Cadenza is a MIDI sequencer program which I wrote in the early 90s. There were actually two versions of it. The first one was for DOS which was released in January of 1990. Two years later I released a second one for Windows. Cadenza received many positive reviews and it was quite successful, especially in the U.K..
I was never really able to devote the time needed to make Cadenza a continuing success. I wrote both of the programs in my spare time while I held a fulltime job. Cadenza was distributed by Big Noise Software in Jacksonville, FL.; a small company that has long since disappeared. Even by today's standards, Cadenza is a respectible program in terms of features. One of the final features of Cadenza which was not mentioned on the reviews is the score window. This window allowed users to view and edit midi data using the standard music notion. Hovever, it was missing what I considered the most exciting feature of any modern sequencer, and that is the ability to record digital audio.
I am still very proud of Cadenza and will always look upon it as one of the most exciting projects of my life. Below are some of the comments from magazines that reviewed Cadenza and links to the articles. Please check them out.
Kevin Kemp
"Dream of a Sequencer" ... " Cadenza 2 has made a leap in the right direction as far as sequencer design goes: Effiecient use of a GUI, and genuine consideration for the non-performing musician. This is certainly amoung out top three music programs for the PC.
--- PC Today (London, England) (see article)
"... with powerful graphic editing, an ease-of-use rateing at the top of its class, a crystal-clear user interface, and a reasonable selling price, you may find cadenza is playing your song."
--- Electronic Musician (see article)
"Of all of the PC sequencers I have used, this is the first to combine the best of the best and still have room for a few tricks of its own."..."Ease of use, competitive price, minimal harddrive requirements and powerful features make Cadenza a winner."
--- Jazz Educators Journal(see article)
"Unlike some sequencers, Cadenza makes extensive user of graphics. It fully utilizes the powerful Windows environment and makesit easy to be creative without bogging down in complicated commands or cryptic keystrokes."
--- Electronic Musician (see article)
"Cadenza has a relatively straightforward, uncluttered design, and overall is a powerful product."
--- Windows Magazine (see article)
"Cadenza for Windows i, in every way, a professional-quality sequencer, offering those same powerful functions and features we've all come to expect in a pro package"
--- Home and Studio Recording (see article)
"Working with Cadenza is a dream. Recording involves nothing more demanding than pressing the Record button and playing on the keyboard." "I would be quite happy using cadenza as my main sequencer and look forward to future releases with relish."
--- review by Bob Walder (see article)