Music (software)
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Music is the common name of a series of music creation programs created by Jester Interactive and published by Codemasters. The programs are not strictly computer and video games, but rather tools that allow the user to create music. This can be done either by inserting pre-made riffs and other sound samples, or creating original riffs by composing using musical notation (piano roll). It is also possible to create a music video to play along with the created music.
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[edit] Software in the series
Sony Playstation
- 1998 "Music: Music Creation for the PlayStation" aka "Music Maker"
- 1999 "Music 2000" aka "MTV Music Generator" in North America
Sony Playstation 2
- 2001 "MTV Music Generator 2"
- 2003 "Music 3000" aka "Funkmaster Flex's Digital Hitz Factory" in North America
- 2004 "MTV Music Generator 3: This Is The Remix"
Microsoft Xbox
- 2004 "MTV Music Generator 3: This Is The Remix"
Microsoft Windows
- 2000 "Music 2000" aka "MTV Music Generator" in North America
- 2002 "Music 2002 Club Edition"
[edit] Handheld versions
Jester has also released portable versions of its program for the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, both titled Pocket Music, neither of which was released outside Europe. The Game Boy Color version is considered to be the superior of the two. The Game Boy Advance version, despite having better sound quality, was a disappointment because of its sluggish control mechanics and some memory quirks making the piano roll a chore to use.
The Game Boy Advance version featured samples from the song "My Name Is" by Eminem.
[edit] Jester VS MixMax versions
After the release of MTV Music Generator 2, Jester ended its business relationship with Codemasters. Codemasters continued on with the MTV brand, releasing MTV Music Generator 3: This is the Remix in 2004, created by developer MixMax. "MTV Music Generator 3: This is the Remix" was released for the PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Xbox consoles.
There are a notable differences between Codemasters' MTV Music Generator 3 and Jester's MTV Music Generator 2/Music 3000. Codemasters simplified the more pro-end composition elements present in MTV Music Generator 2, delivering an interface and feature set more relevant to the DJ/Arranger crowd. Some elements of MTV Music Generator 3 were more powerful than previous iterations such as dynamic effect curve capabilities, and ripping from the Xbox harddrive. These features were presented in a more accessible format than the Jester iterations. Music 3000, on the other hand, was significantly more complex having more powerful composition and sampling capabilities.
[edit] Musicians using this software
- Unforgotten Village Idiot
- luna spark
- Tristan Holloway and Friends
- Tha D
- Lance Campeau
- Lo' Down (Lorenzo Ruiz)
- Spd1ab
- Fear 2 Stop
- OrangeBass
- CoLD SToRAGE
- Iceferno
- Christer Pettersen
- Tøyen
- Lo Budget Sound (original site on mp3.com available through the Wayback Machine)
- Tekken Brothers (Can be found on Acidplanet.com)
- TEMPHUiBIS
- i_chemist (on myspace)
- Nick pendris
- Jizzy Bee (on myspace)
- DJ Omnimaga
- Pisceansoul (on myspace)
- Carnage (on myspace) ---> [1]
- Truth Project (on myspace) ---> [2]
- Jimmy Theed (AKA J-vibe/Jamesprower.) (on Youtube) ---> [3]
- Jim Guthrie used MTV Music Generator for Sony Playstation to create the majority of his 2002 album Morning Noon Night
- Dubwerkz -until 2007 (on myspace) ---> [4].
- Die Schwartzmann (Myspace will be up later this year]
[edit] Official website of Jester Interactive
http://www.jesterinteractive.com
