| miniMusic Windows conduit release |
MINIMUSIC(TM) PROVIDES WINDOWS(R) SYNCHRONIZATION FOR ITS PALM OS(R) MUSIC SOFTWARE
HotSync(r) Conduit exports music to the desktop
| miniMusic Windows conduit release |
Using NotePad, music can be written into the handheld computer on musical staff, tapped into an on-screen piano, written in with Palm, Inc.'s Graffiti(r) power writing software, or drawn in graphically. A full suite of editing capabilities are also available including cut, copy, paste, invert, transpose, and scale. By exporting songs to a desktop computer with the new conduit users can now continue to develop their music using any existing desktop music software, providing features that are not yet available in NotePad, like printing. Music created with NotePad can also now be integrated into pre-existing songs, scores, soundtracks, or symphonies.
"This is the piece of the puzzle that has been missing," says Chad Mealey, president of miniMusic. "By making it virtually effortless to move music between the Palm handheld and the desktop computer, our software can now add true portability to anyone's work flow. Composers, musicians and music students now have the freedom to work anywhere, but still interface with the tools they've been using all along."
The conduit has been available for Macintosh compatible computers for several months, but now can be used by all owners of Windows based computers. Future upgrades of the NotePad Conduit will also allow users to import songs from the desktop computer so that they can be played or edited anywhere. Conduits are also planned for other miniMusic applications like the powerful BeatPad sequencer. Both NotePad and the new conduit can be used with any Palm Powered(tm) handheld, including the Handspring Visor and Sony Clie.
Pricing, Availability, and Distribution
The NotePad Conduit is freely available for all current owners of miniMusic's NotePad application from the miniMusic web-site, and it will be bundled in the upcoming version 1.1 of NotePad. The miniMusic NotePad 1.0 application is available now for $29.95 on the Internet, or as part of the new miniMusic Mobile Software Pack available for $49.95 from select retail outlets. Free demos of all miniMusic software titles are currently available for download from the miniMusic web-site at http://www.minimusic.com and from other Palm OS software distributors such as PalmGear H.Q., Handango, and Smaller.com.
About miniMusic
Based in San Francisco, miniMusic's goal is to provide portable music tools for composition, education, performance, and entertainment so that musical ideas can be explored anywhere and anytime, giving individuals the freedom of musical expression on their own terms. Chad Mealey, the chief designer of the NotePad software, studied music composition at San Francisco State University and San Diego Mesa College. His computer background includes work at the Salk Institute, The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Biosphere 2 in Arizona.
For more information please visit the miniMusic website at http://www.minimusic.com
miniMusic, NotePad, and BeatPad are trademarks of miniMusic. Palm OS, Graffiti and HotSync are registered trademarks, and Palm and Palm Powered are trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.