Hi

Can't say I'd heard of this Buzz program that you speak so highly of in all your posts, but I took a look at the site and it appears to be a music tracker package as found on Amigas & Ataris back in the 1980s. Whilst it is possible to create respectable music on these, IMO these are better suited to the programming community rather than the more general music community due to the archaic nature in which notes / patterns are entered in a character-based grid format. To someone with little sequencing knowledge, this whole method of music entry must seem very idyosyncratic & to me seems a giant step back when compared to modern midi sequencers. To quote the Buzz web site:

> MIDI Support
>
> Although very limited, Buzz does support
> some forms of MIDI. The main MIDI support
> within Buzz is through that of "Continuous
> Controllers". This means that any
> parameter within Buzz may be tied to a
> knob or fader on any Hardware device.
> Note, these devices are currently quite
> expensive. We will be releasing plans on
> this site to build your own Midi knob box
> for under $100 US.

I can' think of a reason why would someone who's just spent a large amount of money on a pro-synth want to try to control it through a program with "limited" midi support, where the target market is clearly the electronics / computer based user (hence building your own I/O box from schematics!)?

Now I'm not scared of electronics or programming (as a matter of fact I'm an electronic engineering student), but a modern sequencer is _so_ much easier to use than any tracker program I've used and with far better sound quality.

I do understand there are plenty of people who do use tracker programs with good results, but for someone who's apparently quite new to the world of music technology I do not think it is really appropriate especially seing as it would effectively render the XP30 redundant.

Just my $0.02,
Pete



[This message has been edited by pstares (edited 06-12-2000).]