DigiDesign Audiomedia.

MIDI and Sample Sound Files
A wide range of files are available. Try your local electronic music shop as well as catalogs from these places.

Advanced Midi Music Technology
92A John St.
Cabramatta  NSW  2166
(02) 727 4999

Pro Audio Supplies
14-16 Woolley St
Dickson ACT 2602
(06) 249 7766

Software & Music Academy of Australia
Box 588
Mornington Vic 3931
(059) 88 4464

Soundwarehouse
(02) 363 0493

Surreal Sound Systems
Box 2
Burnley Vic 3221
(03) 428 8455