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- From: markb@tplrd.tpl.oz.au (Mark Bower)
- Subject: BPPro is terrible...whats KCS like ?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.161032.25183@tpl68k0.tplrd.tpl.oz.au>
- Originator: markb@sydrd14
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- Organization: Telectronics Pacing Systems
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 04:44:47 GMT
-
- I've been trying to use Bars and Pipes Pro (version 1.0e) which I bought
- about six months ago along with the Creativy Kit, the internal sounds
- kit and the Pro Studio Kit. I'm running the system on an A2000
- with 5 Megs of RAM (1 Meg Chip), KS2.04, and all software is
- on the hard drive. The MIDI interface is the original AMAS
- device.
-
- I've since found the program to be incredibly slow, irritating
- to use, lacking in basic sequencer features (such as a full soft
- MIDI THRU mode), unreliable in sending MIDI CLOCKS (the
- timing shown on external devices wobbles around drastically),
- crashes accassionally (especially with accidental MIDI loops),
- and the screen layout is particularly bad. You can't even save
- your preferences to a startup file! The worst aspect of the
- program is the number of glitches you recieve in the incoming
- MIDI data, and they're very hard to edit out (the Quantize)
- tool seems to have problems deciding where to Quantise), and
- step entry of chords is a joke - you can watch them flop onto
- the screen like a slow arpeggio!
-
- Since I paid lots of $$'s for this, I expected more (much more),
- particularly after all the hype it's recieved in this Forum.
-
- Now, before I switch to an Atari ST (I'm that desperate!), I want
- to know if Dr T's KCS II 3.5 is any better. I need:
-
- - Fast editing of Note data
- - Proper SOFT MIDI THRU capability
- - Reliable timing
- - Good real time entry - no glitching.
- - No crashes or GURU's for normal program operation.
-
- Any suggestions ?
-
- Cheers,
-
- Mark
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