Subject: FMST: Comments!

OK

Time to focus on our AOTM

What is needed now are some general comments . Anybody try the program? lets

get some feedback.

OK, here goes:

I find myself regretting my decision to get involved with upgrading my HD
recording disc this month (which is STILL unfinished, by the way...)because
it soaked up MOST of my available Atari time, and kept me from really making
friends with FMST.   HOWEVER, here are my impressions of the program anyway.

All I've gotten to run so far is the introductory tutorial, but I'm very
impressed.  I find that the operating structure and commands are very clean,
satisfying, and mostly intuitive.  The manual is by far the finest in my
freeware binder.  The structure of the program is most impressive.  There
are very few fetters here - in fact it is the most truly Fractal of the
fractal programs I am so far familiar with.  I especially appreciate the
"popcorn" reiterative fractal approach, which preserves an open field in
every "composition", avoiding the common "select presets" sort of
limitations.  The three dimentional character of the transform options only
enhances and expands on this freedom as another "front", beyond what most
algorithmic-style programs offer.  I like this program very much.  

Chris, thank you for making this available.  It's an exceptional program,
and I'm sure to use it frequently.  Sorry I couldn't explore it deeply
enough to produce some music of note while it's our AOTM.

Steve Miller