Comments on: M Interactive Composer: Retro Software, Now Intel Mac Native, Core MIDI-ready

By: Michael Gianfreda

Michael Gianfreda — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:24 +0000

Good things live on.
I once coded a polyrhythmic MIDI sequencer for DOS to get
complex structures. But M has such a great conducting mode, kind of kaoss style, but much earlier. Remember Theremin.
Is the AMIGA version freeware or available?

By: Lowell Angell

Lowell Angell — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 06:14:49 +0000

I have a working commodore 64 and the original Dr T’s algorithmic composer on floppy disk. Is there a software emulation of the commodore 64 that can successfully run the algorithmic composer? I have a 5 and 1/4 disk drive for my PC and I would like to be able to use that with the emulator if one is compatible.

What is the best way to make a disk image of the algorithmic composer?

By: Jeff Beddow

Jeff Beddow — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:48:16 +0000

I am collecting examples of algorithmic music generators and putting together a little amateur studio that includes older macs and wintel machines to run classic midi software. I would appreciate any pointers to archives of midi, mac and wintel algorithmic software.

Since I am soon to be retired and living in a cardboard box, I don’t have the budget to buy commercial software. I do have some resources to compile source code on different machines, such as think c on versions of mac < 7.5, and most programming languages on various generations of wintel.

I am extremely interested in discussions of the coding/design strategy of M and similar software…pointers to such discussions will be greatly appreciated.

Contact me at Jeff (a>t) zeitguide o/r#g

By: david offenhartz

david offenhartz — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:31:29 +0000

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By: Benjamin Russell

Benjamin Russell — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:17:13 +0000

Please let me add my voice to the chorus begging for UpBeat on the new Macs! I’ve never found a tool that was quicker for putting a song together, and I’ve done some of my best drum programming on it. Please, please, please…

I keep an old Mac Classic alive just for this program, but I find the speed of the machine too slow, the screen too small. I had it installed on a MacIIX where it was great to work with, but the drive died.

I believe Dr. T’s bought the program and released an update. They didn’t mention whether it worked with later systems. Does anyone know the latest system it works with? I just inherited an LC 575 which runs 7.5, but I don’t think my 2.01 UpBeat will work with it.

UpBeat, UpBeat, Upbeat!!!!

By: ouzoman

ouzoman — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:34:01 +0000

I’ve kept my Mac SE just to run Upbeat . . . Upbeat syncs well via MIDI clock from the latest sequencers (Cubase, Logic, Live, etc) and makes any destination come alive . . . . there’s nothing like it.

Kudos again to the Upbeat designers – a product unsurpassed after all these years!

By: Garman

Garman — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:12:05 +0000

I agree with the request to do this for Upbeat. That was a fantastic tool for blocking out any song. I miss it so much.

By: angelo avogadri

angelo avogadri — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 14:13:16 +0000

I think that Upbeat is the definitive rhythmic seq. for many reasons: the idea of rhythmic devices, the looping tool, the fill utility, the concept of songs and patterns, the possibility of introducing casual variations, the user interface responds in REAL time.. this all speeds up the work and you can really create music!! Also jam factory is a great software I used it live with flute and a pitch to midi conv.. not to mention M that is fantastic ( a little steve reich oriented!!).I think that the world of music software needs a reissue of Upb. and JF and some of the basic concepts could be applied to audio seqs..

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 06:57:43 +0000

I want a system 7 makeover of OS X. It’s time for a grander eighties revival in computing, like this one.

By: Doktorfuture

Doktorfuture — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:15:59 +0000

so i bought this, and i tried to load the included demos, and it crashes every time.

apart from that, it’s cool and worth the money.