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BeatPad is the new pattern based sequencer from miniMusic. It provides a simple yet powerful interface for creating musical patterns of various instruments or drum kits, layering these patterns, and performing them on any standard MIDI hardware. Using the Palm Computing platform's large touch sensitive screen, it is easy to see every aspect of a pattern at once and manipulate it with the stylus. The upgrade of the NotePad application -- which lets you compose, edit and playback songs with standard music notation -- improves its performance on some of the newer Palm devices, and adds a few new features like additional time signatures. Both BeatPad and the existing NotePad software work perfectly with the new tone module from Swivel Systems, giving users the option to take even more of their electronic studio with them, wherever they go.
With the new software and the Swivel Systems hardware, miniMusic can now offer users a complete portable music system. NotePad provides portable notation for those who know, or need help learning how to read and write music; music can be entered a number of ways: drawn onto music staff, played on an on-screen piano keyboard, or written in using Palm Computing's Graffiti handwriting recognition technology. On the other hand, BeatPad uses a simple graphic interface to mold and sculpt patterns and build up interesting textures and rhythms. You can even make changes to the music as it plays. Most users will want to use both applications for different projects, or move back and forth between the two creating music in new ways. Helping singers learn songs, composers write songs, and performers play songs, miniMusic allows for an immediate musical experience anywhere. Pricing, Availability, Distribution, and Support |
LOS ANGELES, Calif., February 3rd, 2000 - Today miniMusic will introduce its new BeatPad software for the Palm Computing® Platform and an upgrade of the highly acclaimed miniMusic NotePad application at the NAMM 2000 International Music Market being held at the LA Convention Center. Swivel Systems will also appear at the miniMusic booth to show prototypes of a new MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) tone module that clips onto the Palm handheld computers putting hundreds of musical instruments in your pocket. These products make handheld computers an incredibly valuable tool for composers, musicians, and music students.
"Everyday, more owners of the Palm hardware are discovering miniMusic software. The NAMM show gives us the opportunity to show the Music industry what the Palm industry already knows." said Chad Mealey, president and chief software engineer for miniMusic. David Pogue, author of such books as 'PalmPilot: The Ultimate Guide' and 'Classical Music for Dummies' says that the miniMusic NotePad software is "the most impressive music program yet written for the Palm Computing platform, bar none."