miniMusic Releases New Palm OS Music Suite

miniMusic has released an extensive upgrade to their BeatPad software to be included in the new Pro Music Suite. The Krikit Audio Engine has been added, bringing BeatPad up to date with the other professional applications from miniMusic. The new software bundle includes BeatPad, SoundPad, and NotePad.

Palm OS Music Suite from miniMusicBeatPad is a pattern based music sequencer. Looping patterns can be edited while they play so the user can hear each change they make. Patterns can include both melodic and drum tracks, and can be chained together for up to 128 step loops. This new version also adds a new Library screen to store and organize multiple banks of patterns, and can now export patterns as standard MIDI files.

"We originally designed BeatPad to control MIDI hardware, like samplers, synthesizer and drum machines," says Chad Mealey, President of miniMusic. "Now with our Krikit Synth built-in, you can have great sound without any additional hardware. Everything is in your pocket all the time. Work on your loops anywhere you want and then export the patterns to incorporate them into larger projects on your desktop or laptop computer."

The Pro Music Suite also includes NotePad and SoundPad. NotePad is the leading music notation software for the Palm Platform, letting you enter notes onto music staff, with an on-screen piano, or drawn onto a "piano roll" graphic interface. SoundPad is a sound design workshop for the Krikit Audio Engine, featuring multiple oscillators, ADSR envelopes for every oscillator, and simple sound bank management and instrument mapping.

The Krikit Synth requires a Palm OS 5 or above handheld. All miniMusic software will work on older handhelds, but some features will not be available. BeatPad 1.1 is available now for $29.95. The Pro Music Suite (including BeatPad, NotePad and SoundPad) is available for $69.95 from miniMusic and will be available in some stores. Demo trials are also available. Developers may license the Krikit Audio Engine to add enhanced sound to their products.

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Works with Garageband?

ggeoffre @ 11/8/2005 6:01:11 PM # Q
Has anyone tried to send a MIDI file directly to your Mac (via bluetooth) and import it into Garageband?

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