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#ATTN: Amiga Owners!

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#2517From: Nov 13, 1990 6:46 PM
Blue Ribbon Bakery, Inc. Proudly Announces a Change of Name and Address! From now on, the makers of Bars&Pipes, the Bars&Pipes Add-on Series, and the soon-to-be-released BARS&PIPES PROFESSIONAL, will be called THE BLUE RIBBON SOUNDWORKS, LTD. Our change of name reflects our incresing commitment to the music technology field. Our move to bigger and better quarters requires all Amiga users to note our new address, as no mail will be forwarded. The new address is: 1293 Briardale NE Atlanta, Georgia 30306 Our fax and telephone numbers remain the same. Sincerely, Melissa J. Grey
#2560From: Darrick WestNov 15, 1990 7:39 AM
Hi Melissa. I have a demo of Bars & Pipes and was impressed with its features. I haven't made up my mind yet as to what sequencer I will buy yet-it's a toss up between your package,KCS V3.0,and Music-X. My only reservation about your package is that it's too gimmicky. What I mean by this is that the screen contains gadgets that look unprofessional(the jagged pieces) and make the screen look cluttered. Don't get me wrong I do like the package but its looks need to be changed. I've been working in a friends basement studio(vedy-vedy nice BTW) and they Voyerta Mark III for the (gasp) IBM. This is a rock solid program and is very full featured. Granted it doesn't have gadgets or pull down menus,but I can whip around data with this program in a snap-very well done package. The screen is undestracting layed out well which makes it very easy to use. So please please take my itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-puny gripe into consideration. Again you have vedy-vedy good AMIGA only package that does the job very well. BTW change that sax pointer-yuck!. The Brother has spoken->Darrick West
#2704From: Nov 19, 1990 12:42 AM
dEAR dARRICK, You'll be pleased to know that the new Bars&Pipes Professional, which debuts in a month, is absolutely gimmick-free. In fact, its interface is nothing short of stunning. Really! Aside from good looks, Bars&Pipes Professional includes notation display and printing, automated mixing, graphical song construction, merge recording and tons more, inm addition to the powerful features introduced in the origibal Bars&Pipes. As you can see, we do listen! Melissa J. Grey The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks P.S. We have a new company name and address: The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks, Ltd. 1293 Briardale NE Atlanta, GA 30306 Phone and fax remain the same.
#2747From: Ben TubbNov 20, 1990 11:25 PM
Melissa, the Bars&Pipes Professional info sounds great. I hope an upgrade will be available to all registered users. I have version 1.0f. By the way, I consistently get a system error requester (retry/cancel) when using the Smoose accessory, which "crashes" my machine. Has anyone reported problems with it?
#2910From: Nov 27, 1990 8:19 PM
Dear Benjamin, All currently registered Bars&Pipes users will be able to upgrade for $99. This is a bargain considering that the price of Bars&Pipes Professional will debut at $379. Look for information about upgrading in the next issue of QUAARTER NOTES. As for the SMoose bug, this is the first I've heard. I'm sorry that you're having difficulities. I'll pass this on to the technical types here and see what they can do about it for you. Melissa
#2936From: Steve Bennett/SYSOPNov 28, 1990 10:11 AM
Will B&P Professional include an editor using standard musical notation ? –>Steve Bennett
#3440From: Dec 10, 1990 7:23 PM
Bars&Pipes Professional includes both standard notation and event list editing among its new editing features. We also introduce in Bars&Pipes Professional Global Song Construction, a new global editing technique which replaces A-B-A and then some.
#2954From: Ben TubbNov 28, 1990 8:45 PM
Thanks. I will look forward to the next issue of QUARTER NOTES and in upgrading. As to the SMoose bug, I will either send a FAX or write a letter explaining in more detail the "symptons" which I get. In any case, if Bars&Pipes Professional's notation capabilites meet or exceed those of DMCS, I will be eternally grateful. Currently, I've been most productive using DMCS multitasked with KCS using "loopback recording" (i.e. MIDI out to MIDI in) to get all of DMCS' MIDI output capabilities recorded into KCS with the least amount of conversion (otherwise thru SMUS) "headaches". And I have been having a great deal of fun using various tools for auto-accompaniment. While I have just gotten my M1.1b upgrade and have lots of fun with it.
#2823From: Allen MittsNov 24, 1990 10:42 PM
> You'll be pleased to know that the new Bars&Pipes Professional, which > debutes in a month, is absolutely gimmick-free. In fact, its interface > is nothing short of stunning. Really! Melissa, Is this interface changed in any way from the current version of Bars&Pipes? Regards, Allen
#2909From: Nov 27, 1990 8:17 PM
The interface has changed a great deal. For example, all of the central elements in Bars&Pipes have been grouped into resizeable, relocateable windows. The windows themselves are of a three dimensional, sculpted look. Those who have seen it think its gorgeous. Certainly no other Amiga music package comes close! Those who call to request information will receive a brochure in three weeks. Melissa
#3038From: Allen MittsNov 30, 1990 6:59 PM
Thanks for the reply Melissa. I will give you a call. Regards, Allen