New Software Arpeggiator Released

Metaphoric Software has released Arp-X8, the newest member of the Techno Toys family of electronic music production programs for Windows 95, 98, and NT.

Arp-X8 is an "octal arpeggiator", which uses the input from a standard MIDI keyboard to produce up to eight simultaneous, independent melodic lines. Each of the eight arpeggiators has separate controls for MIDI channel, program, motion algorithm, rhythm, and more. Arp-X8 combines these settings with input from the keyboard to produce music that can range from simple arpeggios to rich, rhythmically complex clouds of sound.

Like all Techno Toys, Arp-X8 is fully interactive, with all output automatically recorded to a MIDI file for export to conventional sequencers. Multiple instances of Arp-X8 are automatically synchronized, and can sync to any other program or device that utilizes MIDI clock messages.

Other Techno Toys include Seq-303, an analog-style sequencer, and MIDI Thruway, a MIDI patching and merging utility. When combined with Arp-X8, these programs provide a powerful environment for the creation of music in traditional and modern electronic styles, including techno, new age, trance, and more.

Arp-X8 sells for $24.95, and can an evaluation copy can be downloaded from the Techno Toys web site at www.technotoys.com. For more information, send email to info@technotoys.com.

Metaphoric Software

1521 NW 11th St.

Corvalis, OR 97330-4622

(541) 766-8051