Music Software

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Music Software

• Overview

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Types of Software

• Professional
• Used in a professional environment e.g. Cubase
• Computer Based training
• Used for teaching and instruction e.g. Mibac
• Catalogs
• Used for storage of information in an interactive
  environment e.g. New Grove Dict. Of Music
• Presentations
• Used for presenting a project or work e.g.
  Hyperstudio
• Games
• Learning software through the medium of games

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Notation

• E.g. Sibelius, Finale, MusicTime, Encore,
  Overture, Mozart, Amadeus, Music Printer Plus
• Used for notation
• Composition
• Scanning
• Midifiles
• Music Text/graphics
• Internet
• Multimedia

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Sequencers

• E.g. DOP, Cubase, Cakewalk, Logic, Musicator,
  MasterTrax, Powertrax
• Composition
• Backtrax/Sequencing
• Orchestration

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Patch editor/librarians

• E.g. Shape, SCEDIT
• Editing patches on modules/synths
• Creating new patches
• Creating new patch maps

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Sound Design

• E.g. Vienna, Virtual Waves
• Creating new sounds/timbres
• Looping/layering sounds

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Recording, Mastering and Production

• E.g. Cubase, Cakewalk Pro Audio, Wavelab
• Combination of Midi and Digital audio
• Mastering of Recording onto Harddisk
• Professional products

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Performance

• E.g. Vivace, Band in a Box, Jammer, Rebirth
• Basic sequencing
• Live Performance/accompaniment

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Instructional

• E.g. Mibac, Auralia
• Basic Music Instruction
• Computer based training

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Educational

• E.g. Midisaurus, Music Ace, Professor Piccolo
• Elementary Music Instruction
• Fundamentals of Music

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Computer generated applications

• E.g. Alcomp, Improvise
• Music synthesis
• Computer Generated Music
• Comtemporary Music

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Multimedia

• E.g. Director, Hyperstudio, Powerpoint
• Presentation
• Packaging
• Design