<s>
Aegis	B-Application
Sonix	I-Application
is	O
a	O
music	O
sequencer	O
and	O
a	O
score	B-Application
editor	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
created	O
by	O
Aegis	O
Development	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
offers	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
notation	B-Application
editor	I-Application
and	O
an	O
editor	O
of	O
digital	O
sounds	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
edit	O
IFF	B-Device
music	O
instruments	O
and	O
other	O
digital	O
sound	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commodore	O
International	O
developed	O
but	O
never	O
officially	O
released	O
a	O
sound	O
application	O
called	O
Musicraft	O
for	O
its	O
Amiga	B-Device
series	O
of	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
-	O
now	O
under	O
the	O
Aegis	B-Application
Sonix	I-Application
name	O
-	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
Aegis	O
left	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
market	O
and	O
sold	O
its	O
software	O
products	O
to	O
a	O
Californian	O
software	O
producer	O
Oxxi	O
,	O
Inc	O
,	O
which	O
continued	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Aegis	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
uses	O
two	O
file	O
formats	O
,	O
the	O
SMUS	O
file	O
format	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
IFF	B-Device
based	O
tracker	O
module	O
music	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
INSTR	O
file	O
format	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
instrument	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonix	O
can	O
also	O
read	O
music	O
files	O
created	O
by	O
Deluxe	B-Application
Music	I-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
and	O
works	O
as	O
a	O
MIDI	O
sequencer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonix	O
offers	O
8	O
music	O
tracks	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
are	O
useable	O
for	O
4	O
voices	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
sound	O
hardware	O
and	O
also	O
for	O
the	O
MIDI	O
instruments	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
four	O
are	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
the	O
MIDI	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
score	B-Application
editor	I-Application
allows	O
to	O
write	O
notation	O
for	O
sheet	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
serves	O
primarily	O
a	O
music	O
synthesis	O
tool	O
for	O
creation	O
of	O
analog	O
or	O
digital	O
sounds	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
edit	O
IFF	B-Device
music	O
instruments	O
and	O
other	O
digital	O
sound	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
in	O
the	O
French	O
magazine	O
Tilt	O
commended	O
easy	O
to	O
use	O
menus	O
and	O
good	O
documentation	O
and	O
highlighted	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
notation	B-Application
editor	I-Application
and	O
an	O
editor	O
of	O
digital	O
sounds	O
as	O
the	O
main	O
strong	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
