<s>
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
is	O
interactive	B-General_Concept
music	O
software	O
released	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
but	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
created	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Robert	O
Campbell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prototype	O
was	O
created	O
on	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
EA	O
producer	O
Stewart	O
Bonn	O
championed	O
its	O
inclusion	O
in	O
EA	O
's	O
product	O
offerings	O
for	O
the	O
then	O
upcoming	O
Amiga	B-Device
platform	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
make	O
variations	O
on	O
songs	O
played	O
by	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
software	O
plays	O
a	O
song	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
by	O
moving	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
up	O
and	O
down	O
(	O
or	O
joystick	B-Device
with	O
some	O
versions	O
)	O
,	O
can	O
make	O
variations	O
in	O
the	O
current	O
tones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
makes	O
sure	O
that	O
any	O
variations	O
do	O
n't	O
result	O
in	O
un-harmonic	O
tunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
1986	O
,	O
Bruce	O
Webster	O
's	O
column	O
in	O
Byte	O
magazine	O
selected	O
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
as	O
product	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
outstanding	O
program.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Webster	O
praised	O
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
for	O
turning	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
into	O
"	O
an	O
intelligent	O
electronic	O
instrument	O
"	O
that	O
allows	O
"	O
even	O
an	O
untalented	O
hack	O
"	O
to	O
create	O
real	O
music	O
without	O
much	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webster	O
's	O
only	O
criticism	O
was	O
the	O
key	O
disk	O
copy	B-Application
protection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AmigaWorld	O
gave	O
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
a	O
1986	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
you	O
can	O
have	O
with	O
your	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
your	O
ears.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
AmigaWorld	O
praised	O
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
's	O
ability	O
to	O
let	O
non-musicians	O
create	O
impressive	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AmigaWorld	O
also	O
awarded	O
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
two	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
awards	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
Roll	O
Over	O
Beethoven	O
Award	O
 [ ... ] 	O
For	O
turning	O
the	O
complete	O
idiot	O
into	O
a	O
composer	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Bob	O
Ryan	O
's	O
Best	O
Program	O
in	O
the	O
History	O
of	O
Creation	O
Award.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
stated	O
that	O
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
"	O
breaks	O
new	O
ground	O
in	O
computer	O
entertainment	O
software	O
"	O
by	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
for	O
nonmusicians	O
to	O
play	O
music	O
...	O
it	O
really	O
must	O
be	O
seen	O
to	O
be	O
believed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
reported	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
play	O
his	O
electric	O
guitar	O
again	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
as	O
accompaniment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant	B-Application
Music	I-Application
was	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
Computer	O
Music	O
Journal	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
"	O
intelligent	O
instrument	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
