Midi Maestro MM4 Review
MIDI is best
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You can buy it at RegNow for that price.
The interface is really good. I've used other sequencers (Cake Walk, etc.) but this is the easiest. I really like setting levels of multiple channels at the same time to the same level. I also like how easy it is to manipulate tempo, dynamics, etc. by just using a graphic line and using my mouse. It also supports fermatas! (A long-time burr in my saddle concerning other sequencers.) In short, a great program.
demo is limited to 15 days and does not allow saves. Which doesn't let you test out compatibility issues.
MIDI Maestro is music software designed for use by amateur and professional music directors, conductors, and musicians in live musical theater and similar musical accompaniment situations (e.g. worship bands, techno bands, karaoke, and solo-guitar backup). Dynamic, intuitive performance control is combined with powerful sequencing and editing capabilities.Cue to cue performance with support for vamps, caesuras, fermatas, skips and cola voce sections; Quick response for real-time action; Adjust tempos on the fly; Skip or repeat measures as needed during performance; Immediately jump to any song or marker in a set; Large format beat readout, with color emphasis on beat 1; Click track for live percussionists; Support for external control of software features; Tempo and track maps provide what you need to see during a performance; Other views include event list, piano-roll, music notation, controllers (pitch wheel, effects, etc), sliders (faders), audio wave, and lyrics (karaoke style);
Apply your own numbering (and lettering) to measures; Full set of MIDI editing tools including quantization and transposition; Record and playback multiple digital audio tracks; Split/Mix/Resample/Filter audio tracks. Full support for DirectShow (Sonic Foundry and CFX, for example) filters; Easy to use drag and drop "object" style interface; Easily change common track properties: patch, volume, balance, key, velocity offset, and timing offsets; Uses standard MIDI file formats for easy data exchange with other software; Synthesizer database contains synthesizer properties, patch names, and percussion note schemas; MTC and MIDI Clock synchronization; Continuous improvement and revision--totally free upgrades.
I was looking for something to use when I'm in Windows that would be the nearest equivilent of Rosegarden for Linux. MIDI Maestro is it. It took me a little bit to get used to the interface but now I'm familiar enough with it to see that I like it. I had no problems at all with deleting a track as one user did. Operation is smooth, performance good.