Articles Natural Sound:
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(see "Midi for the Macintosh" by Freff, February 1986, pages 116-122), and more sophisticated programs are on the way. We always knew the Mac was more than a pretty face; now it can talk and sing as well. +
Anthony Reveaux is editor
of Computer Publicity News and lectures in film history at Sonoma State University.
He reviews video and performance for Artweek and designs and produces slide
projections for performance, dance, theater, and opera.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
The Slide Show Magician 1.3 Magnum Software 21115 Devonshire
Street, Suite 337 Chatsworth, CA 91311 (818) 700-0510
List Price: $59.95; Natural Sound cable, $90; Editor disk,
$39.95; Sound Effects two-disk set, $29.95
Requires: Macintosh, external disk drive; hard disk recommended
alone, independent of the program disk, but in order to use sound in interactively creative ways, at present you have to confine yourself to the VideoWorks and Slide Show Magician programs. Fortunately, these two programs are two of the best motion-design products running on the Mac. VideoWorks (see "VideoWorks," A +, August 1985, pages 107-120 and "Presentations with Personality," February 1985, pages 26-33) is capable of true animation as well as slide-show types of sequencing. It can accept melodies from MusicWorks as well as SoundCap and Macintalk files. Slide Show Magician is easier to use for designing simple sequences quickly. Whereas the VideoWorks' playback speed is variable, Slide Show Magician's timing is good enough to use for cuing and rehearsing.
These sounds are just previews of things to come for the Mac. With sound digitizing now a simple, inexpensive reality, computer voice recognition is "more than halfway there." The MIDI interface is available for Mac music makers
To contact us send eMail. ScottMcTyre@MCFIII.COM .
