In all honesty, I'm not quite sure what to make of this release. At first glance, it might seem like a bright idea, something fresh, something new. I spent some time checking it out and, in all honesty, the thrill of discovery didn't last too long. I became bored with this release in an exceptionally short amount of time. True, there's a lot of music to be found on this release. There's 677 song samples, which range from a few sections to the entire song, from pretty much every stle of music you can imagine. From that point of view, that's a good thing. But, no matter what you're looking for in terms of music, a simple and quick online search will point you in the right direction. I've spent hours on certain web pages just browsing through artists that I've never heard of and, yes, I found a few that I actually enjoyed and some of them I've even written about. As a matter of fact, I found the Music Discovery web page more useful and informative than this release. I spent more time browing around on their page than I did playing around with this release. But, then again, it all depends on what your personal taste is. Some people might not wanna spend a lot of time online. For those people, this release might be the perfect tool. But, for me, give me an internet search and a web page and I'm content. http://www.musicdiscoveries.com

Minimum Requirements Macintosh: Power PC Processor, 32MB RAM, 12MB HD, 13" color display, 4X CD, OS 8.1, QuickTime 4.1.2 Windows: Pentium PC, 32MB RAM, 12MB HD, VGA 640x480 thousands colors display, 4X CD, Sound Blaster compatible card, Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT4, QuickTime 4.1.2, Microsoft Internet Explorer, 56K modem optional for internet functions. QuickTime included.

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