PALATINE

Brendon Cassidy's (of CalArts) collected sites of PC programs for computer music - CSound, CSound helpers and other Music 5 derivatives, analysis/resynthesis, sound processors, sound generators, sound editors, utilities, etc.

Tom Erbe's (of CalArts) collected sites of Mac programs for computer music - CSound, CSound helpers and other Music 5 derivatives, analysis/resynthesis, sound processors, sound generators, sound editors, utilities, etc.

Software from Roni Music for slowing music without changing pitch. For Windows and Mac. Downloadable trial version available.

Sound-processing software.

CD ripper to grab the audio of a CD. Supports digital reading without an ASPI manager. Downloadable trial version available.

Includes details of all Emagic products, including the Logic series.
(May 2003, DP)

Music and sound software for the PC.

Multipurpose synthesizer and composer software. Three affordable packages available for creating, composing, editing and performing music. Available to purchase or download for free (function limited).

Software for guitarists.

Hyperprism is a complete collection of DSP effects supported by Arboretum HyperEngine as well as VST and Premiere compatible software. With more than thirty professional audio effects, it works right inside any of the popular sound editing applications for MacOS using the VST or Premiere plug-in format.

An interactive sofware program, newly available for all computer platforms. "Impromptu is designed to help students become active and engaged music makers - listeners, performers, and creators."
(May 2004, DP)

A device that enables the removal of vocals/leads, the isolation of the bass line, and karaoke from normal CDs.

A chip-based MIDI synthesizer unit.

Available from Harmony Central (along with other MIDI programs).

"Sound2Picture is an innovative multimedia resource that introduces teachers and pupils to the working practices of a sound designer. It has been produced by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), Andrew Diey (lead sound designer at Alchemy Audio Lab) and Jason Butcher (Head of Expressive Arts at Egerton High School, Manchester, UK).
Sound2Picture contains:
* A selection of six digital video clips and animations minus any sound;
* The same clips with sound designs composed by Andrew Diey, lead sound designer at Alchemy Audio Lab;
* Nearly 1 gigabyte of high quality audio sample material including the library of sounds that Andrew Diey has used to create his sound designs;
* Written and video materials that illustrate the working process of a sound designer;
* Extensive teaching notes to assist teachers in the teaching of sound design to Key Stage 3 pupils;
* Links to free web resources and other commercial products that can be used alongside the Sound2Picture materials;
* Free email support to assist you in using Sound2Picture in the classroom and the opportunity to have personal tuition in using this product at your school (at additional cost).
Sound2Picture has been designed for use on PC or Mac computers with no additional commercial hardware or software. All its materials are copyright free and can be freely used on all networked computers within the purchaser's institution.
Sound2Picture is available on a DVD (cost £40) or on three CDs (cost £45). It can be ordered by post via the website: www.sound2picture.net where you can also find further information.
As a team of academic music education researchers we are not promoting this as a business venture. Rather, any money we do raise after covering our costs will go towards a new resource next year."
(Information supplied by the developers.)
(July 2004, DP)

Professional audio equipment and software.

A program for auditioning and modifying all types of MIDI files. For Windows and Mac. Downloadable trial version available.

Classic pattern based MIDI sequencer from Roni Music. For Windows or Atari. Downloadable trial version available.

Music programming language for the Power Macintosh. A new version is now available for Windows. Downloadable demo available.

A device for slowing music without changing the pitch. See also the TR-400 Digital Music Study Recorder.

Software from Seventh String for transcribing recorded music. For Windows and Mac. Evaluation version available to download.

Transkriber from Reed Kotler Music: software for transcribing and modifying music. For Windows and Mac.