Klarinet Archive - Posting 000201.txt from 2005/04

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Music notation software
Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 18:27:18 -0400

Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:

> They claim that Sibelius 3.1 includes a separate "sound engine" which
> isdistinct from MIDI. Thus you have a choice of using G-MIDI or
> orX-MIDI or this other "sound engine" called "Kontact". Kontact
> doesgive a completely different sound to some major instruments
> than"Microsoft Synth Wavtable" does via "MIDI".
>
Kontact is a sampler/sequencer - the full-featured version will set you
back about the cost of Sibelius (last I looked I recollect it was about
$450 ) - that is a software-CPU solution. It still uses your soundcards
digital-analog converter so you can hear it, so if you have a low end
and/or noisy card you're not goung to get much improvement.

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