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Commodore
64 & 128®

Music
Software Guide
by
Lolita Walker Cilkes

Ur
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Unsinn Publications, Inc.

Commodore
64 & 128®

Music
Software Guide
by
Lolita

Waiker-GiIkes

E di te d
Tiiu

Jill

by
Lutter

Unsinn

P u b l i c a t i o n s , Inc.
P.O. Box 672
D r e x e l Hill, PA 19026
(215) 543 - 0999

Commodore

64 and 128 are r e g i s t e r e d t ra d em a r k s
C o m m o d o r e E l e c t r o n i c s , Ltd.

Copyright®

1986

by

Unsinn

Publications,

Inc.

First Edition
F i r s t P r i n t i n g - 1986

All r i g h t s r e s e r v e d .
No p art of this b o o k sh all be
r e p r o d u c e d , s t o r e d in a r e t r i e v a l s ys t em , or t r a n s m i t t e d by
any me a ns , e l e c t r o n i c , m e c h a n i c a l , p h o t o c o p y i n g , r e c o r d i n g ,
or o t h e r w i s e , w i t h o u t w r i t t e n p e r m i s s i o n f r o m the p u b l i s h e r .
E v e r y p r e c a u t i o n has b e e n taken in the p r e p a r a t i o n of this
book.
H o w e v e r , the p u b l i s h e r a s s u m e s no r e s p o n s i b i l i t y for
er r or s or o m i s s i o n s .

International

Standard

PRINTED

B oo k

Number:

IN THE

USA

0-672-21789-9

CONTENTS

SECTION

I

Introduction

HOW

TO USE

WHY

T HE

THIS

M A N U A L ..................... .....................1

COMMODORE

WHAT

IS T HE

WHAT

DO

WILL

I NEED

6 4 ? ............................................ 2

COMMODORE

I NEED

1 2 8 ? ......................................2

B E G I N ? ......... . .............................2

TO

A LO T

OF T E C H N I C A L

A B I L I T Y ? . ............. .....3

SECTION
C 6 4 a nd

USING

SOFTWARE

F OR

MUSIC

II

128 G e n e r a t e d

Sound

I N S T R U C T I O N ......................... 6

T H E O R Y ............................................................... 7
E A R - T R A I N I N G ...................................................... 14
INSTRUMENTAL
COMPOSITION

F I N G E R I N G S . ....................................... 17
AND

ENTERTAINMENT,
KEYBOARD

T R A N S C R I P T I O N ................................ 20

GRAPHICS,

SYSTEMS

PROGRAMMING

A ND

M U S I C .......................... 28

( N O N - M I D I ) ............... ................... 30

U T I L I T I E S .......................................... 32

SECTION
MIDI

(Musical

UNDERSTANDING
MUSIC

Instruaent

III
Digital

Interface)

M I D I .............................................. 34

E D U C A T I O N .................................................. 36

S E Q U E N C E R /T R A N S C R I P I T O N / P E R F O R M A N C E ......................... 3 8
VOICE

S T O R A G E ..................................................... 40

ENTERTAINMENT

AN D

G R A P H I C S .................................... 41

H A R D W A R E .............................. ............................ 42

SECTION

IV

Appendicies

APPENDIX

A:

P E R I O D I C A L S ........................................44

APPENDIX

B:

B O O K S ............................................... 46

APPENDIX

C:

V E N D O R S ( G E N E R A L ) ................................. 47

APPENDIX

D:

V E N D O R S ( M I D I ) ..................................... 49

HOW TO USE THIS

MANUAL

T h e C O M M O D O R E 6 4 / 1 2 8 M U S I C S O F T W A R E G U I D E has b e e n
p r e p a r e d to
reduce
time s p en t
searching
for
appro­
p r i a t e m u s i c s o f t w a r e . T hi s l i s t i n g d oe s no t
represent
every music p rogram wr itten
for the C o m m o d o r e
6 4/1 28 ,
b ut r a t h e r tho se
p r o g r a m s r e v i e w e d and
t es t e d by
the
a u t h o r that are
c o n s i d e r e d to
be of m e ri t .
A
music
e d u c a t o r and s o f t w a r e c o n s u l t a n t , Ms. W a l k e r G i l k e s has
e a r n e d d e g r e e s f r om B o s t o n
U n i v e r s i t y and the
Univer­
s ity of T e x a s .
T h i s s o f t w a r e l i s t i n g has b e e n o r g a n i z e d into four
general a r e a s :
1.
S o f t w a r e r e q u i r i n g no a d d i t i o n a l
materi­
als to run on
a C o m m o d o r e 64
or 128.
T hi s
s e c t i o n i n c l u d e s p r o g r a m s for ~ u s i c
instruc­
t i on ( t h e o r y ,
ear-training,
and
instrument
fingerings); composition
and
transcription;
entertainment
and g r a p h i c s .
All
so und
in
t h e s e p r o g r a m s is p r o d u c e d by the C o m m o d o r e ' s
b u i l t - i n SID
C h ip
synthesizer
(SID
is
an
a c r o n y m for S o u n d I n t e r f a c e D e v i c e ) .
2.
Piano
keyboards
that
connect
to
the
C o m m o d o r e 6 4 /1 2 8.
These
p r o d u c t s are
used
e x c l u s i v e l y w i t h a C o m m o d o r e 6 4 /1 28 .
3.
Software
d e s i g n e d s p e c i f i c a l l y for
pro­
gramming purposes.
To use p r o g r a m s f ro m this
g r o u p one m u s t h a v e some r u d i m e n t a r y p r o g r a m ­
ming knowledge.
4.
MIDI
s o f t w a r e and h a r d w a r e
for the
C64
and 128.
T his p o r t i o n i n c l u d e s p r o g r a m s
for
p e r f o r m a n c e as
w e l l as
education,
composi­
tion, and t r a n s c r i p t i o n .

Experienced
c o m p u t e r user s s h o u l d go d i r e c t l y
to
the r e v i e w s .
T h o s e not
familiar with
microcomputers
and m u s i c a p p l i c a t i o n s or those who w a n t a d d i t i o n a l i n ­
f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e read on...

1

WHY THE

COMMODORE

64?

T he
C o m m o d o r e 64
has one of
the m o s t
powerful
built-in
music
synthesizers
of
all
less
expensive
microcomputers.
E ach C o m m o d o r e 64
has a
three
voice
s y n t h e s i z e r c hi p r e f e r r e d to
as the " S I D c h i p "
( S ou n d
Interface Device).
A d d i t i o n a l l y , s i n c e the
Commodore
64 is v e r y p o p u l a r in the h o m e and e d u c a t i o n m a r k e t s , a
large a m o u n t of s o f t w a r e has b e e n and w i l l c o n t i n u e
to
be w r i t t e n for it.
The p o w e r f u l s y n t h e s i z e r a l l o w s m u ­
sic s o f t w a r e to be u se d e a s i l y w i t h o u t r e q u i r i n g
addi­
ti o na l e x p e n s i v e m a t e r i a l s .
T he SID
chip
can s i m ul ta n eo us ly
sound
three
voices.
H o w e v e r , this
is a
l i m i t a t i o n for
advanced
music e ducation
applications
and
performance.
For
these p u r p o s e s an
external synthe si ze r (keyboard)
can
be a d d e d to s u p p l y a d d i t i o n a l v o i c e s .
All th i ng s c o n s i d e r e d , the C o m m o d o r e 64 is a
pow­
erful m i crocomputer.
If one uses the v a r i e t y and
num­
ber of p r o g r a m s
in this l i s t i n g
as an i n d i c a t o r ,
C64
a p p l i c a t i o n s for m u s i c are c o n s i d e r a b l e .
One n e e d o n ly
s e l e c t a p r o g r a m or two to b e g i n e m b e l l i s h i n g any m u s i c
curriculum.

WHAT

IS T H E

COMMODORE

128?

The C o m m o d o r e 128 is a t o t a l l y d i f f e r e n t
computer
f r o m the C64.
The 128 has m o r e
memory, a better
and
more advanced typewriter
k e y b o a r d and
the a b i l i t y
to
run many more business programs
than the C64.
A
C128
i m p r o v e m e n t that
directly
benefits musicians
is
the
128 's m o r e s o p h i s t i c a t e d S O U N D s t a t e m e n t s w h i c h can
be
u s ed in B A S I C p r o g r a m s
(for s p e c i f i c i n f o r m a t i o n ,
see
COMMODORE
POWER/PLAY,
August/S eptember,
1985;
pages
110-112).
H o w e v e r , it
has a
C o m m o d o r e 64
emulation
m o d e so that all C64 s o f t w a r e w i ll run on the 128.
If
c h o o s i n g b e t w e e n these two C o m m o d o r e m i c r o c o m p u t e r s the
C o m m o d o r e 128 is the way to go.

WHAT

The

following

DO

I NEED

equipment

1.

Commodore

2.

One

3.

Mo ni tor

disk

64 or
d ri v e

2

TO

is
128

BEGIN?

essential:
microcomputer

Optional

equipment:

1.

Headphones

2.

Keyboard

3.

MIDI equipped
software

4.

Dot m a t r i x
capability

WILL

I NEED

for

private

listening

u n it
keyboard

printer

A LOT

for

with

M I DI

graphics

OF T E C H N I C A L

ABILITY?

N o t at all! A n y o n e who can put a r e c o r d on a t u r n ­
tab le and set the v o l u m e can r e a d i l y l e ar n to use ev er y
p i e c e of s o f t w a r e m e n t i o n e d in this r e v i e w .
Familiar­
ity w i t h s om e
f r e q u e n t l y u s e d terms
w i l l be
helpful.
T h e y are:
B ASIC:
A c r o n y m for B e g i n n e r s All P u r p o s e S y m b o l i c
In­
s t r u c t i o n Code.
BASIC
is a p r o g r a m m i n g
language
d e s i g n e d for b e g i n n i n g p r o g r a m m e r s and is s t a r d a r d
in the C64 and C128.
CHIP:

An i n t e g r a t e d
circuit
p i e c e of s i l i c o n .
A ch ip
with several
m e t a l pins
microcomputer.

c o n t a i n e d on
a
is a t t a c h e d to a
that c o n n e c t
it

CAI:

(Computer Assisted Instruction)
r e f e r to any t e a c h i n g p r o g r a m that
p ute r.

CAIM:

(Computer Assisted Instruction
t e rm i n d i c a t e s p r o g r a m s
written
in m u s i c e d u c a t i o n .

DISK:

A type
of
storage media
i n f o r m a t i o n su ch as c o m p u t e r

minute
holder
to
the

A term us ed
to
utilizes a c o m ­

for M u s i c )
This
s t r i c t l y for
use

for
data.

electromagnetic

ENVELOPE:
The
" s h a p e " of a
m u s i c a l s ound, a
s o u n d ’s
e n v e l o p e c o n s i s t s of
the a t t a c k , de c ay ,
s us t a i n ,
a nd r e l e a s e p a r a m e t e r s .
FILE:

A m i c r o c o m p u t e r st or e s
e ac h g r o u p of data
e x a m p l e c h a r a c t e r s , n u m b e r s , or
m u s i c ) in a
a n a l a g o u s to a f o l d e r in
a filing cabinet.
f ile c o n t a i n s d i f f e r e n t i n f o r m a t i o n .

3

(for
file
Each

HARD

COPY:
A p r i n t e d c op y of a d o c u m e n t , p i c t u r e ,
mu­
sic score; a n y t h i n g
that is
p r i n t e d by
computer
printer.

HARDWARE:
The
c o m p u t e r and e v e r y
p i e c e of
equipment
c o n n e c t e d to it, i n c l u d i n g m o n i t o r , p r i n t e r ,
d is k
dr i v e , j o y s t i c k , and
music keyboard.
I NPUT:
Data
or i n f o r m a t i o n e n t e r e d
into a
I n p u t is any i n f o r m a t i o n that has been,
or wi ll be e n t e r e d in the f u t ur e.
INTERFACE:
A c i r c u i t b o a r d or b ox
or m o r e p i e c e s of e q u i p m e n t ,
to li nk a C 64 and a k e y b o a r d .
JOYSTICK:
A type
in g a m es and
LOA D:

of c o n t r o l
some m u s i c

u se d
s uc h

to
as

u s e d to i n p u t
programs.

computer.
is
be in g,

connect
a card

two
used

information

T r a n s f e r r i n g da ta from a s t o r a g e m e d i u m , s uc h as
a disk, into the c o m p u t e r ' s m e m o r y .
P r o g r a m s m u st
be lo a de d b e f o r e they c an be used.

MACHINE LANGUAGE:
numbers.

A programming

language

using

binary

MEMORY:
S t o r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i n s i d e the c o m p u t e r or o n ­
to s t o r a g e m e d i a , e.g. d is k s, d i s k e t t e s ,
cassette
tap es .
MENU:

A
list of
m o n i t o r for
Menu driven
s c r e e n s f r om

available options
d i s p l a y e d on
the
the p r o g r a m
in use
at that
moment.
software contains
a series
of
menu
w h i c h user s may s el e ct .

MIDI:

An a c r o n y m for M u s i c a l I n s t r u m e n t D i g i t a l I n t e r ­
face.
M I D I is an a t t e m p t to s t a n d a r d i z e
informa­
tion t r a n s f e r b e t w e e n d i g i t a l m u s i c a l
instruments
and c o m p u t e r s .

OUTPUT:
Computer generated information.
T he ima ge
on
the m o n i t o r , a h a r d copy of a d o c u m e n t , and i n f o r ­
m a t i o n s t o r e d on a d i sk
are all e x a m p l e s of
out­
put.
POKE:

A BASIC
C64 .

SAVE:

T he
ter 's

command

act of
memory

used

to

elicit

fr om

transfering information
onto s t o r a g e m ed i a.

4

s ou n d

f ro m

on

the

a compu­

S ID

CHIP:
T h e S o u n d I n t e r f a c e D e v i c e is
64 and 12 8' s b u i l t - i n s y n t h e s i z e r .

the

Commodore

SOFTWARE:
T he
n a m e g i v e n to
instructions which
tell
the c o m p u t e r w h a t to do and w h e n to do it.
Micro­
c o m p u t e r s o f t w a r e is
usually stored
on a
floppy
d i s k e t t e ( di sk ).

5

SOFTWARE

FOR M USIC

INSTRUCTION

C A I M ( C o m p u t e r A s s i s t e d I n s t r u c t i o n for M u s i c )
is
n o t n ew to m u s i c e d u c a t i o n . T h e r e are m a n y p r o g r a m s d e ­
s i g n e d to d ri ll , t e ac h and r e i n f o r c e m u s i c a l
concepts.
T h e s e p r o g r a m s r a n g e f r o m m a t e r i a l s for the v e r y
young
all the
w a y to
th ose for
the p r o f e s s i o n a l
musician.
T h i s s e c t i o n is d i v i d e d into t h re e a reas:
- Theory
- Ear-training
- Instrumental

fingering

drills

T h e s e p r o g r a m s c an be used at ho me, in the
class­
r o o m or as an
aid in p r i v a t e
instruction.
Most
pro­
g r a m s y i e l d t he i r b e s t r e s u l t s
w h e n u s e d as a
supple­
m e n t to a m u s i c c u r r i c u l u m .
T h e y are n o t d e s i g n e d
to
t e a c h m u s i c by t h e m s e l v e s .
Some p o p u l a r
applications
include:
- I n d i v i d u a l and h o m e
use:
Select
programs
w h i c h a re
d e s i g n e d for
e a ch s p e c i f i c
area.
P r o g r a m s are li s te d
as e i t h e r e l e m e n t a r y
or
s e c o n d a r y level.
- C l a s s r o o m use:
Many programs reinforce m u ­
sic c o n c e p t s .
P r o g r a m s m ay be us ed for
sup­
p l e m e n t a l study.
On e c o m p u t e r in a c l a s s r o o m
c an be u sed as e i t h e r a c l as s a c t i v i t y or
by
individual students.
If a
c o m p u t e r lab
is
a v a i l a b l e an e n t i r e cl ass ca n w o r k w i t h th es e
programs.

6

THEORY

The following section contains music theory
soft­
w a r e for b o t h e l e m e n t a r y and
s e c o n d a r y l ev e ls .
It
is
r e c o m m e n d e d that one read o v e r all the e n t r i e s and then
s e l e c t one to t h r e e
appropriate programs.
The
Theory
m a t e r i a l s w o r k w e l l w h e n u s e d as a s u p p l e m e n t to e x i s t ­
ing c l a s s e s and s t u d i e s .

A N I M A L NOTES.
( e l e m e n t a r y ) T hi s
game helps
improve
m u s i c r e a d i n g s k i l l s in k e y b o a r d f i v e - f i n g e r p o s i t i o n s .
I n s t a n t f e e d - b a c k e l m i n a t e s g u e s s i n g and h e l p s the s t u ­
d e n t m a i n t a i n his p l a c e in the m u s i c .
Various
animals
that act as
notes a u t o m at i ca ll y
i n c r e a s e or
decrease
s p e e d as
correct notes
are
played. Options
include
f our i n s t r u m e n t s o u n d s , F, G,
or A m a j o r f i n g e r
posi­
tion, and s c o r e t a b u l a t i o n .
The g a me c an be l i m i t e d to
s t e p s o n l y or e x p a n d e d to
al so i n c l u d e skips of up
to
t h i rds , f o u r t h s , and f i ft h s.
$ 14 . 9 5 .
Available
f ro m
BARNETT.
ARPEGGIO-TUTOR.
(secondary)
Teaches
and d r i l l s
ma­
jor, m i n o r , d i m i n i s h e d , a u g m e n t e d , m a j o r s e v e n t h ,
dom­
i n a n t s e v e n t h , and
diminished seventh
a r p e g g i o s in
a
p l a y - a l o n g f or m a t .
Students
s e l e c t t h e i r own
tem po s.
$ 21 . 5 0 .
A v a i l a b l e fr om SWAN.
B R AV O !
(elementary)
An a p p e a l i n g p r o g r a m d e s i g n e d
to
aid in
learning
the
fundamentals
of
music,
B RAVO!
i n c o r p o r a t e s six i n t r o d u c t o r y a c t i v i t i e s .
Upon c o m p l e ­
tion, a u s er s h o u l d be ab le to read m u s i c on the tr e bl e
c l ef and w r i t e song s w i t h the p r o g r a m ' s
M i n i -C o m p o s e r .
$ 8. 95 .
A v a i l a b l e f ro m H E S W A R E .
CAT STEPS
INTERVAL TUTORIAL.
(elementary)
A
cat
assists students
in a
t u t o r i a l on
simple
intervals,
t e a c h i n g h ow to c o u n t a two n o t e i n t e r v a l on the staff.
A test c o m p l e t e s the lesson.
A record keeping
utility
on d i s k
sa ves
the
s co r e s
of
up
to
125
students.
$59.00.
A v a i l a b l e from W E N G E R C O R P O R A T I O N .

7

CHORD-SPELL.
(secondary)
T e s t s a s t u d e n t ' s a b i l i t y to
spell
major,
minor,
diminished,
augmented,
major
seventh, minor
s e v e n t h , ha 1 f - d i m i n i s h e d
seventh,
and
fully d i minished seventh chords.
F i n a l r e s u l t s ca n
be
printed.
$ 21 . 5 0 .
A v a i l a b l e f ro m SWAN.
CLEF NOTES.
(secondary)
T he p u r p o s e of this
program
is to i m p r o v e the s p e e d w i th w h i c h a s t u d e n t i d e n t i f i e s
n o t e s on the treb le, alto, tenor, and bass c lef s.
Cor­
r e c t a n s w e r s are s e l e c t e d by m o v i n g the c u r s o r a r o u n d a
graphics display.
To
complete a
s e s s i o n , ten
notes
m u s t be i d e n t i f i e d c o n s e c u t i v e l y .
At the end of
each
s e s s i o n s c o re
are s t o r e d
in a Ha ll
of Fame.
$ 39 . 95 .
A v a i l a b l e fr om E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
CR OA K OF F KEY
SIGNATURES.
(l ate
elementary)
Th is
program focuses
on
the
proper order
of
s h ar p s
and
flats.
It
r e i n f o r c e s the
fa ct that
the o r d e r
never
c h a n g e s w h e t h e r i d e n t i f y i n g or w r i t i n g a ke y s i g n a t u r e ,
be i t . m a j o r or m in o r .
It also f u n c t i o n s as a d r i ll for
n a m i n g m a j o r and
minor key signatures. A j oystick
al­
lows the u s er
to m o v e
sh a rp s and f la ts
on to a
Grand
Staff, and
to
position a
frog
over letter
n am e s
of
s h a r p s or f la ts
to i d e n t i f y key
signatures.
CROKOFF
p r o g r a m s can a ls o be
u s e d w i t h the M E L O D I A N
KEYBOARD.
A J O Y S T I C K OR M E L O D I A N
K E Y B O A R D IS R E Q U I R E D .
$ 29 . 95 .
A v a i l a b l e f ro m M U S O F T .
CROAKOFF NOTE
RECOGNITION.
(elementary)
In
this
p r o g r a m , the
frog r e i n f o r c e s
note reading skills
on
b o t h the k e y b o a r d and
G r a n d St a ff .
Th e m e n u
contains
six g a m e s in w h i c h s t u d e n t s use a j o y s t i c k to p l a ce the
fr og o v e r the
answers.
A
MELODIAN
K E Y B O A R D may
be
s u b s t i t u t e d for a j o y s t i c k .
A J O Y S T I C K OR THE M E L O D I A N
K E Y B O A R D IS R E Q U I R E D .
$ 29 . 9 5 .
Avail a bl e from MUSOFT.
EARLY MU SI C SKILLS.
(elementary)
The f o u r - p a r t
pro­
g r a m is d e s i g n e d
to i n t r o d u c e s t u d e n t s to the b a s i c s of
n o t e r e a d i n g and e l e m e n t a r y ear t r a i n i n g .
E a c h of
the
fo ur s e c t i o n s of
the p r o g r a m i n c l u d e s a t u t o r i a l
and
d r i l l on a d i f f e r e n t c o n c e p t :
l) r e c o g n i t i o n of
line
and s p a c e n o t e s , 2) the c o r r e c t n u m b e r i n g of the
lines
and s p a c e s
on the
st af f, 3)
i d e n t i f i c a t i o n of
n o t es
m o v i n g up and d o wn on the staff, and 4) v i s u a l r e c o g n i ­
tion of
notes both
stepping
and
skipping around
the
s ta ff .
E a ch u n i t
b u i l d s on the p r e v i o u s l y i n t r o d u c e d
s k il l s.
These easy-to-use
l es s o n s p r o v i d e a
thorough
g r o u n d i n g in f u n d a m e n t a l s
of m u s i c
reading.
$ 29 .9 5.
A v a i l a b l e from E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.

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E L E M E N T S OF M U S I C .
(elementary-secondary)
T h is is
an
entry-level music
notation
program
for
children
or
a d ul t s.
Timed
or u n t i m e d r a n d o m
d r i l l s are
provided
for n a m i n g m a j o r
and m i n o r ke y
s i g n a t u r e s , and
notes
from a staff
or k e y b o a r d .
T h e c o m p l e t e set
includes
p r o g r e s s te sts for
e a c h d ri l l and
an i n s t r u c t o r
file
w i t h a c c e s s to s t u d e n t r e c o r d s .
$ 9 9 . 9 5 ( C o m p l e t e set),
N O T E N A M E S D R I L L only, $ 3 9. 9 5, K E Y B O A R D N O T E D R I L L
on­
ly, $ 3 9 . 9 5 , K E Y S I G N A T U R E
D R I L L o nly, $ 3 9 . 9 5 .
Avail­
a b l e f ro m E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
FACE A DRAGON.
(elementary)
A g a me for l e a r n i n g
c lef n o t e n a m e s lets us er s b e g i n w i t h h a l f of the
and i n c r e a s e the
level of d i f f i c u l t y
u n t i l all
are l e a r n e d .
$14.95.
A v a i l a b l e fr om B A R N E T T .

bass
s ta f f
n o t es

K E Y BO AR D SPEED NOTE READING.
( e 1e m e n t a r y - s e c o n d a r y )
A
game format
drill
helps students
increase
speed
in
a s s o c i a t i n g n o t e s on the
s t a f f w i t h the
corresponding
n o t e s on the k e y b o a r d . r An on d i s k r e c o r d k e e p i n g u t i l ­
ity m a i n t a i n s r e c o r d s of up i to 125 s t u d e n t s .
$ 6 9. 00 .
A v a i l a b l e f r om W E N G E R C O R P O R A T I O N .
KEY-READ.
(secondary)
Key-Read
drills
and
tests
s t u d e n t a b i l i t y to r e c o g n i z e
and w r i t e key
signatures
for m a j o r and
m i n o r ke ys.
S t u d e n t s ' n a m e s and
fina l
r e s u l t s ca n be p r i n t e d .
$ 2 1. 5 0.
A v a i l a b l e f r o m SWAN.
KEY SI G N A T U R E
DRILL.
(la te
elementary,
secondary)
T h is d r i l l is d e s i g n e d to i n c r e a s e r e c o g n i t i o n sp ee d of
m a j o r and m i n o r ke ys w h e n p r e s e n t e d on bass and
tr e bl e
staves.
One can set time li m it s to a d j u s t the
diffic­
u l t y level.
A student summary
s c o r e is p r e s e n t e d
at
the end of
each session.
$ 39 . 9 5 .
(See E L E M E N T S
OF
MUSIC).
A v a i l a b l e f rom E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E
SYSTEMS,
INC .
L O LL IP O PS AND LEMONS.
( e l e m e n t a r y ) T e a c h e s bass
or
t r eb l e c le f n o t e
n a m es by r e p e a t i n g
notes w ithin
one
a r e a of the st af f.
When a
student corre ct l y names
a
n ot e, she is
rewarded with a
lollipop.
An
incorrect
r e s p o n s e turns the n o te
into a lemon. $ 1 4 . 9 5 .
Avail­
a b le f r o m B A R N E T T .
MUSIC ACHIEVEMENT
SERIES.
( la te
elementary,
secon­
d ary)
T h i s is a t h ree
level t e s t i n g p a c k a g e for
the
beginning, intermediate,
and a d v a n c e d
music
s t u d en t .
Level 1
evaluates
beginning students'
knowledge
of
p i t c h and r h y t h m i c
notation, music terminology,
ties,
and sl u rs .
L e v e l 2 tests
intermediate students'
fam­
i l i a r i t y w i t h p i t c h and r h y t h m i c n o t a t i o n , t e r m i n o l o g y ,

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i n t e r v a l s , a nd
scales.
Level 3
evaluates
students'
k n o w l e d g e of p i t c h and r h y t h m i c n o t a t i o n , m u s i c t e r m i n ­
o lo g y, i n t e r v a l s , s ca l e s , and
chords.
Instructor
op­
tions on e a ch d i s k p e r m i t m o n i t o r i n g s t u d e n t u s a g e
and
r egistering student scores.
$125.00.
Available
fr om
ALFRED P U B LI SH I NG COMPANY.
M U S I C B O X I.
(elementary)
T h is g a m e tes ts
recogni­
tion of 19
el ementary music
symbols including
n ot e s,
r es t s, s ha rp ,
flat,
and
natural
s ig n s,
and
accent
marks.
$59.00.
A v a i l a b l e fr om W E N G E R C O R P O R A T I O N .
MUSIC BOX
II.
( la te
elementary,
secondary)
As
a
c o n t i n u a t i o n of
M U S I C B OX
I, a d d i t i o n a l
symbols
are
introduced.
This
program covers dynamic
indications,
s i x t e e n t h n o t e s and re s ts ,
c r e s c e n d o , tied n o t e s ,
and
s lu rs .
$59.00.
A v a i l a b l e fro m W E N G E R C O R P O R A T I O N .
M U S I C F L A S H C A RD S .
(secondary)
T h is d r i ll and
prac­
tice p r o g r a m p r e s e n t s f u n d a m e n t a l m u s i c m a t e r i a l .
Each
l e s s o n d i s k e t t e ( th e r e
are t hree)
includes nine
les­
sons.
Disk 1 presents
note'names, rhythm values,
and
rhythm
value
equivalents.
Disk
2
includes
major
s c a l e s , m i n o r s ca l e s , m o d a l s c a l e s , and k e y s i g n a t u r e s .
D i s k 3 c o m p l e t e s the set w i t h l e s s o n s on i n t e r v a l s
and
basic chords.
U s e r e v a l u a t i o n is d i s p l a y e d at the
end
of e a ch l es so n.
$ 5 9 . 9 5 ( C o m p l e t e set).
Disks may
be
purchased individually
for $ 2 9 . 9 5 .
Available
from
E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
MUSIC MADE
E ASY.
( la te
e 1e m e n t a r y - s e c o n d a r y )
T he
t u t o r i a l and d r i l l
t ea c h e s the
b a s i c s of
m u s i c in
a
step-by-step
course.
Lessons
include:
The
S ta ff,
C le f s , M e a s u r e s , T i m e S i g n a t u r e s , N o t e s and R e s t s , Ties
and S lu r s , R e p e a t s and E n d i n g s , F la t s , S h a r p s , and N a t ­
u ra ls , S c a l e s
and
Key Signatures,
Dynamics,
Tempos,
C h o r d s , I n v e r s i o n s , H a r m o n i z i n g , and C r e a t i n g M e l o d i e s .
E a ch l e s s o n
is
reinforced with
drills
and
quizzes.
$29.95.
A v a il ab le from ALFRED P U BL I SH IN G COMPANY.
MUSIC TERMINOLOGY.
(secondary)
A
set of five
inde­
p e n d e n t p r o g r a m s for i n c r e a s i n g o n e 's k n o w l e d g e of
mu­
sic t e r m i n o l o g y .
T he s e p a r a t e p r o g r a m s i n c l u d e :
Glos­
s ary of T e r m s ,
C a t e g o r i e s of
Terms, T r u e/ F al se
Test,
M u l t i p l e C h o i c e T e st , and F i l l - I n Q u e s t i o n s .
Each p r o ­
gram randomly selects
q u e s t i o n s f r om a
p ool of
ov er
100 m u s i c terms.
A s u m m a r y of terms
that n e e d to
be
r e v i e w e d is
displayed
at
the end
of
e a ch
session.
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e fr om E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E
SYSTEMS,
INC.

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MUSIC:
TERMS AND
NOTATION.
(late elementary, s e c ­
ondary)
Drill
and p r a c t i c e
identifying musical s ym­
bo ls, e n h a r m o n i c e q u i v a l e n t s ,
and k e y s i g n a t u r e s w i t h
MUSIC:
T E R M S A ND N O T A T I O N .
The p rogram also
includes
d r i l l s on m u s i c t e r m i n o l o g y .
$29.00.
A v a i l a b l e fr om
MECC.
MUSICAL COMPUTER
ONE AND
TW O.
(elementary,
second­
ary)
T h i s t u t o r i a l and d r i ll p r o g r a m is d e s i g n e d to be
us ed d u r i n g the f i r s t
two y e a r s of m u s i c
instruction.
M U S I C A L C O M P U T E R ONE c o v e r s n o t e r e a d i n g on t r e b l e
and
bass s t a v e s , r h y t h m , k e y b o a r d - n o t e c o r r e l a t i o n , and
60
practice questions.
M U S I C A L C O M P U T E R TW O c o v e r s
notes
and r es t s, s h a r p s and
f lats, s i gn s and s y m b o l s ,
tem po
definitions,
a nd
30
practice
questions.
$ 34 . 9 5 .
Avai la b le from COMPUTER A P P L I C AT IO N S TOMORROW.
M US I C A L STAIRS.
(elementary)
T h i s is an a u d i o
visual
game
designed
to
help , yo unger
pupils
practice
identifying intervals
on
the
b a ss
or
treble
clef.
U s i n g a g r a p h i c r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of a p i a n o k e y b o a r d , i n ­
t e r v a l s r a n g i n g f r om u n i s o n to o c t a v e s are p l a y e d ,
and
the s t u d e n t is a s k e d to i d e n t i f y the c o r r e c t
interval.
D i f f i c u l t y l ev e l is p r o g r e s s i v e
for e a c h ten it em
se­
quence.
The pr og ra m
maintains student
s c o r e s and
a
H a ll of
Fam e.
$29.95.
Available
from
ELECTRONIC
C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
NOTABLE PHANTOM.
(elementary)
U se
a keyboard
over­
lay w i t h this
p r o g r a m to le ar n
p i t c h e s on the
t re b l e
s ta ff .
G h o s t s , s p i d e r s , and p h a n t o m s p r e s e n t n o t e s
to
be i d e n t i f i e d .
The
p r o g r a m a l l o w s c h i l d r e n to
create
s i m p l e tunes and sa ve the m on disk.
$49.95.
Available
from D E S I G N W A R E .
NOTE NAME
DRILL.
(elementary,
secondary)
A
m u s ic
a ctivity drill designed
to i n c r e a s e s t u d e n t s '
ability
to n a m e n o t e s in the tr eb l e and ba ss c le f s, this
d r i ll
c a n be t i m ed
w i t h li m it s
d e t e r m i n e d by the
user.
A
s u m m a r y s c o r e is p r e s e n t e d u p o n c o m p l e t i o n of e ac h s e s ­
sion.
$39.95.
(See
E L E M E N T S OF
MUSIC).
Available
f ro m E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
NOTE-READ.
(secondary)
D r i l l s and
te sts
students'
n o t e r e a d i n g on
the tre bl e,
tenor, or bass
clef.
A
n o t e is d i s p l a y e d on the s ta ff and the p i t c h is
sound­
ed.
The
s t u d e n t is
a s k e d to
i n p ut the
n a m e of
the
note .
A
h e l p s e c t i o n is
available.
Students'
n am e s
and f i na l r e s u l t s c an be
p r i n t e d on c o m m a n d .
$ 21 .5 0.
A v a i l a b l e fr om SWAN.

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NOTE SPELLER.
(elementary)
T h i s t u t o r i a l and g a me
is
d e s i g n e d to s ee
how quickly
one c a n
identify
nota­
tion that c r e a t e s m u s i c a l w o r d s ,
e.g. f a c e d and
bag­
gag e.
The
menu offers
the o p t i o n s
of t r e b l e
and/or
ba ss s t av e s.
U se of l e d g e r lines is o p t i o n a l , a nd
one
can select either
long or
short words
for the
game.
$ 2 9 .9 5 . A v a i l a b l e f ro m
ELECTRONIC COURSEWARE
SYSTEMS,
INC.
PRACTICAL THEORY.
(elementary,
secondary)
A
three
volume music
c u r r i c u l u m s er v e s
as b o t h
tutorial
and
dr i ll .
The
r a n g e of c o n c e p t s
c o v e r e d by the
program
i n c l u d e s the st a ff , n o t a t i o n , r h y t h m , s c a l e s , ke y
sig­
n a t u r e s , t em po s, d y n a m i c s , c h o r d s , and h a r m o n i z i n g m e l ­
odies.
V o l u m e s 1 and 2 w o u l d be s u i t a b l e for b e g i n n i n g
a nd e a r l y i n t e r m e d i a t e
music students.
Volume 3
in­
c l u d e s m a t e r i a l on
s c a l e s and
c h o r d s , and
concludes
w i t h a l e s s o n on c o m p o s i n g
melodies.
Each volume
can
be p u r c h a s e d i n d i v i d u a l l y , or as
a c o m p l e t e set.
The
i n d i v i d u a l v o l u m e s are p r i c e d at $ 7 9 . 9 5 .
The
complete
set is a v a i l a b l e for $ 1 9 9 . 9 5 .
T h e o r y w o r k b o o k s to
ac­
c o m p a n y e a c h v o l u m e are a v a i l a b l e for $ 2 . 9 5 each.
See
M U S I C A C H I E V E M E N T S E R I E S for
i n f o r m a t i o n on a
testing
s e r i e s d e s i g n e d to c o m p l e m e n t P R A C T I C A L T H E O R Y .
Avail­
a b l e f r om A L F R E D P U B L I S H I N G C O M P A N Y .
RHYTHMMASTER.
(elementary, secondary)
T h i s p r o g r a m is
d e s i g n e d to i m p r o v e the user,'s s i g h t r e a d i n g s k i l l s
at
the k e y b o a r d .
O ne m e a s u r e
of m u s i c is
s h o w n on
the
m o n i t o r and it m u s t be
p e r f o r m e d on the M E L O D I A N
KEY­
B O A R D or on
the C o m m o d o r e k e y b o a r d .
N ot e:
T h is
pro­
g r a m is m u c h m o r e e f f e c t i v e w i t h the M E L O D I A N
KEYBOARD
than w i t h o u t .
As r h y t h m s are p e r f o r m e d c o r r e c t l y , d i f ­
f i c u l t y and t empo
increase.
$39.95.
Available
from
MELODIAN.
S P I D E R EA T ER .
(elementary)
S p i d e r E a t e r is a
color­
ful g a m e
that t e a c h e s
t r eb l e
c le f n o t a t i o n
and
ear
training.
Using
an o v e r l a y on
a K O A L A PAD,
students
m u s t p r e s s the k e y b o a r d
n o t e w h i c h c o r r e s p o n d s to
the
s p i d e r ' s p o s i t i o n on the staff.
If the a n s w e r is
cor­
rect, the s p i d e r gets " z a p p e d " by the s p i d e r e at er .
If
the a n s w e r
is i n c o r r e c t ,
or if
the r e s p o n s e
is
too
slow, the s p i d e r e s c a p e s .
O t h e r o p t i o n s i n c l u d e a ga me
w i t h i n v i s i b l e n o t e s to
h e lp d e v e l o p p e r f e c t or
rela­
tive p i t c h .
The program
is d e s i g n e d
for one
or
two
players.
A K O A L A P AD IS R E Q U I R E D .
$29.95.
Available
from KOALA T ECHNOLOGIES.

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STAFF NOTE READING.
(elementary, secondary)
With
or
w i t h o u t l e d g e r lines, this
d r ill and p r a c t i c e
program
reinforces note
n a m i n g skil l s
on t r e b l e
and/or
bass
staves.
T h e c o m p u t e r r e c o r d s the a v e r a g e time it takes
the s t u d e n t to c o m p l e t e
a quiz.
The disk includes
a
r e c o r d k e e p i n g u t i l i t y for up to 125 s t u d e n t s .
$69 . 0 0 .
A va i l a b l e from WENGER CORPORATION.
SVEET SIXTEENTHS.
(late e l e m e n t a r y )
This
program
p l ays v a r i o u s r h y t h m p a t t e r n s f o c u s i n g on the s i x t e e n t h
note.
The user must
m a t c h the n o t a t e d r h y t h m
pattern
on the c o m p u t e r s c r e e n w i t h the p a t t e r n h e a r d .
$14 . 9 5 .
Av a i l a b l e from BARNETT.

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EAR-TRAINING

E a r - t r a i n i n g s o f t w a r e is e x t r e m e l y p o p u l a r in
mu­
sic e d u c a t i o n .
The computer can endlessly generate e x ­
a m p l e s and ca n g ive
the s t u d e n t i m m e d i a t e f e e d b a c k
on
c o r r e c t r e s p o n s e s and o t h e r c r i t e r i a .
The diverse p r o ­
g r ams l i s t e d b e l o w r a n g e from v e r y s i m p l e m e l o d i c
rec­
o g n i t i o n to three n o t e c h o r d
dictation.
It s h o u l d
be
n o t e d that s o f t w a r e l i s t e d
in this s e c t i o n is
limited
to three n o t e cho r d s .
If one ' s n e e d s d e m a n d m o r e
than
three n o t e s , r e f e r to the s e c t i o n s on MIDI.

AURAL SKILLS
TRAINER.
(secondary)
This program
is
d e s i g n e d to i m p r o v e s t u d e n t s '
a b i l i t y to p e r c e i v e
and
identify intervals, basic
c h o r d s , and s e v e n t h
cho r d s .
T he p r o g r a m k e e p s s t u d e n t r e c o r d s , i n c l u d i n g d i a g n o s t i c
information, progress reports,
and c o m p l e t i o n
sc ores.
All
student
records
can
be
printed
out.
$9 9. 9 5
( c o m p l e t e set).
INTERVALS
only, $ 3 9 . 9 5 , B A S I C
CHORDS
only, $ 3 9 . 9 5 , S E V E N T H C H O R D S
only, $ 3 9 . 9 5 .
Available
from E L E C T R O N IC C O U R S E W A RE SYSTEMS.
EAR CHALLENGER.
(e 1e m e n t a r y - s e c o n d a r y )
A
computer­
ized v e r s i o n
of
SIMON
(an
audio-visual
gam e ) ,
EAR
C H A L L E N G E R is d e s i g n e d to in-crease tonal m e m o r y u s i n g a
ser i e s of p i t c h e s p l a y e d by
the c o m p u t e r .
Each
pitch
is r e i n f o r c e d v i s u a l l y t h r o u g h a c o l o r p r e s e n t a t i o n
on
the d i s p l a y sreen.
The g ame i n c l u d e s
s e v e n levels
of
d i f f i c u l t y d e t e r m i n e d by the n u m b e r of p i t c h e s
presen­
ted.
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e from' E L E C T R O N I C
COURSEWARE
SYSTEMS .
EARLY MUSIC
SKILLS:
(elementary)
g r a m d e s i g n e d to
introduce students
n o t e r e a d i n g and e a r - t r a i n l n g .
See
tion in the T h e o r y l isti ng.

A four-part
pro­
to
the b a s i c s
of
complete
descrip­

LISTEN!
A M USIC SKILLS PROGRAM.
(secondary)
LISTEN!
is an
ear-training program
that d r i l l s
int e r vals,
b a s i c c h o r d s , and s e v e n t h cho r d s .
S c o r e k e e p i n g off e r s
feedback
on
knowledge
of
t h ese
concepts.
$2 9.95.
A v a i l a b l e f rom E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
MUSIC ACHIEVEMENT
SERIES
(l a te e l e m e n t a r y ,
secon­
dary)
The third level of this t e s t i n g / p l a c e m e n t
pack­
age e v a l u a t e s s t u d e n t s ' k n o w l e d g e of p i t c h and r h y t h m i c
notation.
See
a full d e s c r i p t i o n
in the T h e o r y
sec­
tion.
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MUSIC: PITCH.
(elementary, secondary)
This
program
drills
n o t a t i o n , i n t e r v a l r e c o g n i t i o n , and
comparison
of a u r a l and v i s u a l m e l o d i c p a t t e r n s in w h i c h i n c o r r e c t
n o t e s m u s t be
identified.
$29.00.
Available
fro m
MECC.
HUSIC: RHYTHM.
(elementary,
secondary)
Practice
the
f u n d a m e n t a l s of r h y t h m by c o m p l e t i n g m e a s u r e s , m a t c h i n g
a u ral and
visual patterns,
and t a p p i n g
out
patterns
which
correspond
to
those
on
the
screen.
$29 . 0 0 .
A v a i l a b l e f r om MECC.
M U S I C R OO M.
(late e l e m e n t a r y ,
secondary)
Simulates
the p r o b l e m s a m u s i c i a n
has in tun i n g d i v e r s e
musical
instruments.
Six i n s t r u m e n t s m u s t be tuned to a tun i n g
pitch.
The i n s t r u m e n t s i n c l u d e a p i c c o l o , a v i o l i n ,
a
trumpe t, a s a x o p h o n e , a cello, and a tuba.
The i n s t r u ­
m e nts m u s t be tuned i n d i v i d u a l l y , e ach in its own
reg­
ister.
Tuning
i n s t r u c t i o n s s uch
as " l e n g t h e n i n g "
or
" s h o r t e n i n g " d i r e c t h h o w to
m a t c h the p i t c h e s of
e a ch
instrument.
$39.95.
Available
f rom
ELECTRONIC
C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
MUSIC: SCALES AND
CHORDS.
( l ate
elementary,
secon­
dary)
Provides practice
identifying whole
and
h alf
steps, tr iads, s e v e n t h c h o r d s , m a j o r and m i n o r
s cales,
and four m o d e s .
$ 29 . 0 0 .
A v a i l a b l e f rom M E CC.
M US I C A L STAIRS.
sic g ame te a c h e s
full d e s c r i p t i o n

(elementary)
Th is a u d i o - v i s u a l
mu­
c h i l d r e n to i d e n t i f y i n t e r v a l s .
See a
in the T h e o r y s e c t i o n .

P A T T E R N S IN
RHYTHM.
(secondary)
An
audio-visual
p r o g r a m d e s i g n e d to i n c r e a s e r h y t h m i c m e m o r y .
The u ser
can c o m p o s e r h y t h m s
or take
rhythmic dictations
that
include
syncopations,
sixteenth
notes,
and
dotted
notes .
The p r o g r a m
includes a student record
keeping
feature.
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e from E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E
S Y S T E M S , INC.
(elementary)
Based
on
PETER
AND
THE
WOLF.
Prokofiev's classic
tale,
this
game
provides
three
levels of play - f rom
a s i m p l e theme r e c o g n i t i o n
g ame
s u i t a b l e f ro m
young children,
to a
c o n t e s t in
which
P e t e r and the W olf are p i t t e d a g a i n s t one a n o t h e r in an
e f f o r t to c a p t u r e
the o t h e r c h a r a c t e r s .
Since
theme
r e c o g n i t i o n is the
key to w i n n i n g
at all levels,
the
simple game
also ser v e s
as
an i n t r o d u c t i o n
for
all
players.
The p a c k a g e also i n c l u d e s c o m p l e t e d o c u m e n t a ­

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tion for the g ame w i t h s u g g e s t i o n s for use as a j u m p i n g
off p o i n t for
e x p e r i m e n t s and
i m p r o v i s a t i o n s in
pro­
gramming
music
and
graphics
on
the
Commodore
64.
$ 39 . 9 5 .
JOYSTICK OPTIONAL.
A v a i l a b l e f ro m E D U C A T I O N A L
AUDIO VISUALS.
S PIDER EATER.
(elementary)
A colorful
Eater helps establish
the b e g i n n i n g s of
See d e t a i l s in the T h e o r y se c t i o n .

game,
Spider
ear-training .

SUPER CHALLENGER.
(elementary, secondary)
T h i s is
an
a d v a n c e d v e r s i o n of EAR C H A L L E N G E R .
(see a b o v e ) .
This
g a m e is b a s e d
on a t w e l v e
note chromatic, eight
note
m a j o r , and
eight note
m i n o r sc a l e s .
Each
pitch
is
r e i n f o r c e d v i s u a l l y on the d i s p l a y s c r e e n w i t h a
color
r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of a k e y b o a r d .
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e from
E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
SHEET SIXTEENTHS.
( l ate e l e m e n t a r y )
A rhythm
iden­
t i f y i n g p r o g r a m , S w e e t S i x t e e n t h s is f u l l y e x p l a i n e d in
the T h e o r y s e c t i o n above.
T U N E - I T II.
( late e l e m e n t a r y , s e c o n d a r y )
This program
is d e s i g n e d
to g i v e
p r a c t i c e in
matching pitches.
Using
a
graphic
representation
of
a
stringed
in­
s t r u m e n t f i n g e r b o a r d , two p i t c h e s are p l a y e d , w i t h
the
s e c o n d one s o u n d i n g out
of tune w i t h
the first.
The
user adjusts
the s e c o n d
pitch
u n t i l it
matches
the
first.
The
p i t c h s are
closer together
for the
mo re
difficult exercises.
Student
scores
are
recorded.
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e f rom E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E
SYSTEMS,
INC.
TUNE-UP.
( late
elementary, secondary) Develops
into­
n a t i o n s k i l l s by s o u n d i n g two tones in s u c c e s s i o n .
The
p u p i l m u s t d e t e r m i n e if the s e c o n d tone is flat, sharp,
or in tune.
If the
p i t c h e s are not in tune, the
stu­
dent adjusts
the pitch.
Students' names
and
final
r e s u l t s can be p r i n t e d .
$21 . 5 0 .
A v a i l a b l e from SWAN.

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INSTRUMENTAL

FINGERING

DRILLS

The n e x t g r o u p of s o f t w a r e c o n t a i n s p r o g r a m s
spe­
c i f i c a l l y d e s i g n e d to d r i l l
an d test o n e ' s a b i l i t y
to
r e c o g n i z e n o t e s and f i n g e r i n g s for v a r i o u s m u s i c a l
in­
struments.
T hese programs u s ually work well both i n d i ­
v i d u a l l y and in c l a s s r o o m s e t t i n g s .

BASS-FINGERS.
(secondary)
This p r ogram
drills
and
tests s t u d e n t a b i l i t y to
r e c o g n i z e n o t e s on the
s t aff
and to
f i n g e r the
instrument
c o r r e c t l y to
play
the
not e .
A n o t e is s o u n d e d
so that the s t u d e n t can
p lay
alo n g .
F i n a l scor e s can
be p r i n t e d .
$21.50.
Avail­
ab l e f rom S W A N .
BASS-GUITAR-FINGERS.
(secondary)
d e s c r i p t i o n in B A S S - F I N G E R S a bo v e .
f r o m SWAN.
BASSOON-FINGERS.
(secondary)
s c r i p t i o n in B A S S - F I N G E R S
abo v e .
f r o m SWAN.

See
$21.50.

a

complete
Available

See a
complete
de­
$21.50.
Available

B R A S S - F I N G E R S . (secondary)
tion in B A S S - F I N G E R S
abo v e .
SWAN.

See a
complete
descrip­
$21.50.
Available
from

CELLO-FINGERS.
(secondary)
tion of B A S S - F I N G E R S
abo v e .
SWAN.

See
a complete
descrip­
$21.50.
Available
from

CHORD-POVER FOR GUITAR.
(late e l e m e n t a r y ,
secondary)
The p r o g r a m was d e s i g n e d to a s s i s t in
learning
guitar
chords.
U s e r s e n t e r a c h o r d n a m e and the c o m p u t e r d i s ­
p l ays and p l a y s it on a twelve f re t c o l o r g r a p h i c fretboa r d .
The
p r o g r a m can
reproduce over
8 000
guitar
chords.
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e f r om NEW A R T S CO.
CL AR IN E T MASTER.
(late e l e m e n t a r y ,
description
of
TRUMPET
MASTER
A v a i l a b l e f rom M A S T E R S 0 F T .

secondary)
below.

See the
$49 . 9 5 .

CLARINET-FINGERS.
(secondary)
See the
B A S S - F I N G E R S ab ov e .
$21 . 5 0 .
Available

description
f rom SWAN.

of

FLUTE-FINGERS.
(secondary)
B A S S - F I N G E R S abov e .
$21 . 5 0 .

description
from SWAN.

of

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See the
Available

FLUTE MASTER.
(late e l e m e n t a r y , s e c o n d a r y )
description
of
TRUMPET
MASTER
below.
A v ailable from MASTERSOFT.

See
the
$49 . 9 5 .

G UI TA R MASTER.
(late e l e m e n t a r y , s e c o n d a r y )
A
com­
p r e h e n s i v e p r o g r a m g i ves i n s t r u c t i o n on g u i t a r
tuning,
cho r d s , p r o g r e s s i o n s , p i c k i n g
and s t r u m m i n g ,
transpo­
sing, sc a l e s , and f r e t
not e s . $ 4 9 . 9 5 .
An
educational
p a c k a g e w i t h three m a n u a l s and three d i sks is a v a i l a b l e
for $ 8 5 . 0 0 .
A v a i l a b l e f rom M A S T E R S O F T .
KEYBOARD SPEED NOTE
READING.
(elementary,
secondary)
This g a m e i n c r e a s e s s t u d e n t s '
n o t e to ke y
association
speed.
See full d e s c r i p t i o n in T h e o r y above.
MALLET-PLAY.
BASS-FINGERS

(secondary)
ab o v e .
$21.50.

See
the
Available

description
f rom SWAN.

of

M USIC ROOM, ( e l e m e n t a r y - s e co n d a r y )
This p rogram
helps
t e ach s t u d e n t s
to
tune
with
background
noise.
See
E a r - t r a i n i n g s e c t i o n for d e t a i l s .
OBOE-FINGERS.
(secondary)
See
the
description
BASS-FINGERS above.
$21 . 5 0 . A v a i l a b l e f ro m SWAN.

of

RECORDER-FINGERS.
(secondary)
See the d e s c r i p t i o n
B A S S - F I N G E R S above.
$ 2 1 . 5 0 . A v a i l a b l e from SWAN.

of

RHYTHMMASTER.
(elementary, secondary)
This
program
helps improve keyboard s i g h t r e a d i n g
ski l l s .
Music
is
p r e s e n t e d one bar at a
time, d i f f i c u l t y and tempo
in­
crease when performed
correctly.
See T h e o r y
section
for m o r e d e t a i l s .
SAX-FINGERS.
BASS-FINGERS

(secondary)
See
the
description
above.
$21 . 5 0 . A v a i l a b l e f rom SWAN.

SAXOPHONE MASTER.
(late e l e m e n t a r y ,
the d e s c r i p t i o n
of
TRUMPET
MASTER
A v a i l a b l e from M A S T E R S O F T .

of

secondary)
See
below.
$ 49.95.

TRANSPOSE.
(secondary)
Drills
and tests
instrumen­
talists on t r a n s p o s i n g from c o n c e r t
key to the key
of
their i n s t r u m e n t .
T h e n a m e of a c o n c e r t n o t e is
given
on the s c r e e n w h i l e the p i t c h is s o u n d e d .
The u ser
is
a s k e d to input the n am e of the t r a n s p o s e d n o t e that
he
w o u l d h a v e to p lay on his i n s t r u m e n t in o r d e r to
match
the c o n c e r t pitch.
A h e l p s e c t i o n is a v a i l a b l e so that
s t u d e n t s can r e v i e w
rules of
transposition.
Student
n a m e s and
fin a l
results
can
be
printed.
$21 . 5 0 .
A v a i l a b l e f rom SWAN.

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TROMBONE-SLIDE.
(late e l e m e n t a r y , s e c o n d a r y )
d e s c r i p t i o n of
BASS-FINGERS above.
$21.50.
able from S W A N .
TRUMPET FINGERS.
(late e l e m e n t a r y ,
d e s c r i p t i o n of
BASS-F I N G E R S above.
a b l e f r o m SWAN.

secondary)
$21.50.

See
the
Avail­

See the
Avail­

T R U M P E T MASTER.
(late
elementary, secondary)
A
com­
p r e h e n s i v e p r o g r a m for of
t r u m p e t i n s t r u c t i o n , it
in­
cludes lessons
on tuning,
performance exercises,
and
w o r k on s c a l e s and i n t e r v a l s .
The s p e e d of the
exam­
ples can be
v a r i e d so that
s t u d e n t s of all
abilities
c a n p lay a l o n g w i t h the c o m p u t e r .
Tutorial
assistance
is b u i l t into this p r o g r a m
as well. An e x c e l l e n t
buy!
$49.95.
E d u c a t i o n a l p a cks w i t h three m a n u a l s and three
disks
are
available
for
$85.00.
Available
from
MASTERSOFT .
VIOLA-FINGERS.
(secondary)
BA S S -F I N G E R S above.
$21.50.

See the
Available

description
f r o m SWAN.

of

VIOLIN-FINGERS.
(secondary)
B A S S - F I N G E R S abov e .
$21 . 5 0 .

See the
Available

description
f rom SWAN.

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COMPOSITION

AND T R A N S C R I P T I O N

By e l i m i n a t i n g the n e e d for the y e a r s of s t u d y that
p r e v i o u s l y r e s t r i c t e d c o m p o s i t i o n and t r a n s c r i p t i o n
to
a few top
professionals, microco mpute rs have
provided
e v e r y o n e a c c e s s to the n e c e s s a r y c o m p o s i n g tools.
W ith
a m i c r o c o m p u t e r and s o f t w a r e , a m u s i c i a n can c o m p o s e
a
song, l i s t e n to it, e d i t it, t r a n s p o s e it and p r i n t
it
out w i t h o u t
sophisticated recording equipment
and/or
live p e r f o r m e r s .
A non-pianist
can type in n o t e s
and
v a l u e s f r o m the t y p e w r i t e r
k e y b o a r d and l i s t e n to
the
c o m p o s i t i o n at any s p e ed in any key.
The c o m p o s i t i o n and t r a n s c r i p t i o n p r o g r a m s v a r y in
their levels of c o m p l e x i t y
f r o m t h ose for the
amatuer
to those for the p r o f e s s i o n a l m u s i c i a n .
It is
impera­
tive to r e v i e w the w r i t e - u p s
b e l o w to s e l e c t the
pro­
g r a m w h i c h b e s t su its
o n e' s own n e e d s
as e ach one
is
q u i t e d i f f e r e n t from the rest.

BANK STREET M DSIC WRITER.
A tool for t h r e e - p a r t
com­
p o s i t i o n , e d i t i n g , and i n s t a n t p l a y b a c k .
N o t e s are e n ­
tered, d e l e t e d , c o p i e d , and i n s e r t e d w i t h a s i m p l e k e y ­
s tr o k e .
Each
of the
t h ree v o i c e s
can be
controlled
s e p a r a t e l y for
volume, articulation,
and s o und
enve­
lope.
The p r o g r a m a lso o f f e r s p r i n t o u t s of w o r k s
com­
posed.
$49.95.
A v a i l a b l e f r om M I N D S C A P E .
BRAVO!.
(elementary)
Thi s
introductory
program's
M i n i - C o m p o s e r a l l o w s s t u d e n t s to w r i t e t h ei r own songs.
See a c o m p l e t e d e s c r i p t i o n in the T h e o r y sec t i o n .
CANTOS, THE M DSIC IMPROVISER.
This p r o g r a m is d e s i g n e d
to be
of
interest
to m u s i c i a n s
and
non-musicians
alike.
It
creates music randomly,
but f o l l o w s
rules
w h i c h k e e p the
creations musical.
A user
can
direct
tempo, h a r m o n y , rhy t h m , range, and tone co lor,
thereby
p u t t i n g his
unique
f i n g e r p r i n t s on
the
composition.
$54.00.
A v a i l a b l e from A L G O - R H Y T H M S O F T W A R E .
COCO-NOTES.
(e a r l y e l e m e n t a r y )
A s s i s t e d by the
Jazz
Scats of C o c o - N o t e Isle, y o u n g s t e r s c a t c h not e s , c r e a t e
m e l o d i e s and fish for tunes.
One can reel in n o te s and
c o m p o s e m i l l i o n s of m e l o d i e s ,
then h e a r them as
often
as d e s i r e d , or even s e l e c t
accompaniments.
This is
a
go o d p r o g r a m for
getting very
young children
excited
about playing
m u s i c and
interested
in a
variety
of
a c c o m p a n i m e n t styles.
$12. 95.
A v a i l a b l e from
CBS
SOFTWARE.
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CODE PRO-64.
This p rogram
is d e s i g n e d to f u l f i l l
the
n ee d for t u t o r i a l
and d e m o n s t r a t i o n
s o f t w a r e for
the
C o m m o d o r e 64.
U s i n g the p r o g r a m ' s m u s i c g e n e r a t o r
all
of the SID p a r a m e t e r s can be set, then n o t e s can be e n ­
tered and p l a y e d .
T h e s c o r e a p p e a r s n o t e by n o t e on
a
s t a f f as it p l a y s .
M u s i c can be s a v e d on d i s k and
re­
pla y e d .
$29.95.
Ava i l ab l e from
SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATES.
CONCERT MASTER.
The
u ser is
p l a c e d in
a
recording
s t u d i o w i t h a c c e s s to
19 d i f f e r e n t i n s t r u m e n t
s ounds.
He can play, re c o r d , and o v e r d u b t h r e e trac k s of m u s i c ,
or he can s e l e c t f rom
p o p u l a r and c l a s s i c a l p i e c e s
on
the d i s k for
l i s t e n i n g or p l a y - a l o n g
enjoyment.
The
p r o g r a m can be u s e d
w i t h e i t h e r the c o m p u t e r
keyboard
or the
MELODIAN KEYBOARD.
$39.95.
Available
from
MELODIAN.
DA NC I NG FEATS.
(elementary)
R o c k , jazz, and blues are
all o p t i o n s of this p r o g r a m that e n a b l e s u s e r s to
play
and r e c o r d the i r
o w n songs.
The screen will
display
the sco r e .
The
program offers
a wide
selection
of
beats, st yl e s and e n d i n g s . J O Y S T I C K R E Q U I R E D .
$29 . 9 5 .
A v a i l a b l e f ro m S O F T S Y N C .
D ES IG N E R ' S PENCIL.
This p r ogram
offers
a
computer
" p a l e t t e " of g r a p h i c and
music commands.
Using
these
c o m m a n d s one
can
design
sophisticated
graphics
and
c o m p o s e m u s i c in
up to
three par t s .
The p r o g r a m
is
p r i m a r i l y for d r a w i n g , and f i l l i n g o n e ' s d r a w i n g s
w ith
c ol o r .
The m u s i c e l e m e n t
is p r o b a b l y not u s e f u l in
a
m u s i c e d u c a t i o n s e t t i n g , bu t it is an i n t e r e s t i n g
area
to e x p l o r e in the art c l a s s or home.
JOYSTICK
OPTION­
AL.
A v a i l a b l e from A C T I V I S I O N , INC.
INSTA-MUSIC.
This learning
tool a s s i s t s in
mastering
the art and
s c i e n c e of c o m p o s i t i o n .
The p rogram
has
four m o d u l e s : W r i t e r , Pla y e r , S y n t h e s i z e r , and L i b r a r y .
On c e a s e g m e n t of m u s i c 1is c o m p l e t e d , the C o m m o d o r e
64
becomes a
powerful one-man
band.
The score
can
be
m a t c h e d w i t h a seri e s of p r e p r o g r a m m e d m u s i c a l
presets
(piano, t r u m p e t , s t r i n g s , etc.)
or c u s t o m i z e d by
the
user, e m p l o y i n g all f e a t u r e s of
the SID chip.
Avail­
a bl e from M I C R O S C I .
K A W A S A K I R HY TH M ROCKER.
This c r e a t i v e
tool o f f e r s
a
v a r i e t y of e l e c t r o n i c p e r c u s s i o n and s y n t h e s i z e r soun d s
that can be
laid
d o w n o v er
p r e p r o g r a m m e d bass
lines.
The u s e r can a lso
r e c o r d o r i g i n a l bass lines and
coor­
d i n a t e the
music
with
random
h i g h - r e s o 1u t i o n
color
graphics.
RHYTHM
ROCKER permits
r e c o r d i n g and
over­
d u b b i n g of up to
750 notes.
$24.95.
Available
from
SIGHT AND SOUND MUSIC SOFTWARE.
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KAUASAKI SYNTHESIZER.
T h e S y n t h e s i z e r p o r t i o n of
this
program introduces
and
teaches
control
of
the
in­
s t r u m e n t sou n d s , w a v e f o r m s , v i b r a t o , and o t h e r
special
e f f e c t s on the
SID chip.
The E d i t o r c a n
be u s e d
to
create
and
record
compositions
on
t h ree
tracks.
$39 . 9 5 .
A v a i l a b l e from S I G H T A N D S O U N D M U S I C S O F T W A R E .
K I D P RO Q UO.
(elementary)
An i l l u s t r a t e d b o o k
writ­
ing p r o g r a m lets c h i l d r e n w r i t e text, d r a w and
animate
p i c t u r e s , and
compose music
to
go a l o n g
with
t heir
stories.
A l i b r a r y of
p o p u l a r songs is a v a i l a b l e
for
use, or c h i l d r e n can c o m p o s e t h eir o w n tunes.
$29.95.
A v a i l a b l e f r o m S O F T S Y N C , INC.
MASTER COMPOSER.
T h i s u t i l i t y p r o g r a m a l l o w s users
to
p r o d u c e al l
types of
musi c .
By
experimenting
with
d i f f e r e n t a r r a n g e m e n t s and
i n s t r u m e n t s o u n d s , one
ca n
c r e a t e b o t h s i m p l e m e l o d i e s and i n t r i c a t e c o m p o s i t i o n s .
T h e p r o g r a m is i n t e r r u p t d r i v e n , so m u s i c c r e a t e d
with
it may be a d d e d to B A S I C or m a c h i n e l a n g u a g e
programs.
Music files
m a y also
be l i n k e d
or r e l o c a t e d .
H ard
c o p i e s c a n be o b t a i n e d w i t h g r a p h i c s -c a p a b 1 e dot m a t r i x
printers.
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e from ACCESS SOFTWARE.
MOVIE MUSICAL
MADNESS.
(elementary)
It is
a
fun
program with which
youngsters explore designing
their
own Hol l y w o o d productions.
As w r i t e r , c o m p o s e r ,
pro­
d uc e r ,
and d i r e c t o r of their own m o v i e s , c h i l d r e n
can
try their
hand
at
all
aspects
of
p r o d u c t i o n - - from
c a s t i n g and set d e s i g n ,
to e d i t i n g and
sound t r a c k i n g .
T h e y can m a k e
their m o v i e s
in the
city, the
jungle,
e v e n o u t e r space , and they
can c h o o s e f rom an
endless
c o m b i n a t i o n of p r ops
and sets,
as w e l l
as d o z e n s
of
m u s i c a l th emes.
$12.95.
A v a i l a b l e f r o m CBS S O F T W A R E .
M U S I C C O N S T R U C T I O N SET.
This p r o g r a m a l l o w s u s ers
to
c o n s t r u c t and
play
m u s i c in
up
to t h ree
voices
by
m a n i p u l a t i n g o n - s c r e e n p i c t u r e s of n o t e s , res t s , clefs,
and a c c i d e n t a l s .
$39.95.
Avai l a b l e from
ELECTRONIC
ARTS .
MUSIC MAESTRO.
(elementary)
T his m u l t i - p h a s e d p r o g r a m
i n t r o d u c e s c h i l d r e n to the
p i a n o k e y b o a r d and
various
a s p e c t s of
music notation.
In
the p e r f o r m ,
rec o r d ,
p l a y b a c k m o de,
notes can
be
r e c o r d e d in
real
time,
p l a y e d back, and
s a ved on
disk.
Guido's
q u i z is
an
a s s i s t e d d r i l l a b o u t the n o t e s
of the t r e b l e and
bass
s t a v e s and the piano k e y b o a r d .
T h e t u tor h e l p s
u s ers
l e arn to p l a y s i m p l e
tunes, and the K a l e i d o s c o p e
mode
adds c o l o r f u l g r a p h i c s
to the musi c .
$34.95.
Avail­
a ble f rom S P R I N G B O A R D S O F T W A R E .
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MUSIC PROCESSOR.
T his s o f t w a r e
creates
an
in-home
recording studio.
Three voice
compositions
can
be
w r i t t e n , e d i t e d , r e c o r d e d , and p r i n t e d .
A j o y s t i c k can
be u sed to c h a n g e a ny
of the 99 p r e s e t i n s t r u m e n t
and
special effects
sounds
in p r e r e c o r d e d
t unes
on
the
disk.
$29.95.
Avai l a b l e from
S I G H T AN D S O U N D
MUSIC
SOFTWARE.
M U S I C SHO P.
A p r o g r a m for
writing, editing,
s aving,
p l a y i n g , and p r i n t i n g m u s i c ,
M U S I C S HOP use s w h o l e
to
32nd n o t e s .
M u s i c is
d i s p l a y e d on a d o u b l e or
single
staff, on t r e b l e a n d / o r bass
clefs.
Users may
change
keys, time
signature,
sound
quality,
and
tempo
in
mid-composition.
M u s i c is
displayed
one p a g e
at
a
time, w i t h o u t
scrolling.
$44.95.
Available
from
BRODERBUND .
M USIC STUDIO.
This
p r o g r a m is d e s i g n e d to
facilitate
c o m p o s i n g , e d i t i n g , and s t o r i n g
m u s i c (of up to
three
v o i c e s ) plus lyrics to be p l a y e d b a c k and p r i n t e d .
It
s h o u l d be n o t e d that the p r o g r a m does not use bar lines
so p r i n t e d s c o r e s do
not duplicate standard
notation.
W i t h a J o y s t i c k or K o a l a Pad one can the s e l e c t f rom an
icon m e n u
to p l a c e
notes
on the
treble
and
bass
staves.
One ca n
c u s t o m i z e all i n s t r u m e n t s and
sounds
w i t h the p r o g r a m ' s S o u n d
E n g i n e e r i n g mode.
The
Music
P a i n t b o x p e r m i t s one to c o m p o s e w i t h o u t s t a n d a r d
nota­
tion.
A "doodled"
c o m p o s i t i o n in
this m o d e
can
be
p l a y e d b a c k and i n s t a n t l y t r a n s f o r m e d into m u s i c
nota­
tion.
JOYSTICK REQUIRED.
A v a i l a b l e from
ACTIVISION,
INC.
MUSIC
VIDEO
KIT.
This
two
disk
set
includes
a
polyphonic synthesizer,
an 8 - t r a c k
video recorder,
a
sprite editor
( w ith o v e r
500
sprite shapes),
and
a
character generator.
U s e r s can e x p l o r e the full
range
of the
Commodore's
graphic
and
music
capabilities.
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e f ro m S I G H T A N D S O U N D M U S I C S O F T W A R E .
M U S I C A L C Is
SYNTHESIZER
& SEQUENCER.
MUSICALC
1
d e s i g n e d to
build non-musicians'
confidence with
"no
f a u l t m u s i c " that is
e a s i l y a c c e s s e d and
manipulated.
One can p lay a l o n g w i t h any of 32 i n s t r u m e n t soun d s and
32 songs s t o r e d on d i s k
may be s e l e c t e d to p lay
along
w i th.
M e l o d i e s can be c o m p o s e d u s i n g the C o m m o d o r e
64
k e y b o a r d as a pi ano.
N o v i c e s can c o m p o s e w i t h o u t k n o w ­
ing m u s i c n o t a t i o n ,
and i n v e n t
i n strument sounds
and
s o und e f f e c t s in real time.
S o u n d s and s c o r e s c an
be
s a v e d on a disk, and s c o r e s can be e d i t e d in real time.
SID c hi p f e a t u r e s a l l o w three s e p a r a t e v o i c e s each w i t h
envelope
generator
(ADSR),
f our
basic
waveforms
( t r i a n g l e , s a w t o o t h , pulse, and n o i s e ) , ring m o d u l a t i o n
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and s y n c h r o n i z a t i o n ,
and
p rogr ammable filter.
Link
M U S I C A L 1 s c o r e s to p l a y
up to 7 , 6 8 0 n o t e s or
syncron i z e two C64s u s i n g M U S I C A L 1 w i t h M U S I C A L C 2. One
can
a ls o s y n c r o n i z e this p r o g r a m
to e x t e r n a l d r u m
synthe­
siz e r s , d i g i t a l e f f e c t s d e v i c e s , etc.
External conn ec ­
tions w i l l r e q u i r e the C 6 4 i n t e r f a c e s t a n d a r d w i t h
all
C 0 L 0 R T 0 N E PRO
KEYBOARDS.
$49.95.
Available
f rom
PROTECTO E N TE RP RIZ ES .
M U S I C A L C 2:
SCOREVRITER.
Th i s p r o g r a m
prints
out
c o m p o s i t i o n s f rom
MUSICALC
1 s c o r e f i l es in
standard
n o t a t i o n on s c r e e n
or paper.
The p rinter
m u s t be
a
C o m m o d o r e 1525 MP S
801, E p s o n G r a f t r a x ,
or G e m i n i
15
with Cardo interface.
$34.95.
A v a i l a b l e from PROTECTO
ENTERPRIZES.
M U S I C A L C 3:
K E Y BO AR D MAKER.
Play music from
around
the w o r l d
w i t h t h ese
70 a d d i t i o n a l
scales.
Produce
k e y b o a r d s c a l e files for
M U S I C A L C 1.
Develop,
trans­
pose, and e dit n e w or e x i s t i n g k e y b o a r d s c a l e s for
the
C o m m o d o r e 64 k e y b o a r d .
M U S I C A L C 3 is a s t r o n g t e a c h i n g
aid for s c a l e s and i n t e r v a l s .
W i t h M U S I C A L C 3 one
can
p r o g r a m the C o m m o d o r e 64's k eys to s o u n d any n o t e in
a
s e v e n o c t a v e ra nge.
Some of the a v a i l a b l e s c a l e s
are:
Balinese,
Javanese,
Oriental,
Aeolian,
Mixolydian,
L y d i a n , W h o l e t o n e , and 60 more.
T h i s p r o g r a m is
used
with MUSICALC 1
and C O L O R T O N E PRO
KEYBOARD.
$34 . 9 5 .
A v a i l a b l e f rom P R O T E C T O E N T E R P R I Z E S .
M U S I C A L C P RO
SYSTEM.
The
entire
MUSICALC
se ries:
M U S I C A L C 1,
M U S I C A L C 2,
M U S I C A L C 3,
T E M P L A T E 1,
and
TEMPLATE
2.
$149.95.
Available
from
PROTECTO
ENTERPRIZES.
N O T E P R O I.
L i k e N O T E PRO II, this p r o g r a m o f f e r s
the
p r e s e t f e a t u r e for c r e a t i n g
and s a v i n g tone
settings,
g r a p h i c i n p u t and d i s p l a y .
N O T E PRO I a l l o w s the
user
to e n t e r m u s i c one
m e a s u r e at a
time, w i t h the
three
v o i c e s p o s i t i o n e d side by
s ide i n s t e a d of
vertically.
The p r o g r a m ' s
files are
compatible with
N O T E PRO
II
files.
$ 2 7 . 9 5 . A v a i l a b l e f rom E L E C T R O N I C LAB
INDUSTRIES.
N OTE PRO
II.
T h i s p r o g r a m lets u s ers c o n t r o l the
pitch
of each of
the C o m m o d o r e
64's
t h ree v o i c e s u s i n g
an
i n n o v a t i v e tr e b l e c lef s c r e e n d i s p l a y w h i c h d i s p l a y s or
i np u t s a n
eight
measure
section
of
music
on
each
s cr e e n .
The program's
presetfacility
guides
user s
t h r o u g h e r r o r - p r o o f tone s e t t i n g and s a ves tone p r e s e t s
for later use.
T h e r e is e n o u g h R A M for 700 m e a s u r e s of
music. Tunes can
be a r r a n g e d
in any
order using
the
p r o g r a m ' s a r r a n g i n g f a c i l i t y , w h i c h p r o v i d e s 64

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individual
starting
places
per
composition.
program's machine
language music
play routine
m u s i c s p e e d of
up to
450 n o t e s per
second.
A v a i l a b l e f ro m E L E C T R O N I C LAB I N D U S T R I E S .

The
allows
$49.95.

NOTE PRO BRIDGE.
This p r o g r a m
is a m a c h i n e
language
s u b r o u t i n e w h i c h can be c o p i e d onto a d i s k or tape, and
i n c o r p o r a t e d into
a program
being worked
on.
Files
c r e a t e d on N O T E PRO
I or II m u s i c
e d i t o r can be
read
and p l a y e d on the i n t e r r u p t s ,
or by l o o p i n g
through
a
SYS c o m m a n d .
The p r o g r a m
also o p e ns up n e w
possibil­
ities for c r e a t i n g s o u n d
effects.
$27.95.
Available
f r o m E L E C T R O N I C LAB I N D U S T R I E S .
R O C K 'N' R H Y T H M .
(elementary)
T h i s p r o g r a m takes
the
u s e r on a
tour of a
recording studio.
T h e r e he
can
l i s t e n to
or p l a y
along with
son gs r e c o r d e d
on
the
program's jukebox,
track
by track.
While
brousing
t h r o u g h the p e r f o r m a n c e and c o n t r o l r o o m s
the u s e r can
c r e a t e his
own
songs and
edit
them, a l s o
track
by
track.
O r i g i n a l songs c a n
be p l a c e d on the
program's
j u k e b o x and s a v e d for f u t u r e
use.
$26.95.
Available
from S P I N NA K E R SOFTWARE.
SONG BUILDER.
T h i s p r o g r a m lets
u s e r s o v e r d u b up
to
t h ree l a y e r s of n o t e s , w i t h
e a c h layer h a v i n g its
own
i n s t r u m e n t sound.
It has
a l i b r a r y of s o u n d
combina­
tions for e a c h track.
U s e r s can als o r e c o r d one or two
layer s of n o t e s and
p l a y the t h ird
t r a c k live.
T his
p r o g r a m a l l o w s tempo and key to be a d j u s t e d .
MUSICMATE
K E Y B O A R D by S E Q U E N T I A L IS R E Q U I R E D .
$39.95.
Available
from S E Q U E N T I A L .
SONG EDITOR.
W i t h the h e l p
of S O N G E D I T O R and a
disk
of songs r e c o r d e d
u s i n g SONG B U I L D E R ,
u s e r s can
view
th e ir m u s i c on
a traditional
g r a n d staff.
As it
is
p l a y e d b a ck,
the p i t c h
or v a l u e
of an y
n o t e in
the
a r r a n g e m e n t ca n be c h a n g e d by s t r i k i n g its
replacement
on the M U S I C M A T E K E Y B O A R D .
M U S I C M A T E K E Y B O A R D and SONG
B U I L D E R by S E Q U E N T I A L A RE R E Q U I R E D .
$39.95.
Available
from SEQUENTIAL.
SONG MAKER.
(early elementary)
Y o u n g s t e r s can
create
and s ave
t h eir
own
music
by
experimenting
with
a
j o y s t i c k and this c a r t r i d g e p r o g r a m d e s i g n e d for
crea­
tive m u s i c a l play.
T h e y can also " a r r a n g e " any of
the
f i f t e e n f a m i l i a r songs on the c a r t r i d g e .
A variety
of
a n i m a l g r a p h i c s and s o u n d s
m a y be s u b s t i t u t e d for
the
n o t e s in
each
song thus
creating
original
humorous
a r r a n g e m e n t s of
the f a m i l i a r
tunes.
Available
from
F I S C H E R PRICE.
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SONG PRINTER.
S o n g s e d i t e d w i t h the S O N G E D I T O R c a n be
p r i n t e d w i t h S ON G P R I N T E R in s t a n d a r d b a s s - t r e b l e
clef
for m a t , c o m p l e t e w i t h
time s i g n a t u r e , k e y
signatures,
rests, and n o t e v a l u e s .
Hard c o p i e s are
printed
two
measures across, eight measures
to a page.
MUSICMATE
KEYBOARD
an d
SONG
EDITOR
by
SEQUENTIAL
REQUIRED.
$39.9 5.
A v a i l a b l e f rom S E Q U E N T I A L .
SONGVRITER.
(elementary)
This
program
lets
one
c o m p o s e , edit, and t r a n s p o s e o r i g i n a l m u s i c and p l a y it
b a c k t h r o u g h a c o m p u t e r or
h o m e ste r e o .
This
program
uses an u n c o n v e n t i o n a l s y s t e m of n o t a t i o n r e s e m b l i n g
a
p l a y e r p i a n o to turn the c o m p u t e r into a " w o r d
proces­
sor for m u s i c . "
$39 . 9 5 .
Available from
SCARBOROUGH
SYSTEMS.
SOUND MAKER.
Using
a four-color graphic display
that
looks
like
the
f r ont
panel
of
a
professional
s y n t h e s i z e r w i t h k n o b s and s w i t c h e s , this p r o g r a m gives
u s e r s a v i s u a l m e a n s of c h a n g i n g the tone and v o l u m e of
sounds with
the C o m m o d o r e
f u n c t i o n k e ys.
MUSICMATE
K E Y B O A R D by S E Q U E N T I A L
REQUIRED.
$39.95.
Available
from SEQUENTIAL.
•

S U P E R M U S I C BOX.
A m u s i c c o m p o s i t i o n tool that
allows
p u p i l s to w r i t e and e d i t s c o r e s of up to t h ree
voices,
h e a r t hem p l a y e d and t h en save them.
N o t e s are e n t e r e d
with a
j o y s t i c k . The
instruction booklet
includes
a
t u t o r i a l on
notation
and k e y
signatures.
JOYSTICK
R E Q U I R E D . A v a i l a b l e from TG P R O D U C T S , INC.
S Y N T H E S O U N D 64.
T hi s p r o g r a m g i v e s the u s e r a c c e s s
to
all f e a t u r e s
of
the
SID m u s i c
chip,
including
the
voltage controlled
oscillators,
envelope
generators,
and v o l t a g e
controlled filters
and a m p l i f i e r s .
The
p r o g r a m a lso m a k e s it
p o s s i b l e to g e n e r a t e s o u n d s
for
special effects.
Ava i l ab l e from HESWARE.
SYNTHY-64.
D e s i g n e d so
u s ers
can c o m p o s e
and
play
m u s i c a l s c o r e s w i t h ease,
w i t h S Y N T H Y - 6 4 m u s i c can
be
e n t e r e d u s i n g f a m i l i a r n o t a t i o n i n s t e a d of P o k e
state­
ments.
V o l u m e and tempo m a y be c o n t r o l l e d and p r o g r a m s
c a n be s a v e d on e i t h e r
d i s k or c a s s e t t e for
replaying
at a
lat e r time.
$27.95.
Available
from
ABACUS
SOFTWARE.
T E M P L A T E Is
AFRICAN/LATIN
RHYTHMS.
Additional
in­
strument
sounds
and
rhythms
for
MUSICALC
1.
(See
M U S I C A L C 1 for f u r t h e r
information.)
$24.95.
Avail­
a b l e from P R O T E C T O E N T E R P R I Z E S .

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T E M P L A T E 2s
NEW
W A V E A N D R O C K.
TEMPLATE 2
addit i o n al inst r u m en t sounds
an d r h y t h m s for
1.
(See M U S I C A L C 1 for f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n . )
A v a i l a b l e f ro m P R O T E C T O E N T E R P R I Z E S .

provides
MUSICALC
$24 . 9 5 .

TIME PROCESSOR.
Emmy a w a r d
winning software
assists
c o m p o s e r s in
developing
s c o r e s for
motion
pictures,
t e l e v i s i o n , or an y
creative endeavor
w h e r e the
music
must synchronize
with an o t h e r
medium.
The
software
uses p o l y c h r o m a t i c d i s p l a y s
to t r a c k r e a l - t i m e
occura n c e s of a g r e a t v a r i e t y
of m u s i c a l e v e n t s , g i v e n
any
tempo or m e t r i c val u e .
TIME PROCESSOR generates
both
visual cuing
and a u d i b l e
variable click
tracks
with
greater accuracy
than
traditional methods.
Synthe­
s i z e r s or d r u m
machines may also
be d r i v e n w i t h
this
software.
$595.00.
A v a i l a b l e f rom
AURICLE
CONTROL
SYSTEMS .
VOICE MASTER.
A s p e e c h s y s t e m that a l l o w s the u ser
to
record words, sounds,
or c o m p l e t e
p h r a s e s as
digital
information.
T h e i n f o r m a t i o n m a y be s a v e d to d i s k
for
p l a y b a c k or
i n c o r p o r a t i o n into
BASIC programs.
The
V O I C E M A S T E R m o d u l e is r e q u i r e d o n l y for s p e e c h
recor­
d i n g or
voice recognition
activities; speech
may
be
played back without using
the h a r d w a r e m o d u l e .
Addi­
t i o n a l l y , the
VOICE
M A S T E R has
musical
capabilities
w h i c h are a c c e s s e d t h r o u g h the v o i c e r e c o g n i t i o n f a c i l ­
iti e s of the s y s t e m .
A V o i c e H a r p m o d e a l l o w s the u ser
to h u m or w h i s t l e a m e l o d y w h i l e the s o f t w a r e
converts
it into m u s i c a l o u t p u t - - t h e p r o g r a m w i l l p r i n t out
the
m e l o d y in s t a n d a r d m u s i c a l n o t a t i o n on a line
printer.
$89.95.
A v a i l a b l e from COVO X , INC.

ENTERTAINMENT

AND GRAPHICS

The s o f t w a r e in
this g r o u p
was w r i t t e n
either
p r i m a r i l y for fun
or o f f e r
creative interaction
with
high r e s o l u t i o n graphics.
M a n y of these p r o g r a m s
are
listed e l s e w h e r e and are d e s i g n a t e d as such.

30 01 S O U N D
ODYSSEY.
This
program
explores
attack,
decay, s u s t a i n ,
and r e l e a s e
( e n v e l o p e s ) ; as
w ell
as
w a v e f o r m s , r i n g m o d u l a t i o n s , and f i l t e r s .
The
program
demonstrates
how
they
work
together
in
s o und
production.
Users
can explore
the
p r o g r a m to c r e a t e
their own s o u n d
e f f e c t s or to
e x p e r i m e n t w i t h any
of
the h u n d r e d s
of the
preset
sounds contained
on
the
disk.
$24.95.
A v a i l a b l e f r om
S I G H T AND S O U N D
MUSIC
SOFTWARE.
CANTUS, THE
MUSIC
IMPROVISOR.
The
program creates
random music but
it a l l o w s the
u s e r to d i r e c t
tempo,
rhyth m, and
other aspects
making
it of
interest
to
non-musicians
and
musicians.
See
d e t a i l s in
the
C o m p o s i t i o n / T r a n s c r i p t i o n section.
D E SI GN E R' S PENCIL.
A
palette
of c o m m a n d s
lets
one
design sophisticated color
g r a p h i c s and s i m p l e
compo­
sitions.
For
a full d e s c r i p t i o n
see the
Composition
and T r a n s c r i t p i o n s e c t i o n .
K AWASAKI R H Y T H M ROCKER.
W i t h the R H Y T H M
coordinate
high
resolution
graphics
g r a m m e d and o r i g i n a l bass lines.
See a
tion in the C o m p o s i t i o n and T r a n s c r i p t o n

R O C K E R one can
with
prepro­
full
descrip­
section.

K I D PR O
QUO.
A book
writing program
lets
c o m p o s e m u s i c to go
a l o n g w i t h t h eir o r i g i n a l
w h i c h they
write, illustrate
and
animate.
Composi tion /Tran - scription section.

children
stories
See
the

MOVIE MUSICAL MADNESS.
A fun p r o g r a m w i t h w h i c h y o u n g ­
sters
can
explore
designing
t h eir
own
Hollywood
productions.
As
writer,
composer,
producer,
and
d i r e c t o r of their
own m o v i e s , c h i l d r e n
can try
their
h a n d at all a s p e c t s of pro- d u c t i o n -- f rom c a s t i n g and
set d e s i g n i n g to e d i t i n g and s o u n d t r a c k i n g .
They
can
ma k e t h eir m o v i e s
in the city,
j u n g l e , or e v e n
outer
space, and can
c h o o s e f rom an
endless combinat ion
of
props and sets,
as wel l as
d o z e n s of m u s i c a l
themes.
$12.95
A v a i l a b l e from CBS S O F T W A R E .
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]

MUSIC MAESTRO.
The
program's Kalidescope
mode
c o l o r f u l g r a p h i c s to o n e ' s
original composition.
d e t a i l s in the C o m p o s i t i o n / T r a n s c r i p i t i o n s e c t i o n .
MUSIC VIDEO
t r ack v i d e o
generator,
Commodore's
description

adds
See

KIT.
By e m p l o y i n g
this p r o g r a m ' s
eight
recorder,
sprite
editor,
and
character
u s e r s can
a c c e s s the
full r a n g e
of
the
graphic
and m u s i c
capabilities.
A
full
is
in
the C o m p o s i t i o n
an d
Transcription

section.
P ETER A ND THE
W O L F.
This
game includes
instructions
and s u g g e s t i o n s for m u s i c and g r a p h i c s
improvisations.
A full d e s c r i p t i o n of this
i n t e r e s t i n g g a m e is in
the
Ear-T raini ng section.
SONG
MAKER.
Animal
graphics
and
sounds
can
be
substituted
into
familiar
tunes
creating
humorous
arrangements.
See
details
in
the
Composition
and
T r an sc ri pt io n section.
WEB DI MENSION.
A
colorful, evolutionary fantasy
came
w i t h a p p e a l i n g m u s i c a l " r e w a r d s " , this p r o g r a m w i l l
be
fascinating
for
those
attracted
by
video
games.
JOYSTICK REQUIRED.
A v a i l a b l e from A C T I V I S I O N , INC.

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KEYBOARD

SYSTEMS

AND O T H ER

PERIPHERALS

The m u s i c k e y b o a r d s and o v e r l a y s l i s t e d b e l o w p r o ­
vide a r e l a t i v e l y
i n e x p e n s i v e w a y to
l i nk a
keyboard
i n s t r u m e n t to the C o m m o d o r e .
T h e s e k e y b o a r d s and o v e r ­
lays are r e s t r i c t i v e in tha.t the t hree n o t e
polyphonic
sound p r o d u c t i o n is s o m e w h a t l i m i t i n g ( o nly three n o t e s
m a y be p l a y e d at one time).
A d d i n g one of the k e y b o a r d
s y s t e m s b e l o w is a l o g i c a l s e c o n d step a f t e r u s i n g some
of the s o f t w a r e
previously described.

COLORTONE KEYBOARD.
The
COLORTONE
is a
touch
sen­
s i t i v e k e y b o a r d of two o c t a v e s (25 k e y s ) .
Its b u i l t - i n
c a b l e a t t a c h e s to the j o y s t i c k
port.
It c o m e s w i t h
a
p a c k a g e that i n c l u d e s s o f twar e" for i m m e d i a t e play
and
e d u c a t i o n a l ^exploration.
U s e r s may;
choose
different
i n s t r u m e n t sou n d s ,
play
along
with
a
preprogrammed
song, c r e a t e o r i g i n a l m u s i c , p lay "no f a u l t " tunes that
n e v e r h i t sour n o t e s , save t h eir m a s t e r p i e c e s , or
play
b a c k any m u s i c c r e a t e d .
Use w i t h the M U S I C A L C
SER I E S .
$ 79 .95.
A v a i l a b l e from P R O T E C T O E N T E R P R I Z E S .
C O L O R T O N E P RO K E Y B O A R D .
A 37 key ( t h r e e o c t a v e )
p i ano
keyboard with
two
user programmable
membrane
str i p s
c o n n e c t s e a s i l y to the C64 or 128.
It a l s o has a
sync
c o n n e c t o r for drum and
special effects machines.
The
accompanying software
package includes
a
performance
oriented
synthesizer
program
that
graphically
represents c o n ve n t i o n a l s y n thesizer control panels with
s w i t c h e s and
sliders.
Monophonic
or
three
voiced
p o l y p h o n i c c o m p o s i t i o n is
available.
Compatible
with
M U S I C A L C 1 and
M U S I C A L C 3.
$429.00.
Available
from
PROTECTO ENTERPRIZES.
INCREDIBLE MUSIC
KEYBOARD.
Th i s
miniature
keyboard
o v e r l a y fits a b o v e the top row of k e ys on the C o m m o d o r e
64.
It can
be used
w i t h the
various programs
from
S I G H T AND
SOUND MUSIC
SOFTWARE.
$29 . 9 5 .
Available
f r o m S I G H T AND S O U N D M U S I C S O F T W A R E .
K O A L A PAD.
The sma l l
graphics
t a b l e t is
SPIDER EATER
and v a r i o u s
art a c t i v i t i e s .
a l t e r n a t i v e to r e s p o n d i n g
via the C o m m o d o r e
$129.95.
A v a i l a b l e f rom K O A L A T E C H N O L O G I E S .

30

us ed
for
Offers
an
keyboard.

MELODIAN KEYBOARD.
T hi s three
octave keyboard
looks
like a p o r t a b l e organ.
It p l ugs into the C o m m o d o r e
64
and uses the SID chip to r e p r o d u c e 16 d i f f e r e n t i n s t r u ­
ment sounds.
M u s i c a l n o t e s are' d i s p l a y e d on the c o m p u ­
ter's v i d e o s c r e e n w h e n p l a y e d on the k e y b o a r d .
Recor­
dings
made
on
the
keyboard
can
be
s t o r e d on d isk
and p l a y e d back.
The
s y s t e m has a b u i l t - i n
metronome
to h e l p k e e p time.
Educational software designed
for
this k e y b o a r d
teaches
the e s s e n t i a l s
of
melody
and
rhythm
(R H Y T H M M A S T E R
and
C O N C E R T M A S T E R ).
$1 4 9 . 9 5 .
A v a i l a b l e f ro m M E L O D I A N .
M U S I C PO RT.
T hi s
32 n o t e
keyboard permits
composi­
t io n and a r r a n g e m e n t of songs.
One c a n r e c o r d
multi­
track p i e c e s of up to ten m i n u t e s in length .
The s o f t ­
ware provides
d o z e n s of
preset instrument
sounds
as
w e l l as full c o n t r o l of the A D S R and w a v e f o r m c o n t r o l s .
MUSIC PORT
a lso g i ves
a c c e s s to
independent
fil t e r ,
o s c i l l a t i o n , and
modulation adjustments
on all
three
t ra cks.
$149.95.
A v ailable from TECH SKETCH.
MUSICMATE KEYBOARD.
A
two and o n e - h a l f o c t a v e ,
three
n o t e p o l y p h o n i c k e y b o a r d has an a c c o m p a n y i n g d i s k
w ith
a v a r i e t y of i n s t r u m e n t s ounds .
Up to ten m i n u t e s
of
music can
be
played
and
recorded.
The
MUSICMATE
K E Y B O A R D p l ugs into the j o y s t i c k por t of the
Commodore
64.
$99.00.
A v a i l a b l e f rom S E Q U E N T I A L C I R C U I T S .

31

PROGRAMMING

UTILITIES

As m e n t i o n e d abo v e , the C64 and 128 h a v e a
power­
ful b u i l t - i n s y n t h e s i z e r (SID
chip) .
The
synthesizer
c a n be a c c e s s e d
and u s e d w h e n
programming. There
are
m a n y b o o k s on this s u b j e c t , s ome of w h i c h are l i s t e d in
A p p e n d i x B.
The p r o g r a m s b e l o w
are d e s i g n e d to
help
p r o g r a m m e r s u t i l i z e the
p o t e n t i a l and c a p a b i l i t i e s
of
the SID
chip.

MAPLE.
A Music
Applications Programming Language
Ex­
tension utility
program simplifies
programming
s o und
and m u s i c n o t a t i o n on the C o m m o d o r e .
The p r o g r a m is an
e x t e n s i o n of the
computer's resident BASIC
vocabulary
and c o u l d
be a
considerable timesaver
when
creating
music
instruction
and
tutorial
programs.
$99.95.
A v a i l a b l e f rom E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
MASTER COMPOSER.
This
music
utility allows
one
to
p r o d u c e all types of musi c .
One can c r e a t e s i m p l e m e l ­
odies or i n t r i c a t e
c o m p o s i t i o n s by e x p e r i m e n t i n g
with
d i f f e r e n t a r r a n g e m e n t s and i n s t r u m e n t sou n d s . The
pro­
g r a m is i n t e r r u p t d r i v e n , so m u s i c c r e a t e d w i t h it
may
be a d d e d to B A S I C or m a c h i n e l a n g u a g e p r o g r a m s .
Music
files ma y a ls o be lin k e d or r e l o c a t e d .
H a r d c o p i e s are
available with a
g r a p h i c s -c a p a b 1 e dot m a t r i x
printer.
$39.95.
A v a i l a b l e from ACCESS SOFTWARE.
M U S I C A L C 3:
K E Y B O A R D MAKER.
W i t h M U S I C A L C 3 one
can
p r o g r a m the C o m m o d o r e ' s
k eys to
s o u n d any
n o t e in
a
s e v e n o c t a v e r a n g e in a
v a r i e t y of s c a l e s :
Balinese,
O r i e n t a l , M i x o l y d i a n , etc.
See d e t a i l s in the
Compo­
s i t i o n / T r a n s c r i p t i o n section.
NOTE PRO BRIDGE.
This is
a machine language
subrou­
tine w h i c h ca n be c o p i e d onto d i s k or c a s s e t t e and
in­
c o r p o r a t e d into p r o g r a m s .
It p r o v i d e s a c c e s s to
files
m a d e w i t h N O T E PRO
I or II.
See the C o m p o s i t i o n
and
T r a n s c r i p t i o n s e c t i o n for d e t a i l s .
PETER AND
T H E WOLF.
This
innovative game
o p t i o n s for e x p e r i m e n t s in p r o g r a m m i n g m u s i c
ics.
See the E a r - T r a i n i n g s e c t i o n .

also
has
and g r a p h ­

32

J

S Y N T H E S O U N D 64.
T hi s p r o g r a m p r o v i d e s
a c c e s s to
all
a s p e c t s to the SID chip.
See C o m p o s i t i o n / T r a n s c r i p t i o n
l i s t i n g for d e t a i l s .
V O I C E MASTER.
W o r d s , sou n d s , and
p h r a s e s are
digit­
a l l y r e c o r d e d w i t h V O I C E M A S T E R and may be i n c o r p o r a t e d
into B A S I C p r o g r a m s .
For a
complete description
see
the C o m p o s i t i o n / T r a n s c r i p t i o n lis t i n g .

33

AN

INTRODUCTION

TO M I D I

M I D I is an a c r o n y m for M u s i c a l I n s t r u m e n t
Digital
Interface.
M I D I is a u n i v e r s a l c o m p u t e r l a n g u a g e b u i l t
d i r e c t l y into m a n y
programmable electronic
keyboards,
digital drum
machines, sequencers,
and o t h e r
instru­
men t s .
MIDI
was d e v e l o p e d
to i n c r e a s e
compatibility
b e t w e e n all e l e c t r o n i c e q u i p m e n t in o r d e r to e x t e n d the
capabilities available
to m u s i c i a n s
and to
slow
the
r a p i d r a t e of h a r d w a r e o b s o l e s e n c e .
Any
i n f o r m a t i o n g e n e r a t e d by a M I D I k e y b o a r d
can
be u t i l i z e d by
the C o m m o d o r e
64 & 128.
However,
to
t r a n s l a t e the i n f o r m a t i o n , a MIDI I N T E R F A C E is
requir­
ed.
Several interfaces
are p r e s e n t l y
available
and
their m a n u f a c t u r e r s are listed in A p p e n d i x D.
The m o s t
i m p o r t a n t p art of MIDI is its
software.
T h e r e are p r o g r a m s d e s i g n e d for:
performance,
record­
ing/composition, voice programming storage,
transcrip­
tion, and e d u c a t i o n .
M a n y of t h ese p r o g r a m s are list e d
in the f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n .

ADVANTAGES

- Keyboards
at a time.

can

OF A M I D I

play

more

SYSTEM

t han

t h ree

voices

- T h e r e is a g r o w i n g M I D I s o f t w a r e base. M a n y
c o m p a n i e s are d e v e l o p i n g p a c k a g e s for p e r f o r ­
m a n c e , c o m p o s i t i o n , and e d u c a t i o n .
- C o m p a t i b l e MIDI
the b a s i c system.

instruments

DISADVANTAGES

- MIDI
Keyboards,
can -expens ive .

OF A M I D I

interfaces,

Although
instruments
are
MIDI, all of their
functions
tal ly c o m p a t i b l e .

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ca n

be

added

to

SYSTEM

and

software

equipped
with
may n o t be
to­

- All
MIDI interfaces
do not
software.
It
is
important
interface which
supports
the
sired .

WHAT

IS N E E D E D T O

A
microcomputer
drive .

run all
MIDI
to
select
an
software
de­

START WITH MIDI?

with

monitor

- MIDI interface.
It is r e c o m m e n d e d
ect the s o f t w a r e f i r s t
as this w i l l
w h i c h i n t e r f a c e to p u r c h a s e .
- M I D I k e y b o a r d . T h e r e is
k e y b o a r d s f ro m
companies
R o l a n d , and Korg.
- MIDI

software

packages.

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a

and

d isk

to
sel­
dictate

large v a r i e t y
of
including
Yamaha,

MIDI

EDUCATION

SOFTWARE

MI D I s o f t w a r e for e d u c a t i o n w o r k s j u s t like
other
e d u c a t i o n s o f t w a r e w i t h one
major difference:
a
M IDI
k e y b o a r d and i n t e r f a c e is r e q u i r e d .
T h i s is an
advan­
tage as m o r e than three v o i c e s can be p l a y e d .

K E Y B O A R D BLUES —
MI DI .
(late e l e m e n t a r y ,
secondary)
S t u d e n t s can use this p r o g r a m to p r a c t i c e p l a y i n g a l o n g
w i t h and l i s t e n i n g to
t w e l v e bar b l u e s .
A drill'
and
practice section
tests s t u d e n t s ’ k n o w l e d g e of
simple
blues chords.
Pupils
c a n a l so c o m p o s e o r i g i n a l
blues
solos w i t h c o m p u t e r a c c o m p a n i m e n t .
$79.95.
Available
f r o m E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
K E Y B O A R D C H O R D S -- M ID I.
(secondary)
This program
is
a t u t o r i a l and
d r i l l on
c h o r d types.
It f e a t u r e s
a
t u t o r i a l on
major,
minor, diminished,
and
augmented
chords.
D r i l l s are on c h o r d s p e l l i n g and the k e y b o a r d .
It a lso i n c l u d e s a test.
The u s e r can e l e c t to w o r k on
c h o r d s in e i t h e r root or i n v e r t e d p o s i t i o n s .
The
pro­
g r a m a l s o f e a t u r e s s t u d e n t e v a l u a t i o n and r e c o r d
keep­
ing.
$79.95.
A v a i l a b l e f rom
ELECTRONIC
COURSEWARE
S Y S T E M S , INC.
K E Y B O A R D I N T E R V A L S -- M I D I .
(secondary)
Designed
to
a s s i s t s t u d e n t s in p l a y i n g ma jo r , mi no r , a u g m e n t e d , and
d i m i n i s h e d i n t e r v a l s , the p r o g r a m is c o m p o s e d of a
tu­
torial, an i n t e r v a l
s p e l l i n g drill,
and a
test.
To
e f f e c t i v e l y use the p r o g r a m , one
m u s t be a b l e to
read
m u s i c and p lay a k e y b o a r d .
R e c o r d k e e p i n g and
student
e v a l u a t i o n are also p r o g r a m f e a t u r e s .
$79.95.
Avail­
a b l e f r o m E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
KEYBOARD JAZZ
H A R M O N I E S -M I D I.
(secondary)
This
program teaches
chord
symbols, seventh
chord
recog­
n i t i o n , and c h o r d s p e l l i n g .
To use the le s s o n ,
know­
l edge of t r a d i t i o n a l h a r m o n i e s and i n t e r v a l is
requir­
ed.
The
p r o g r a m c o n s i s t s of
a t u t o r i a l , four
drills
w i t h q u i z z e s , and a f i n a l test.
In the final, the c o m ­
p u t e r p l ays a small p o r t i o n of a j az z tune and the s t u ­
d e n t m u s t r e s p o n d w i t h the c h o r d s y m b o l for e ach
c h ord
c h a n g e and spell the c h o r d w i t h the k e y b o a r d .
$79.95.
A v a i l a b l e f ro m E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.

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KEYBOARD
KAPERS
-M I D I.
(elementary,
secondary)
K E Y B O A R D K A P E R S c o n s i s t s of th ree s e p a r a t e p i a n o games.
K E Y B O A R D B O A R D C L U E S d i s p l a y s a n o t e on the g r a n d staff
that m u s t be p l a y e d on the k e y b o a r d ; ? M Y S T E R Y ? N O T E S is
an e a r - t r a i n i n g drill;
K W I K K EYS is
a t i m ed ga me
re­
q u i r i n g that n o t e s p r e s e n t e d on the c o m p u t e r s c r e e n
be
p l a y e d b a c k as q u i c k l y as p o s s i b l e .
$39.95.
Available
from E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.
K E Y B O A R D N O T E D R I L L -- M I D I .
Th i s p r o g r a m is
design­
ed to i n c r e a s e
n o t e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n speed.
Notes
are
r a n d o m l y p l a c e d on the t r e b l e and b ass s t a v e s and
cor­
responding notes
are
p l a y e d on
the
piano
keyboard.
$39.9 5.
A v a i l a b l e f ro m E L E C T R O N I C C O U R S E W A R E
SYSTEMS,
INC.
SUPER C H A L L E N G E R
-- M I D I .
The
game increases
tonal
m e m o r y by p l a y i n g d i f f e r e n t
s e r i e s of p i t c h e s .
G a mes
are b a s e d on a 1 2 - n o t e c h r o m a t i c scale, a m a j o r
scale,
and a m i n o r scale.
$39.95.
Available from
ELECTRONIC
C O U R S E W A R E S Y S T E M S , INC.

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SEQUENCERS

(COMPOSITION

AND TRANSCRIPTION)

Sequencers
c o n v e r t a m i c r o c o m p u t e r into a. m u l t i ­
tra c k d i g i t a l r e c o r d e r .
A sequencer provides functions
s i m i l i a r to
those
m e n t i o n e d in
the
Composition
and
Transcription
section
along
with
s ome
advantageous
a d d i t i o n s m e n t i o n e d bel o w .

J MS M I D I
12-TRACK RECORDING
SYSTEM.
W i t h this
pro­
g r a m one can
record twelve polyphonic
t r a c k s in
real
time w h i l e
simultaneously monitoring
all
prerecorded
tracks.
M i s t a k e s can be a u t o m a t i c a l l y c o r r e c t e d
with­
out l o s i n g
the o r i g i n a l .
Tempo
is a d j u s t a b l e
from
4 0 - 2 0 0 b e a t s per m i n u t e .
The p r o g r a m can s t o r e a p p r o x ­
imately
7 , 600
notes.
Available
from
CHERRY
LANE
TECHNOLOGIES .
KEYBOARD CONTROLLED SEQUENCER.
T hi s p o w e r f u l 16
track
s e q u e n c e r has full o v e r d u b
and e dit c a p a b i l i t i e s ,
in­
cluding dynamics
and e x p r e s s i o n
of i n d i v i d u a l
notes .
C o m p o s i n g o p t i o n s off e r :
f l e x i b l e copy, m e r g e ,
move,
delete, transpose,
invert,
autocorrection,
time
re­
verse, indep e n d e n t
looping
of
sequence
tracks,
and
m u l t i p l e song s t o r a g e .
F l e x i b l e s t r u c t u r i n g of s e q u e n ­
ces s a ve s time and c o m p u t e r
memory.
R e a l time
trans­
p ose and o t h e r c o n t r o l o p t i o n s to a l l o w one to i n t e r a c t
w i t h s e q u e n c e s as they are b e i n g p l a y e d back.
$125.00.
A v a i l a b l e f r o m DR. T'S M U S I C S O F T W A R E .
KORG 4-TRACK SEQUENCER
PLUS.
T his
p a c k a g e is a
dig­
ital e q u i v a l a n t of
a m u l t i t r a c k tape r e c o r d e r .
Tracks
m a y be r e c o r d e d i n d i v i d u a l l y , and s i n g l e tracks m a y
be
e d i t e d w i t h o u t a f f e c t i n g oth e r s .
S i n c e the p r o g r a m
is
d i g i t a l , tempo s can be c h a n g e d w i t h o u t a f f e c t i n g pitch.
T r a c k c h a n g e s can be s t o r e d w i t h the p i t c h and d u r a t i o n
data and e x e c u t e d d u r i n g the p l a y i n g of a tune. $99.50 .
T he 8 - t r a c k s e q u e n c e d is p r i c e d at $ 1 4 9 . 9 5 .
Available
f ro m K O R G .
M I D I / 4 P LUS.
A four t r ac k
recording program
featur­
ing a u t o c o r r e c t ,
p u n c h in/ o u t ,
fast f o r w a r d ,
rew i n d ,
s e q u e n c e c h a i n i n g , u n l i m i t e d o v e r d u b s , real time
edit­
ing, and more. R e q u i r e s
a P a s s p o r t or c o m p a t i b l e
M I DI
interface.
$99.95.
A v a i l a b l e from PASSPORT.

38

M I D I / 8 P L D S.
This e i g h t t r a c k
s e q u e n c e r has all
the
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of
MIDI/4
PLUS w i t h
f our
additional
tracks.
R e q u i r e s a P a s s p o r t or c o m p a t i b l e
MIDI i n t e r ­
face.
$149.95.
Available
f ro m P A S S P O R T .
MIDI SEQUENCER.
St o r e s up
to 16 s e q u e n c e s in m e m o r y at
any g i v e n
time.
E ach
sequence
can have
up
to
16
p o l y p h o n i c tracks.
T r a c k s ca n be e n t e r e d in real
time
or step e n t e r e d one
n o t e at a
time for e r r o r
correc­
tion.
P r o g r a m f e a t u r e s are: p u n c h i n / o u t , solo, mute,
t r a n s p o s i t i o n , copy, and MIDI c h a n n e l a s s i g n .
It has
an 8 , 5 0 0 u n i q u e e v e n t m e m o r y , plus u n l i m i t e d song s t o r ­
age on disk.
Songs c a n be
a r r a n g e d by p l a c i n g
sequen­
ces in
the d e s i r e d
order
in
a 64
position
sequence
table.
Requires
Mus i c d a t a MIDI
interface.
$.150.00.
A v a i l a b l e f ro m M U S I C D A T A , Inc.
MUSE SEQUENCER/EDITOR.
A 6,000
note
storage
eight
track re c o r de r offers o v e r du b b i n g
and f ull e d i t i n g
by
measure.
A l s o a l l o w s one
to i n s e r t , d e l e t e , m o ve,
or
co p y any p a rt of a t r a c k by m e a s u r e .
I n d i v i d u a l tracks
can be t r a n s p o s e d .
$150.00.
Requires a Roland MPU-401
MIDI interface.
A v a i l a b l e f rom R O L A N D C O R P O R A T I O N .
MUSIC SHOP MIDI.
The MIDI version
of the
popular
B r o d e r b u n d M U S I C S HOP p r o g r a m
lets one c r e a t e ,
store,
and e d i t c o m p o s i t i o n s .
One c a n a ls o p r i n t s h e e t
music
in piano, s i n g l e staff, or
quartet formats.
T he
pro­
g r a m a u t o m a t i c a l l y " t u r n s " to
the n e x t p age of
music,
e l i m i n a t i n g s c r o l l i n g . E i g h t v o i c e s can be a s s i g n e d
to
e a c h of four d i f f e r e n t M I D I c h a n n e l s or k e y b o a r d s
with
P a s s p o r t ' s M I D I i n t e r f a c e card.
The p r o g r a m ' s
Macin­
tosh s t y l e user i n t e r f a c e has p u l l - d o w n m e n u s and
win­
dows c o n t r o l l e d w i t h a j o y s t i c k and M I D I k e y b o a r d .
Ed­
iting is easy:
j u s t cut, paste,
or c o p y s e c t i o n s
of
the m u s i c .
Compositions
can be up
to 20 p a ges
long.
$99 . 9 5 .
R e q u i r e s the
Passport MIDI interface, a
joy­
stick, and a
dot m a t r i x p r i n t e r
with graphics
inter­
face.
A v a i l a b l e from P A S S P O R T .
S T U D I O I.
Vast
a m o u n t s of
data can
be r e c o r d e d
as
s e q u e n c e s and then a r r a n g e d w i t h this p r o g r a m ' s
numer­
ous e d i t i n g f e a t u r e s , i n c l u d i n g auto p u n c h , live punch,
and step m o d e p u n c h i n / o u t to
n a m e a few.
The
STUDIO
has auto c o r r e c t i o n as w e l l as b o u n c i n g , a p p e n d i n g , and
t r a n s p o s i n g of tracks
and s e q u e n c e s
w i t h no
degrada­
tion.
$225.95.
A vailable from SYNTECH CORPORATION.

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VOICE

S TORAGE AND

VOICE

EDITING

A
m i c r o c o m p u t e r and a p p r o p r i a t e s o f t w a r e can
plify
the
processes
of
programming,
storing,
r e t r i e v i n g v o i c e (p atch) data.

sim­
and

CZ P A T C H
LIBRARIAN.
A programming
tool for
CZ-101,
C Z - 1 0 0 0 , and C Z - 5 0 0 0
synthesizers provides disk
stor­
age, p r i n t i n g ,
n a m i n g , and
l i s t i n g of
CZ p a t c h
pro­
gram s .
It w i l l d i s p l a y all p a t c h p a r a m e t e r s on a
sin­
gle s c r e e n to s i m p l i f y
editing individual
parameters.
It also has c o m m a n d s
for e n v e l o p e c o p y i n g , level
sca­
ling, r a t e s c a l i n g , and line c o p y i n g ;
$65.00.
Avail­
a b l e f rom DR. T'S M U S I C S O F T W A R E .
CZ R I D E R .
C a s i o CZ
synthesizer
ular MIDI interfaces.
$149.00.
LANE TECHNOLOGIES.

v o i c e e d i t o r for
pop­
A v a i l a b l e f rom
CHERRY

D X7 P A T C H L I B R A R I A N .
T h i s p r o g r a m m i n g tool for the DX7
and TX e x p a n s i o n m o d u l e s has s c r e e n d i s p l a y , edit- ing,
lis t i n g , p r i n t i n g , and d i s k s t o r a g e for DX7 p a t c h es.
It
will
simultaneously
display
all
operator
para­
m e t e r s for e d i t i n g , w i t h a s e c o n d s c r e e n for o t h e r p a r ­
ameters.
$75 . 0 0 .
Available
fro m
DR.
T'S
MUSIC
SOFTWARE.
DX-TX MASTER.
A l l o w s for
e a s y e d i t i n g and s t o r a g e
of
v o i c e s f r o m the DX7 or TX m o d u l e to d i s k and v i c e
ver­
sa.
The u s e r
can d o w n l o a d f rom the
TX and s t o r e
the
M I D I c h a n n e l and
v o i c e in
o r d e r to d i r e c t
it to
the
preferred keyboard
or m o d u l e .
V o i c e s can
be
m o ved
singularly
or in
g r o u p s of
32. $ 1 4 9 . 9 5 . A v a i l a b l e
f ro m S Y N T E C H C O R P O R A T I O N .
MIDI SOUNDFILER.
Stores
p r o g r a m s f rom
popular
M IDI
i n s t r u m e n t s to disk.
This p r o g r a m c u r r e n t l y
supports
Y a m a h a DX7 , R o l a n d JX- 8 P , C a s i o C Z - 1 0 1 , O b e r h e i m
0B-8,
and O b e r h e i m X p a n d e r .
It w i l l
s o o n be a v a i l a b l e
for
Super Jupiter, Polaris,
RX- 1 1 , M i r a g e ,
and o t h e r
in­
struments.
U p g r a d e s and
u t i l i t i e s are
available
to
registered
owners
at
a
nominal
charge.
Requires
MUSICDATA
MIDI
INTERFACE
or
compatible.
$ 75 . 0 0 .
A v a i l a b l e fro m M U S I C D A T A INC.

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MIDI

for

ENTERTAINMENT

AND G R A PH IC S

T h e s e p r o g r a m s t urn a M I D I s y s t e m
l i s t e n i n g and e n t e r t a i n m e n t .

into

a juke

box

MIDI PLAYER.
MIDI PLAYER
is a c o l l e c t i o n of
computer
generated music videos.
The r e c o r d i n g s can be
arrang­
ed, d i g i t a l l y s t o r e d
on disk, and
p l a y e d b a c k in
any
d e s i g n a t e d order .
While
the m u s i c
pla y s , the
video
screen dances
w i t h highresolution graphics
directly
k e y e d to
the
tempo and
pitch
v a l u e s of
the
score.
$149.95.
Av ailable from PASSPORT.
MIDI SONG ALBUMS.
C o l l e c t i o n s of p o p u l a r tunes can
be
played back
in any
designated
order through
a
MIDI
synthesizer.
T h e p r o g r a m can
be u s e d as a
soundtrack
for p a r t i e s , or as
i n s t a n t a c c o m p a n i m e n t for jam
ses­
sions.
S o ngs can
be r e o r c h e s t r a t e d
by c h a n g i n g
the
synthesizer's
presets.
POP
SONG
ALBUM:
$29.95.
BEATLES SONG ALBUM:
$29.95.
Requires a Passport
M ID I
i n t e r f a c e card.
Available from PASSPORT.
Q-R-S M U S I C DISKS.
Q - R - S ' s e x t e n s i v e l i b r a r y of
piano
r o lls has b e e n c o n v e r t e d to d i g i t a l s i g n a l s and
placed
on d i s k
in
a
wide
v a r i e t y of
styles.
The
Q-R-S
c o l l e c t i o n i n c l u d e s a n u m b e r of c e l e b r i t y
performances
by
keyboard
greats
such
as
Joplin,
Gershwin,
and
Liberace.
E ach d i s k
is a
six song
albu m .
$ 19. 95.
A v a i l a b l e f r o m Q-R- S.

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HARDWARE

The f o l l o w i n g
cluding keyboards.

is

a

listing

of

MIDI

hardware

ex­

1-2 M I D I
CA BL E.
The
cable
can
connect
two
M IDI
instruments.
It can
a lso link three M I D I
instruments
so that one
"master" instrument directly
drives
two
"slave" instruments.
$19 . 9 5 .
A v a i l a b l e f r o m Q-R-S.
MIDI ADAPTOR.
A double female
c o n v e r t a m a l e M I D I c a b l e into
can also be u se d
to j o i n two
i n c r e a s e the o v e r a l l
length .
Q-R-S.

plug that can be u sed to
a f e m a l e M I D I ca ble.
It
standard MIDI cables
to
$9.95.
Available
f rom

MIDI I N T E R F A C E .
A piece
of h a r d w a r e
that lets
M IDI
instruments communicate
with a
personal computer
and
vice versa.
The M I D I i n t e r f a c e for M U S I C D A T A
programs
f e a t u r e s M I D I In and M I D I
Out.
It a lso f e a t u r e s
Drum
Out for use w i t h
other compatible software.
$125.00.
A v a i l a b l e from M U S I C D A T A INC.
MIDI MAGIC.
This
and M IDI In s o c k e t
song demo d i s k
is
Q-R-S .

i n t e r f a c e p l ug s
into the U s er
Port
f o und on all M I D I k e y b o a r d s .
A
six
included.
$49.95.
Available
f r om

MIDI-STANDARD INTERFACES.
T h e s e are tape and dru m sync
interfaces.
$199.95.
Drum
S ync
interface
alone:
$129.95.
A v a i l a b l e f rom S Y N T E C H C O R P O R A T I O N .
MIDI SYNCHRONIZER.
and i n t e r f a c e w i t h
to tape,
etc.).
INC .

Interfaces
MUSICDATA's
sequencer
e x t e r n a l c l o c k s (drum m a c h i n e s , sync
$100.00.
A v a i l a b l e f rom
MUSICDATA

PAD-8 OCTAPAD.
T his
package
enables
drummers
and
p e r c u s s i o n i s t s to use
their p e r f o r m a n c e t e c h n i q u e s
to
p l a y any M IDI i n s t r u m e n t .
It c o n s i s t s of e i g h t
touch
s e n s i t i v e pads w i t h
input jacks
for up
to six
addi­
tiona l e x t e r n a l pads and
f o o t s w i t c h j a c k s for
switch­
ing p a t c h e s and c h a n g i n g
programs.
E a c h pad can
be
i n d e p e n d e n t l y a s s i g n e d so that
any M I D I sou n d
sourc e,
from d r u m m a c h i n e s and s y n t h e s i z e r s , to s e q u e n c e r s
and
s o f t w a r e , can be a c t i v a t e d by h i t t i n g a pad.
The
per­
f o r m a n c e p a r a m e t e r s for
each i n d i v i d u a l
pad are
pro­
g r a m m e d by
the user.
Available
parameters
inclu de:

42

note number, MIDI
c h a n n e l a s s i g n m e n t , t o uch
sensitiv­
ity, c u r v e of r e s p o n s e , m i n i m u m v e l o c i t y , and gate
time.
The p r e s e t s w i l l h o l d a m a x i m u m of f our
differ­
ent pad
setting
combinations
in m e m o r y .
Al l
data
s t o r e d in
the p r e s e t s
can -be
recalled instantly
and
easily modified.
$495.00.
Available
from
ROLAND
CORPORATION .
P A S S P O R T M I D I I N T E R F A C E C A R D.
P a s s p o r t ' s i n t e r f a c e for
P a s s p o r t and
compatible software.
$129.95.
Avail­
a b l e f ro m P A S S P O R T .
P I T C H R I D E R 2000.
T hi s p i t c h
recogni tion device
uses
b o t h v i s u a l and a u r a l d i s p l a y s to h e l p i m p r o v e
intona­
tion.
It
g e n e r a t e s M I D I data
so that any
instrument
can d r i v e
a MIDI
s y n t h e s i z e r or
software.
$5 9 5 . 0 0 .
A v a i l a b l e from C H E R R Y L A N E T E C H N O L O G I E S .
P I T C H R I D E R 4000.
The
professional
version
of
the
P I T C H R I D E R does
not
i n c l u d e the
intonation
display.
$495.00.
A v a i l a b l e f rom C H E R R Y L A N E T E C H N O L O G I E S .
P I T C H R I D E R 7000.
any g u i t a r .
Th e
without carving
from CHERRY LANE

A polyphonic
pickup easily
or d r i l l i n g .
TECHNOLOGIES.

P I T C H R I D E R for use
w ith
a t t a c h e s to one ' s g u i t a r
$995.00.
Available

P I T C H R I D E R 64.
T his P I T C H R I D E R
c o n v e r t s the
C64/12S
into a p i t c h - t o - M I D I dev i c e .
$245.00.
Available
from
CHERRY LANE TECHNOLOGIES.

APPENDIX

A

The f o l l o w i n g m a g a z i n e s and o r g a n i z a t i o n s are r e c o m ­
m e n d e d to k e e p a b r e a s t of the f a s t c h a n g i n g w o r l d of m i c r o ­
computers .

PERIODICALS

RELATING

TO C O M MO DO R E

COMMODORE POWER/PLAY
Contemporary Marketing,
1200 W i l s o n D r i v e
W e s t C h e s t e r , PA 19380
COMPUTE!
COMPUTE! Publications,
P.O. Box 5 40 6
G r e e n s b o r o , NC 27403

PERIODICALS

RELATING

COMPUTING

Inc.

Inc.

TO COMPUTERS

& EDUCATION

ELECTRONIC LEARNING
S u i t e 220
1311 E x e c u t i v e C e n t e r D r i v e
T a l l a h a s s e e , FL
32301
T.H . E . T E C H N O L O G I C A L
Synergy , I n c .
P.O. Box 992
A c t i o n , MA
0 1 720

PERIODICALS

RELATING

HORIZONS

TO COMPUTERS

AND

ATMI
Newsletter
T he A s s o c i a t i o n for T e c h n o l o g y
Ins true tion
K e n Bales, E d i t o r
S c h o o 1 of M u s i c
U n i v e r s i t y of N e b r a s k a
O m a h a , NE
6 818 2
COMPUTER MUSIC JOURNAL
MIT Press
28 C a r l e t o n S t r e e t
C a m b r i d g e , MA
02142

44

IN

EDUCATION

MUSIC

in M u s i c

/

ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN
Mix P u b l i c a t i o n s
2608 N i n t h S t r e e t
B e r k e l e y . CA
9471Q
The IMA B u l l e t i n
I n t e r n a t i o n a l MIDI A s s o c i a t i o n
4 23 5 L a u r e l G r o v e
S t u d i o City, CA
91604
KEYBOARD MAGAZINE
20085 S t e v e n s C r e e k
C u p e r t i n o , CA
95015
S M A L L C O M P U T E R S IN THE ARTS
P.O. Box 1954
P h i l a d e l p h i a , PA
19105

45

NEWS

APPENDIX

B

BOOKS
A N I M A T I O N , G A M E S , & S O U N D FOR
by T o n y F a b b r i
P r e n t i c e - Ha 11 , Inc.
E n g l e w o o d C l i f f s , N.J. 07632

THE

COMMODORE

64

G R A P H I C S , S O U N D AND M U S I C
by Don Ca s s e 1
W. C. B r o w n P u b l i s h e r s
2460 K e r p e r Blvd.
P.O. Box 539
D u b u q u e , IA
52001

THE

COMMODORE

64

FOR

M U S I C AND THE A P P L E II
by T h o m a s E. R u d o l p h
U n s i n n P u b l i c a t i o n s , Inc.
P.O. Box 672
D r e x e l Hill, PA
19026

46

APPENDIX

VENDORS:
EDUCATION

SOFTWARE

ABACUS

SOFTWARE,

P.O.

ACCESS
84087

SOFTWARE,

#A

ACTIVISION,

INC.,

Box

2561

P.O.

GENERAL

AND K E Y B O A R D

7211,
South

Box

C

Grand
1560

7787,

SYSTEMS

Rapids,

West,

Morrison

ALGO-RHYTHM

Blvd.,

SOFTWARE,

AURICLE CONTROL
CA
91403
BARNETT,
80123

SYSTEMS,

Dorothy

BRODERBUND,

17

G.

COVOX,

Paul

675-D

DESIGNWARE,

185

EDUCATIONAL

AUDIO

3828

of

Berry

ELECTRONIC
Champaign,

COURSEWARE
IL
61821

2755

INC.,

Box

100

1327,

Road,

94043

P.O.

NY

W.

605,

Place,

CA

94107

HESWARE, Human Engineered Software,
So. San F r a n c i s c o , CA
94080
47

390

105 70

Mateo,

CA

Lancaster

Str e e t ,

MA
Swift

MI

97402

San

1210

Cambridge,

CO

Birmingham,

OR

Drive,

22nd

Oaks,

Littleton,

P 1 e a s a n t v i 1 1 e , NY

INC.,

Box

11501

Sherman

Fawcett

Box

UT

94903

Francisco,

Campus

SYSTEMS,

CA

Mineola,

Eug e n e ,

San

Cross,

Street,

CA

One

P.O.

Stree t,

St reet,

INC.,

P.O.

Inc.,

49510

View,

Avenue,

Rafael,

TOMORROW,

E L E C T R O N I C LAB I N D U S T R I E S ,
7167, B a l t i m o r e , MD
21218
PRICE,

San

VISUALS,

ARTS,

Woodcliff

Hinsdale

CBS,

Conger

ELECTRONIC
94403

FISCHER

W.

Driv e ,

APPLICATIONS

INC.,

Mineola

6657

CBS S O F T W A R E , A u ni t
G r e e n w i c h , CT 06386
COMPUTER
48012

176

Woods

Mountain

ALFRED PUBLISHING COMPANY,
15355
5964, S h e r m a n Oaks, CA 91413

MI

P.O.

Drive,

Box

0 2 238
Avenue,

#14,

KOALA
Santa

TECHNOLOGIES
B a r b a r a , CA

MASTERSOFT,

P.O.

CORPORATION.
9 5 05 0

Box

1027,

3100

Bend,

OR

COMPUTING
Paul, MN

MELODIAN,

Road,

792

Holmdel

MICROSCI, a division
Hathaway Street,
S a n t a Ana, CA
92705
MINDSCAPE,
MUSOFT,
75686
NEW

INC.,

3444

a division

ARTS

PROTECTO
60010

CO.,

of

Dundee

of

P.O.

Standun

Controls,

T M S , P.O.

Box

ENTERPRIZES,

2700,
22292

SCARBOROUGH SYSTEMS,
Palo Alto, CA
9 4 306

INC.,

SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS,
Jose, CA
95134

3051

CONSORTIUM,
55112

Holmdel,

Road,

480

NJ

Drive,

Box

620,

Pepper

3490

0 7 733

Inc.,

Northbrook,

Huntington
N.

Henry

97709

MECC, M I N N E S O T A E D U C A T I O N A L
L e x i n g t o n A v e n u e North, St.
INC.,

Patrick

2158

IL

60062

Pittsburg,

Beach,

Rd.,

California

CA

TX

92647

Barrington,

Avenue,

IL

Suite

206,

r

North

SIGHT & SOUND MUSIC SOFTWARE,
New Ber l i n , WI
53151
SOFTSYNC,

14

East

SPINNAKER

SOFTWARE,

SPRINGBOARD,
SWAN,
84601

34th

7807

Software

for

Str e e t ,

215

INC.,

New

TG

SKETCH,

PRODUCTS,

WENGER

40

CORPORATION,

3200

York,

South

NY

Dept.

P,

166th

Street,

Cambridge,

Creekridge

Cir c l e ,

Minneapolis,

Arts

Education,

P.O.

3700

Avenue,
BOX

P.O.

S.

448,

48

500

NJ

Longview,
Owatonna,

MA

E.,

Computer

Totowa,

8248,

Box

339

San

10016

S tr eet,

Vreeland

INC.,

Str e e t ,

First

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES,
Box 20025, R a l e i g h , NC
27619
TECH

First

0 2 142
MN

55435

Provo,

Dri ve,

UT

P.O.

07512
TX
MN

75607
55060-0448

APPENDIX

VENDORS:

MIDI

H A R D WA R E AND

C H E R R Y LANE T E C H N O L O G I E S ,
Port C h e s t e r , NY
1057 3
DR. T's
02172

MUSIC

ELECTRONIC
Champaign,
E -M U

SOFTWARE,

COURSEWARE
IL
61821

SYSTEMS,

INC.,

110

Midland

24 L e x i n g t o n

SYSTEMS,

2815

KURZWEIL
Waltham,

Frost

MUSIC SYSTEMS,
MA
02154-8464

LINN ELECTRONICS,
91356

INC.,

MIMETICS CORPORATION,
CA
9 4 306
MUSICDATA
90211

INC.,

OBERHEIM,
90064

2230

PASSPORT,

625

8444

South

1026

ROLAND
90040

CORPORATION,

SEQUENTIAL
SYNTECH,

Niagra

INC.,

7925

18720

Oxnard

P.O.

Maestro

YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL
CA
90622

Box

Waverly

Barrington

Half

7200

N.

CA

Circle,

Av e n u e ,

St reet,
Canoga

CORPORATION,

49

North

CA

Palo

Alto,

Hills,

CA

Angeles,

CA

94 019

1 4 21 3

San

Park,

P.O.

A,

Los

Dominion

95062

Road,

Beverly

NY

First

CA

Tarzana,

Station

Buffalo,

MA

11590

Str e e t ,

Bay,

430,

Drive,

S tr e e t ,

Oaks

Avenue,

Moon

Cruz,

NY

Blvd.,

Box

Watertown,

Hartsook

60238,

Wilshire

P.O.

Lancaster

San t a

Westbury,
411

Street,

3051

1210

11857

INC.,

Miramontes,

Q-R-S,

Avenue,

Chanticleer,

St r e e t ,

SOFTWARE

S t reet,

INC.,

IN T E R N A T I O N A L MIDI ASSOCIATION,
H o l l y w o o d , CA
91607
K 0 R G / U N I C 0 R D , 89

D

Box

Los

Angeles,

Jose,
CA

CA

CA

95134

9 1 304

6600,

B u ena

Park,



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