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As this is written for a computer with precious little for a budding musician - only one sound channel and no real envelope control - I had very few expectations. But this tape is amazing!

The aim appears to be to turn the Dragon into an organ-type synthesiser of quite remarkable range. I refer to it as organ-like because the various controls of type of note are called stops and measured in feet giving a wide range of sound. There are also several voices.

You also have control over the attack and decay of the note besides the target volumes. The whole range of possible controls is very well laid out on screen and generally easy to use.

The only quibble I have is that it is extremely easy to enter an endless note which you have to press the panic key to clear away. I suppose I asked for it, but at least the program could cope once I found the panic button.

All told, a very capable program which shows how good programming can overcome even severe hardware restrictions.

D.C.