Written by Chris Schumann entirely in a text editor. No gimme's for me, thanks. Posted to: comp.music.misc rec.music.makers rec.music.makers.marketplace rec.music.makers.synth Electronic Music Software Price Guide Last updated February 12, 1996 Maintained by Chris Schumann - whizkid@dwave.net Copyright 1996 on format and prose. The purpose of this document is provide the general public with a one-stop guide to the best prices available for any particular piece of software to help you make music. It is intended to be comprehensive -- that is, I would like to have every piece of software currently produced on this list. This list needs YOUR help! If you have purchased any music software for your computer, e-mail me with price and vendor information. If you have ideas about how to make the list more useful, feel free to send me your suggestions. Please do not ask me what to buy. The purpose of this document is NOT to recommend software for any particular use. If you insist on sending email asking for suggestions, I'll tell you to collect publishers' literature and magazine reviews. I have used a total of FOUR of the items on this list (and I'm not telling which ones), so I am by no means an expert on a particular program's good and bad points. Format: I assume most people will know the name of a product, so the list is sorted alphabetically by product name. Next the publisher is listed, then the best price quoted to date, then a vendor code and date that price was given, then a second best price, if available. Prices are rounded to the nearest US dollar. The list should print in standard type on portrait-mode letter-sized paper. Category explanations Category A includes software that is for sequencing, music notation, scoring, or any combination of those. B is for software-only products dealing with digitized audio data. C lists programs to change your synth's sounds, and to save and index those changes. D is for packages that help you compose (with patterns or "artificial intelligence"), perform (by accompanying), or record (i.e. keeping sync) your music. E lists products that educate in technique, listening, orchestration, composing, and so on. F contains libraries of music. G is called "Studioware" and lists hardware and/or software solutions to computer-aided production usually multi-channel hard disk recording and mixing. I have also included a small list of instruments. These are instruments that are sold by traditional computer stores with their multimedia products. DISCLAIMER: No one is responsible in any way for any information in this list, its accuracy or its suitability for any use. And now... the list itself... @Highlights: New products: New stuff: More vendor URLs. @Platforms: 9 Windows 95 (just planning ahead) A Commodore Amiga D PC, DOS (MS-, PC-, IBM-, DR-, or other) F Atari Falcon I SGI Workstations M Macintosh N Windows NT (Sorry NeXT folks) O OS/2 S Atari ST W Microsoft Windows U UNIX (or variant) @Abbreviations: dis Discontinued shr Shareware pkg Package -- Includes extras. Call dealer for details. upv Upgrade of previous version u/f Upgrade from @A. Sequencers / Notators / Integrated Adagio U Ballade Dynaware W 66 MIC 12/93 80 TIG 1/94 Bars & Pipes Pro Blue Ribbon Soundworks A 350 MRA 6/95 Bars & Pipes Pro Blue Ribbon Soundworks I 995 list BeatMaster Israel I.T. W 0 shr Cadenza Big Noise D 138 MRA 6/95 139 RNR 1/94 Cadenza Big Noise W 190 MRA 6/95 195 RNR 1/94 Cakewalk 4.0 Twelve Tone Systems D 80 CAB 2/94 Cakewalk 4.0 Pro Twelve Tone Systems D 140 CAB 2/94 Cakewalk Home Studio Twelve Tone Systems W 80 CAB 8/95 99 RNR 7/95 Cakewalk Live! Twelve Tone Systems 45 CCO 4/94 Cakewalk Pro 2.0 Twelve Tone Systems W 205 CAB 2/94 230 RCH 12/93 Cakewalk Pro 2.0 upv Twelve Tone Systems W 129 list Cakewalk Pro 3.0 Twelve Tone Systems W 199 RNR 7/95 215 CAB 6/95 Cakewalk Pro 3.0 upv Twelve Tone Systems W Camouflage I.M.S. A 130 list ConcertWare Jump! M/W Copyist Dr. T's A 56 MRA 6/95 Copyist 3 Dr. T's D 56 MRA 6/95 Copyist 3 Dr. T's W 200 CCO 4/94 299 list Cubase 2.5 Steinberg M 280 MRA 6/95 369 TMZ 2/94 Cubase 2.5 Steinberg W 225 RNR 2/94 Cubase Lite dis Steinberg W 75 MIC 9/94 Cubase Lite Steinberg M 89 MRA 6/95 110 TMZ 2/94 Cubase Score Steinberg F 450 list 7/95 Cubase Score 2.0 Steinberg M 399 GUI 7/95 450 MRA 6/95 Cubase Score Steinberg W 400 MIC 7/94 400 TPZ 3/94 Cubasis Steinberg W 99 list 7/95 Drums, The 4.0 W 50 shr EditTrack Platinum 7.1 Binary Sounds S 150 list 3/95 Encore 2.6 Passport M/W 99 GUI 6/95 Encore 3.0 Passport M 335 ISN 7/94 Encore 3.0 Passport W 335 ISN 7/94 379 RNR 1/94 Encore 3.0/Mst Trks Pro Passport W 379 SOU 1/95 Encore 4.0 Passport M/W 319 RNR 7/95 Encore 4.0 upv Passport M/W 99 GUI 6/95 Finale 3.0 Coda Music Technology W 540 RNR 1/94 540 MRA 6/95 Finale 3.01a Coda Music Technology M 540 RNR 1/94 540 MRA 6/95 Finale 3.2 upv Coda Music Technology M/W 249 SSC 3/95 Finale 3.2.1 upv Coda Music Technology M/W 0 Finale Allegro Coda Music Technology M/W 300 MRA 6/95 Lime Electronic Courseware M 295 list LimeLight BeBop D 90 CCO 4/94 100 list Logic Emagic M 330 MRA 6/95 449 list Logic Emagic S 330 MRA 6/95 Logic Emagic W 330 MRA 6/95 399 list Master Tracks Pro 4.9 Passport W 125 MRA 6/95 223 ISN 7/94 Master Tracks Pro 5.2 Passport M 125 MRA 6/95 223 ISN 7/94 Master Tracks Pro 6.0 Passport M/W 99 RNR 7/95 Max Opcode M/N MaxPak 2.1 Big Noise W 190 MF 3/94 Metro 2.5.2 OSC M 135 RMC 8/94 185 MIC 8/94 Micro Logic Emagic M 159 list Micro Logic Emagic W 112 MRA 6/95 129 list Mosaic Mark of the Unicorn Music Printer Plus 4.1 TAP D 350 MRA 6/95 Music Writer Level II Pyware D 165 RNR 1/94 Music Writer Level III Pyware D 359 RNR 1/94 Music-X 2.0 Hollyware A 200 list Music-X 2.0 upv Hollyware A 100 list Musicator Musicator A/S D 375 RNR 1/94 375 MRA 6/95 Musicator 2.0 Musicator A/S W 195 RNR 1/94 Musicator 2.0 u/f GS Musicator A/S W 59 list Musicator 2.0 u/f DOS Musicator A/S W 99 list Musicator GS Musicator A/S 249 CCO 4/94 Musicshop Opcode M 84 ISN 7/94 149 list MusicStation Steinberg 199 list 7/95 MusicTime 2.0 Passport W 59 ISN 9/94 64 SOF 2/95 Nightingale TAP M 329 RNR 7/95 400 MRA 6/95 Notator Logic Emagic M/S (obsolete, see Logic) Notator-X Hollyware A 80 list Omega II Dr. T's Music Software S 120 MRA 6/95 199 list Overture Opcode Power Chords 2.0 Howling Dog W 146 MIC 12/93 200 list Power Tracks Pro PG Music D 29 list Power Tracks Pro PG Music W 29 MRA 6/95 29 list Prism Magnetic Music QuickScore Deluxe Dr. T's D 55 MF 3/94 QuickScore Deluxe Dr. T's W 85 MIC 12/93 Sequel Diemer A 139 list SongWright SongWright D 100 MRA 6/95 120 list SP-Remote Peavy/Interval M 149 list Studio 3.2 MidiSoft W 106 ISN 9/94 116 SOF 2/95 Studio 4.0 MidiSoft 9/N/W 200 list Tiger Cub TRAX 3.0 Passport W 82 MRA 6/95 88 ISN 9/94 Vision 2.0 Opcode M 400 MF 2/94 Vision 2.0 upv Opcode M 100 list Win Music Sculptor 1.1 Aleph Omega W 25 shr WinJammer W 50 shr WinJammer Pro Parker Adams Group W 160 CCO 4/94 200 list WinSong 3.02 Softronics W 80 list @B. Digital Audio Cool Edit CSound MIT / J Fitch D 0 shr Deck 2.0 OSC M 300 MRA 6/95 400 list DigiTrax Alaska Software M 275 MRA 6/95 349 list EdDitor Plus Digital Audio Labs W 299 CCO 4/94 349 list FastEddie Digital Audio Labs W 110 MRA 6/95 175 CCO GoldWave 2.0 W 15 shr GoldWave 2.0 Deluxe W 45 shr Infinity Jupiter Systems M Logic Audio Emagic M 529 LEI 9/95 575 MRA 6/95 Logic Audio AV Emagic M 99 list Logic Audio CBX Emagic M 99 list Logic Audio TDM Emagic M 149 list MDT Jupiter Systems M 399 list MIDI Renderer DiAcoustics D 80 MRA 6/95 MIDI Renderer DiAcoustics O/W SAW 2.2d Innovative Quality W 550 CCO 1/94 SAW 4.0 Innovative Quality W 399 RNR 7/95 430 MRA 6/95 OutOfPhase 1.02 M 0 shr Quad Studio Turtle Beach 399 BAL 8/95 Samplitude Studio Soundspiration Systems 299 LEI 9/95 389 list Sound Forge 2.0 Sonic Foundry W 179 list Sound Forge 3.0 Sonic Foundry W 369 RNR 7/95 395 MRA 6/95 Sound Forge 32 Sonic Foundry W 450 MRA 6/95 Sound Impression MidiSoft W 46 MIC 12/93 50 TIG 1/94 TurboSynth Digidesign M 349 list TurboSynth upv Digidesign M 29 list Turtle Tools Turtle Beach W 50 ISN 7/94 55 MIC 9/94 Wave 2.01 Turtle Beach W 67 ISN 7/94 69 TPZ 3/94 Wave Convert 1.5 Waves MW 225 PRO 11/95 299 list WhirlWind CCRMA N @C. Librarians / Editors MIDI Quest 4.0 Sound Quest A/S 225 MRA 6/95 299 list MIDI Quest 4.0 Sound Quest D 225 RNR 1/94 225 MRA 6/95 MIDI Quest 4.0 Sound Quest M 225 MRA 6/95 230 MF 3/94 MIDI Quest 4.0 Sound Quest W 225 RNR 2/94 238 MRA 6/95 MIDI Quest 4.0 upv Sound Quest A/D/M/S 59 list MIDI Quest 4.0 upv Sound Quest W 75 list MIDI Quest Jr. Sound Quest A/M/S 89 MRA 6/95 MIDI Quest Jr. Sound Quest D/W 89 CCO 4/94 89 MRA 6/95 MidiSX Daystar Music M 90 list Patchmeister Blue Ribbon Soundworks A 80 MRA 6/95 Solo Quest Sound Quest D/W 110 MRA 6/95 129 list SoundSurfer Emagic M 135 MRA 6/95 149 list SoundSurfer Emagic S 135 MRA 6/95 Unisyn 1.0 MOTU M 395 list Unisyn/Performer pkg MOTU M 485 SWE 7/95 XoR Dr. T's A 210 CCO 4/94 @D. Performance / Composition / Recording Assistants Auricle Auricle Control Systems D 1495 list 7/95 Band in a Box PG Music DW 59 list Band in a Box Pro 5.0 PG Music DW/M 49 RNR 7/95 57 TPZ 3/94 Deluxe Music II A Drummer 2.0 Cool Shoes D 99 list EWorks 1.0 Tonality Systems M 249 list Grandmaster SongWright D 80 list Jammer Soundtrek D 75 MF 3/94 Jammer Soundtrek W 69 RNR 2/94 Jammer u/f DOS Soundtrek W 60 list Jammer Pro Soundtrek W 115 RNR 7/95 Jammer Pro u/f DOS Soundtrek W 75 list Jazz Improv MiBAC M 79 TMZ M Dr. T's M Melody Maestro Blue Ribbon Soundworks W 60 MIC 9/94 80 list Performer/Unisyn pkg MOTU M 329 RNR 7/95 485 SWE 7/95 Rhythm Brainz MediaTech W 100 MRA 6/95 119 CCO Sound Globs 3.0 Cool Shoes D 199 list Super Jam Blue Ribbon Soundworks A 107 MRA 6/95 Super Jam Blue Ribbon Soundworks I Super Jam Blue Ribbon Soundworks W 85 TPZ 3/94 90 MIC 7/94 Symbolic Composer 3.1 Tonality Systems M 595 list SyncPro Blue Ribbon Soundworks A Video Music Box A Vivace Coda Music Technologies M/W Zillion Rhymes Eccentric Software W 33 TPZ 3/94 @E. Music Instruction Basic Composer D 40 CCO 4/94 Chords Lyrrus 65 MIC 9/94 79 list Composer Quest CD Opcode Systems W 39 ISN 9/94 Ear Play D 40 CCO 4/94 40 MRA 6/95 G-VOX pkg Lyrrus M 400 TIG 12/93 G-VOX pkg Lyrrus W 400 TIG 12/93 HearMaster pkg Emagic M 80 MRA 6/95 99 list HearMaster pkg Emagic S 135 MRA 6/95 Jazz Guitarist PG Music DW 35 TPZ 3/94 49 list Jazz Guitarist PG Music M/S 49 list Jazz Pianist PG Music DW 35 TPZ 3/94 49 list Jazz Pianist PG Music M/S 45 MRA 6/95 49 list Jazz Tutor CD MasterClass Productions W 99 list Listen 2.3.1 Imaja M 75 MRA 6/95 99 list Miracle Piano Miracle D 220 TIG 1/94 270 PCC 12/93 Miracle Piano Miracle M 220 TIG 1/94 250 TMZ 2/94 Miracle Software Miracle D/M 80 CAB 4/94 100 TIG 1/94 Multimedia Beethoven 1.1 Microsoft W 49 ISN 7/94 Multimedia Mozart 1.0 Microsoft W 49 ISN 7/94 60 MIC 6/94 Multimedia Shubert 1.0 Microsoft W 49 ISN 7/94 Multimedia Stravinsky1.0 Microsoft W 49 ISN 7/94 60 MIC 6/94 Music Ace Harmonic Vision D 60 list 7/95 Music Lessons MiBAC M 75 TMZ Music Lessons MiBAC W 75 MIC 7/94 75 TPZ 3/94 Music Mentor 1.1 pkg MidiSoft W 43 ISN 9/94 76 MIC 12/93 Musical Instruments Microsoft M 49 ISN 7/94 Musical Instruments Microsoft W 49 ISN 7/94 55 PCC 12/93 MusicPower for Guitar MPower W 60 MIC 7/94 80 list NotePlay Ibis D 45 MRA 6/95 50 list NotePlay Ibis W 30 MIC 2/94 Pianist PG Music DW 40 MF 3/94 40 CCO 4/94 Pianist PG Music M 40 MF 3/94 Pianist PG Music S 49 list Piano Musicware W 90 TPZ 3/94 100 J&R 3/94 Play it by Ear Ibis D/W 65 RNR 7/95 80 CCO 4/94 Play Piano MidiSoft 80 list Rhythm Ace D 65 RNR 7/95 80 CCO 4/94 Rhythm Play D 40 CCO 4/94 Solo Assimilator Lil' Johnny DW/M/S 30 list Soloist Ibis D 40 CCO 4/94 50 list Sound Explorer MidiSoft W 11 ISN 9/94 @F. Music Libraries SuperCool Drum Patterns Cool Shoes DW/M/S 45 CCO 4/94 50 list Drumtrax DW/S/M MusicMagic Songbook MidiSoft DW 27 ISN 9/94 30 MIC 12/93 MusicMagic Songbook CD MidiSoft DW 18 ISN 7/94 26 MIC 12/93 Steve Morse Library pkg Lyrrus 60 MIC 9/94 75 list @G. Studioware 56K Turtle Beach D 1295 list Audio Prisma Spectral Synthesis W 3995 list Cubase Audio Steinberg F 575 MRA 6/95 999 list Cubase Audio Steinberg W 586 xxx 12/95 999 list Cubase Audio Falc FDI Steinberg F 825 MRA 6/95 Cubase Audio 2.0 Steinberg M 575 MRA 6/95 999 list Notator Logic Audio 1.7 Emagic M 699 list Session 8 Digidesign D/M 3499 CCO 4/94 3995 list Studio Vision 1.5 Opcode M 995 list Studio Vision 1.5 upv Opcode M 99 list @H. Data Entry MidiScan 2.0 Musitek W 200 TIG 5/95 210 MIC 3/95 MidiText Metsan A/D/M/S 95 list @I. Sound Boards Audio Advantage PCMCIA Turtle Beach DW 99 CAB 3/94 WAVJammer PCMCIA New Media DW 330 TIG 1/94 @J. Instruments CBX-K3 Yamaha 273 ISN 7/94 309 TMZ 2/94 CBX-T3 pkg Yamaha M 239 ISN 7/94 299 TMZ 2/94 CBX-T3 pkg Yamaha W 239 ISN 7/94 279 TPZ 3/94 DD-12 Yamaha 168 TMZ 2/94 DD-14 Yamaha 170 TIG 2/94 SC-7 Roland 319 CAB 3/94 @NOTES Platforms listed as one word (e.g. AF) have one version which works on both or all platforms in one version. Platforms separated with a '/' have different versions for different systems. @Vendors and Manufacturers Code Name Location Phone Fax Local/Intl BAL Bananas at Large San Rafael, CA 800-786-7585 C&M Computers & Music San Fransisco, CA 800-767-6161 CAB ComputAbility Milwaukee, WI 800-554-9950 CCO Compu-co 203-635-0013 EMP Music Emporium 800-648-8460 GMM Goodman Music 800-842-4777 GUI Guitar Center 800-572-2050 ISN Internet Shopping Network 800-677-7467 INN Innovative Solutions 802-482-3464 J&R J&R Music World Maspeth, NY 800-221-8180 718-497-1791 LEO Leo's Music 510-652-1553 510-652-6575 LEI Leigh's 800-321-6434 MIC MicroWAREHOUSE Lakewood, NJ 800-367-7080 908-905-5245 MF Musicians' Friend Medford, OR 503-772-5173 MRA Mission Recording & Audio PCC PCConnection Marlow, NH 800-800-5555 603-446-7791 PRO Professional Sound and Music 619-583-7851 RCH Rich Music 800-795-8493 RMC Rocky Mountain Computer OF 800-908-0009 RNR Rock n' Rhythm see WAB SOF Software.net SOU Soundware 800-333-4554 415-365-6883 SSC Software Source Co 800-289-3275 SWE Sweetwater Sound Inc. Fort Wayne, IN 219-432-8176 219-432-1758 TIG Tiger Direct Coral Gables, FL 800-888-4437 305-529-2990 TMZ The Mac Zone Redmond, WA 800-248-0800 TPZ The PC Zone Redmond, WA 800-258-2088 206-603-2400 WAB Woodwind and Brasswind 800-348-5003 219-272-8266 Alaska Software 408-738-3320 408-524-9699 Aleph Omega Software Auricle Control Systems Sherman Oaks, CA 818-990-9442 818-990-0226 BeBop Systems Dallas, TX 800-775-5557 214-328-1092 Big Noise Software Jacksonville, FL 904-730-0754 903-730-0748 Binary Sounds Houston, TX 713-776-9118 Blue Ribbon Soundworks Atlanta, GA 800-226-0212 404-315-0213 Coda Music Technology Eden Prairie, MN 800-843-2066 612-937-9760 612-937-9611 Cool Shoes Kernersville, NC 919-722-0830 919-724-4412 Daystar Pontiac, MI 800-732-7827 313-338-0468 DiAcoustics Huntsville, AL 800-365-6134 Diemer Development 818-762-0804 Digidesign CA 415-688-0600 415-327-0777 Digital Audio Labs Dr. T's Music Software 617-272-9080 617-455-1460 617-272-9080 Dynaware 415-349-5700 415-349-5879 Electronic Courseware Champaign, IL 800-832-4965 217-359-6578 Emagic 916-477-1051 916-477-1052 Harmonic Vision Evanston, IL 800-644-4994 Hollyware Howling Dog Systems Kanata, ON 613-599-7927 613-599-7926 Ibis Software San Fransisco, CA 415-546-1917 415-546-0361 Imaja IMS/Martin Endres Germany Innovative Quality Software Las Vegas, NV 702-368-2213 702-368-2470 Jump! Software Mountain View, CA 415-917-7460 415-917-7490 Jupiter Systems Applegate, CA 800-446-2356 916-878-8577 Lil' Johnny Enterprises Richmond, VA 800-645-7697 804-353-8405 Lyrrus 215-922-0880 215-922-7230 Magnetic Music Mark of the Unicorn (MOTU) Cambridge, MA 617-576-2760 617-576-3609 MasterClass Productions Ridgewood, NJ 800-MCP-0833 201-652-6236 201-670-7079 MediaTech Innovations San Jose, CA 800-684-6434 408-267-5464 Metsan Corporation Schaumburg, IL 708-307-8536 MiBAC Northfield, MN 800-645-3945 507-645-2377 507-645-5851 Microsoft Redmond, WA 206-882-8080 206-936-7329 MidiSoft Bellevue, WA 206-881-7176 206-883-1368 MPower Musicator A/S San Fransisco, CA 916-756-9807 Musicware> Musitek Ojai, CA 800-676-8055 805-646-8099 Opcode Palo Alto, CA 415-856-3333 416-856-3332 OSC CA 415-252-0460 415-252-0560 Parker Adams Group Los Angeles, CA 310-450-2175 310-450-8526 Passport Designs, Inc. Half Moon Bay, CA 800-443-3210 415-726-2254 415-726-0280 PG Music Buffalo, NY 800-268-6272 905-528-2541 Softronics Colorado Springs, CO 800-225-8590 719-548-1878 SongWright Software Leesburg, VA 800-877-8070 Sonic Foundry Madison, WI 800-57-SONIC 608-256-7300 608-256-3133 Sound Quest Vancouver, BC 800-667-3998 604-874-8971 Soundspiration Systems 214-298-3472 Soundtrek Duluth, GA 770-623-0879 770-623-3054 Spectral Synthesis Woodinville, WA 206-487-2931 206-487-3431 Steinberg Chatsworth, CA 800-888-7510 TAP Tonality Systems 504-383-4125 Turtle Beach Systems 800-645-5640 717-767-0200 Twelve Tone Systems Watertown, MA 800-234-1171 @End of list .