Music Prototyping Software Migrates To The Mac

US MusicDevelopments releases RapidComposer for OS X 23/04/12

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MusicDevelopments tells us that , after two months of beta testing, RapidComposer is available for Mac OS X. A spokesperson had this to say, "A lot of people demanded an OS X version, and while porting took longer than expected, we deliver it today. Technically speaking the source code is the same for the Windows and Mac OS X version, so any new feature implemented will automatically go into both versions in the future. We would like to keep the version numbers the same for Windows and OS X as much as possible. For Mac OS X a standalone version is available at the moment."
RapidComposer Features

Advanced tools for phrase editing, phrase generation, phrase morphing, phrase grouping, motif development, chord progression editing,
Timeline with chords which all phrases automatically conform to
Piano roll with scale notes, visually editable chord notes, and smart arranging of overlapped notes in two styles.
In-place non-destructive phrase-level and note-level editing
2D view of the composition with structure editor as opposed to 1D view of DAW applications
Sophisticated MIDI CC editing and recording
Articulations can be assigned to phrases or even individual notes
Extensive scale, chord, guitar chord, chord progression databases,
Taggable instrument database of all MIDI, VSTi and SF2 presets in one place
IdeaTool that can generate a multitrack composition based on the provided parameters and rules
Unlimited undo and the ability to make several versions of the same composition
Fully customizable user interface with preset themes
Virtual instruments (VSTi v2.4 plugins) support
SoundFont (.SF2) support
Standalone and VST version with 128-channel MIDI output