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STUDIO-64 REVIEW
STUDIO-64 is a totally keyboard
oriented musical system. All musical
coding is done via the C-64's own
keyboard; no external musical
keyboards are necessary for this
system. The middle two rows of keys
(A-equal and W-up arrow) are used
for entering musical notes. At the
top of the screen is an indicator
which shows what waveform you are
presently using. Using the function
keys, you can switch between any of
the four basic waveforms.
You can enter music in two different
ways. The first way is by entering
the notes one at a time. When you
press a musical key using this method,
a sixteenth note appears upon the
staff. Pressing the key once more
changes the note to an eighth note.
Another keypress on the same key will
lengthen the note again. Tied notes
are easy to use as well. Rests are
treated in the same way. By pressing
the space bar repeatedly, the rest
grows in duration. The other method
of entering your music is to play it
in 'real time'. In this mode,
STUDIO-64 updates the duration of a
note simply if you hold the key down.
In this mode, there is no need to
press a key more than once.
Waveforms and octaves can be changed
for every note. You can change from
one waveform to another by using the
function keys. You can change the
octave you are playing in by pressing
the number keys 1 through 8. ADSR
can be set to any desired settings for
each note. Again, the function keys
are used to change the settings.
STUDIO-64 can also make use of the
C-64's filters. Each voice can be
filtered and you can select which
type of filter to use (band, high, or
low pass). You can also adjust the
cutoff frequency very easily.
Resonance is also very easily altered.
As an added feature, you can adjust
the pitch so that you can tune your
C-64 to a tuning fork or other tuning
device. The tempo of playback is
also very easy to alter.
Editing a song is very easy with
STUDIO-64. You can delete and insert
notes very easily. You can also
duplicate portions of your music.
The commands used in STUDIO-64 are
very easy to understand and remember.
For example, to alter the filter
settings, simply press CTRL-F. To
alter ADSR, press CTRL-A. STUDIO-64
includes a HELP key. It calls up a
reference screen.
The documentation for STUDIO-64 is
good. All concepts are explained
fully and an example is almost always
given. The instruction booklet also
contains approximately five pages
of tips and information on how to code
music.
Produced by:
ENTECH
P.O. Box 185
Sun Valley, CA 91353
(818) 768-6646
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