| Version | 2.2.3d |
|---|---|
| Publisher | expresseur |
| Release date | Oct 20, 2012 |
| Date added | Oct 20, 2012 |
| Os requirements | Macintosh, Mac OS X 10.6, Mac OS X 10.5, Mac OS X 10.8, Mac OS X 10.7, Mac OS X 10.5 Intel |
| Requirements | None |
| Total downloads | 1,713 |
| Price | Free |
Description
With the Expresseur, experience the pleasure of playing music, without having to worry about the complex problem of notes. Go directly to the world of musical interpretation and improvisation, and share the pleasure of playing with other musicians, friends or family. Needless to read the notes of music: just a desire to play, and musical feeling.The Expresseur allows you to more easily address the concepts of musical interpretation. Initiation possible without other material that your computer, tapping on your keyboard. A realistic piano is integrated in the software. Create or import your own scores. Create and share your style accompaniment. Connect all kind of musical devices, keyboards, virtual intruments, audio ... For the experts: equalizer, compressor, mixing, keyboard setting, Midi processor, Midi controller, Joystick, ASIO, VST, SF2, Music-XML and more!
Review
Expresseur for Mac lets you record music as well as play several prerecorded musical scores by pressing a single button on the keyboard. While the premise of playing music with your computer keyboard and not having to worry about notes does sound liberating, the app features an overly cumbersome interface that makes it hard to use.
After a quick setup during which you choose performance preferences, such as latency and piano quality, Expresseur for Mac gives you a list of several songs to play. The process of playing music is straightforward: You press a button that's not preset a shortcut and you play the next chord in the sequence. While this sort of interaction does feel inviting, the rest of the app is in stark contrast to it, in that it's overly complicated. You have a staggering amount of options with intricate hierarchies, some of which go down to seven levels deep. All of this creates a steep learning curve, which might turn some users off. One feature that does stand out, however, is the full support for MIDI controllers.
If you have a MIDI-enabled device and happen to be a fan of classical music, you may find Expresseur for Mac interesting. Most users, however, will probably feel confused and frustrated due to the overwhelming number of options.
