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ULTISYNTH
Quicksilva, £14.95 cass
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Where
Romik's synth package suffered from an overcomplicated
title page, Quicksilva's has a nice simple title page
with seven options.
But
what appears behind this title page is more important,
and here's where the program falls flat on its face.
Unless you know the instructions inside out, then you
will find yourself lost within a few seconds.
There
are the selectable attack, sustain, delay and release
options familiar with all these types of programs. There
are also wave formations and bar charts showing the
frequency, filter frequency, resonance, and various
others. There are 154 key combinations for each channel,
so many sounds can be produced. There are also six accompanying
tunes, but other than that it is all up to you.
Composing
a tune is a long, boring and difficult process, with
only numbers needing to be typed in. With a detailed,
yet complicated manual, and the difficulty of actually
getting any sort of musical satisfaction, one can only
say that this old piece of software is now rather long
in the tooth.
-----Rignall
ratings-----
Presentation 76%
Ease of use 34%
Sound potential 71%
Value for money 46%
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