Advanced MusicSystem (I & II)

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Advanced MusicSystem II is a program that allows you to make music with your Atari home computer. It is oriented toward those familiar with music notation and basic musical terms. With AMS II you enter musical notes from the computer keyboard. You have control over pitch, duration, envelope, dynamic level, meter, tempo, and key. A sophisticated music editor makes changes fast and easy. There are special commands to duplicate note patterns, and the tempo change command can be used to set a metronome marking as often as you like within a piece. The program allows up to 4 independent voices, each with a range of 5 1/2 octaves. You can produce and save very large music files (up to 8200+ notes with 48K RAM). Built-in recording synchronization lets you play at least 8 simultaneous voices using an external tape recorder. AMS II can handle very complex rhythms and extremely rapid tempos (more than 2100 notes per second).

The diskette version of AMS II requires a minimum of 24K RAM, and includes 7 demonstration pieces. The cassette version requires a minimum of 16K and includes one demonstration piece. A joystick can be used to adjust the tempo while a piece is playing. For maximum sound quality, it is strongly suggested that you connect your computer to an external speaker (see section 5.2).

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