Gearhead/Opcode Galaxy {!components/__archivelogo} Galaxy is Opcode's universal librarian. It was one of the first packages available, and is probably one of the most robust. It offers seamless integration with [OMS|Gearhead/Opcode OMS] and [Vision|Gearhead/Opcode Vision], although as a compulsive [Max|Gearhead/Cycling '74 Max] user I don't make much use of the latter. It supports parent-child linkage for cut and paste, even for [Gearhead/Korg Wavestation] wave sequences (although the other packages have probably caught up by now). {image:galaxy-lib.gif} The librarian package comes free with Vision; the editor is extra. Editor usability varies from module to module, of course, although generally the editors seem clean and clear. I make heavy use of the [Gearhead/E-mu Morpheus] editor, and find it quite stable, although I've come across a bug or two. {image:galaxy-ed.gif} In general, editor writers are at the mercy of the implementors of the instruments' firmware. Some instruments are so [totally f*cked|Gearhead/Roland MKS-70] that a decent computer editor is impossible. Some instruments have a good multitimbral specification with multiple edit buffers; others don't. Then again, some of the Galaxy editor modules blatantly ignore the multitimbral capabilities of their instruments, which is extremely irritating when sequencing. I guess the advice is: try before you buy, for any particular editor you're interested in. 2005-09-07 21:56:40.0 2005-09-07 21:49:17.0 Wed Sep 07 21:56:40 UTC 2005 Wed Sep 07 21:54:18 UTC 2005 Wed Sep 07 21:54:25 UTC 2005