Klarinet Archive - Posting 000104.txt from 2007/04

From: Eric Dannewitz <ericdano@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] new SmartMusic 10 is VERY COOL
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:59:14 -0400

It is a lot better than previous version. However, it crashed numerous
times on my iMac. It does not support my MOTU Firewire interface for
using it's microphone. You can't slow the live recordings down when it
is playing. When you slow it down too much, the sound quality drops like
a bucket. They really should have gotten some help with that from the
guys who do Transcribe or the Amazing Slowdowner. When you want to hear
your line with the live recordings, it plays it on the piano for you
(?!?@-----. Oh, and the non-live recordings, or anything you make with it,
still suffers from the Nintendo 64 sounds it generates. Come on, they
bundle Garritan Personal Orchestra with Finale 2007......

On the plus side, the band arrangements are excellent......and the live
bands sound great. And it runs 5 times faster on my iMac than before
(though it does crash every now and then).

For the money, it's a good investment. $25.

David Blumberg wrote:
> The new version of SmartMusic (10) is out and it is crazy cool. Now it
> has a number of Band pieces in the program which displays the part
> (whatever part you select from also whatever instrument (( clarinet 3,
> 2, eb, etc)) as well as it has an MP3 playing along with you - the US
> Marine Band is featured in at least the Holst 1st Suite (not sure how
> many others yet as I just got the program).
>
> Great stuff. btw - if you have Vista, it doesn't support that,
> however the program can be run in XP mode so that it works just fine
> (I have Vista - ask me if you need help with it)
>
> http://www.smartmusic.com
>
> and for disclosures sake, yes - I am connected with the company.
>

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