[Coco] Another installment to my Game Blog

[Nick Marentes]

On 7/10/2014 5:36 AM, Tony Cappellini wrote:
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> The reason I asked is due to the fact many musicians (hobbyists) still 
> use music sequencers
> for the Atari ST series and Amiga computers, as opposed to using 
> Ableton Live, ProTools or other similar modern version of that tpye 
> ofsoftware.
>
> They seem to feel it's easier to use and/or more productive, so they 
> keep using it.
> There may be some retro component that satisfies them as well, but 
> it's mostly because they like *that* software more than anything that 
> has come along since then.
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>

I guess it could also be that the software was simpler. Simpler in that 
it didn't have so many of the extra features that modern software has 
evolved to. Some call it "bloatware". Most people only use a fraction of 
the features in many modern programs.

I use Brilliance on the Amiga because it is simple, does the job and 
most importantly, allows me to set a 2 bit RGB colorset to match the 
CoCo exactly. Modern programs are all 24 bit or more and that can make 
the conversion of colors to the CoCo inaccurate if not done right.

The Amiga also shows the exact screen resolution, complete with the 
scanlines (if you're not using a scandoubler).

I also happen to like the Amiga.   :)

Nick