Genre: Music composition utility
Developer: Atari
Publisher: Atari
Year: 1979
System: Atari 8-bit
Music Composer is a music composition utility developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 8-bit family of computers in 1979. Released on cartridge, it is compatible with the Atari 400 and 800 models. The program allows users to create and edit musical compositions using the sound capabilities of the Atari 8-bit hardware.
The interface is menu-driven, offering options such as editing music, arranging compositions, saving, retrieving, and listening to music. Users can set parameters including meter, key signature, and tempo before entering their compositions. A measure-checking feature ensures that each measure is of the correct length. Compositions can be saved to or loaded from cassette or disk, enabling storage and retrieval of musical works.
