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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87213, member: 27"]
A cult 1980s mouse-driven music tool just got dragged into the present, turning modern computers into gesture-based composition machines again.

Music Mouse returns in modern form
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[*]Eventide reintroduces Music Mouse, originally built by Laurie Spiegel in the 1980s.
[*]Spiegel designed it to treat the computer mouse like a playable instrument.
[*]Early versions ran on Atari, Amiga, and early Mac systems.
[*]Tony Agnello from Eventide helped revive and update the concept.
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Gesture-based composing gets upgrades
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[*]Music Mouse lets users spin up chords, melodies, and arpeggios with hand movements.
[*]Players can perform live or capture parts straight into a DAW.
[*]External MIDI clock syncing keeps it locked to hardware or notation apps.
[*]Expanded presets pull from Spiegel’s original DX7 and TX7 sounds.
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Interface tweaks and workflow boosts
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[*]A clearer Polyphonic Cursor display improves visual tracking.
[*]Optional guides and hint bars make navigation less guessy.
[*]Left- or right-handed layouts adapt the screen to the player.
[*]Scalable graphics keep the interface comfortable on modern displays.
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System support and price
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[*]Compatibility covers Windows 11 and macOS 10.14 or newer.
[*]The refreshed software is already out for 29 dollars.
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