Create algorithmic MIDI music in real-time with an interactive program. Use a variety of composing modules to boost creativity and create unique music. Suitable for use on soft synths and sound cards.
SoftStep is an exceptional software that has been modeled after the well-known modular analog step sequencers with lots of knobs and blinky lights. This software provides its users with algorithmic composing tools of all kinds. It includes fractal, chaos, probability, and numerical based algorithms that offer virtually unlimited flexibility to music composers.
Creating a MIDI composition with SoftStep is quite simple. All you have to do is create the necessary modules and connect them to produce a MIDI data stream that drives any MIDI synthesizer or sound card. Furthermore, it enables you to make standard MIDI files that you can insert into your music notation sequencer, web page, or just play with any MIDI file player.
The software is designed in such a way that you can start with a simple sequence and then modify, repeat, combine or recombine it with other sequences. In addition to hearing the changes, you can also see them. The SoftStep modules are visually dynamic, which distinguishes them from other modular algorithmic programs that offer minimal visual feedback.
With SoftStep, large and complex patches are easy to follow because nearly every module gives an animated visual indication of its processes. It has received critical acclaim, with Electronic Musician Magazine stating that "A fascinating program from Algorithmic Arts, SoftStep responds to your playing in creative and spontaneous new ways." It even responds to biological information from genetic code, background rhythm based on fractal images on the screen, and much more.
In summary, if you're looking for software with exceptional algorithmic composing tools with virtually unlimited flexibility, SoftStep is a great choice. It's simple to use and offers plenty of features that allow you to create unique and mesmerizing MIDI compositions that you can insert into your music notation sequencer, web page, or play with any MIDI file player.
Creating a MIDI composition with SoftStep is quite simple. All you have to do is create the necessary modules and connect them to produce a MIDI data stream that drives any MIDI synthesizer or sound card. Furthermore, it enables you to make standard MIDI files that you can insert into your music notation sequencer, web page, or just play with any MIDI file player.
The software is designed in such a way that you can start with a simple sequence and then modify, repeat, combine or recombine it with other sequences. In addition to hearing the changes, you can also see them. The SoftStep modules are visually dynamic, which distinguishes them from other modular algorithmic programs that offer minimal visual feedback.
With SoftStep, large and complex patches are easy to follow because nearly every module gives an animated visual indication of its processes. It has received critical acclaim, with Electronic Musician Magazine stating that "A fascinating program from Algorithmic Arts, SoftStep responds to your playing in creative and spontaneous new ways." It even responds to biological information from genetic code, background rhythm based on fractal images on the screen, and much more.
In summary, if you're looking for software with exceptional algorithmic composing tools with virtually unlimited flexibility, SoftStep is a great choice. It's simple to use and offers plenty of features that allow you to create unique and mesmerizing MIDI compositions that you can insert into your music notation sequencer, web page, or play with any MIDI file player.
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