Datasonics received an Australian Government Grant in 1988 to create novel recording software that allowed musicians to compose and notate their music. Music Master™ was originally developed and released as a DOS application in 1992 and later re-developed under Microsoft Windows®. Datasonics music software products have been recognised worldwide as innovative and leading-edge, as is clearly demonstrated by some of its achievements.

1. Worked with Roland Japan to provide a software engine and user-interface to the Roland VS Workstation for digital recording (VS Pro™)
2. Was awarded entry to the Australian Technology Showcase (ATS) in 1999 and showcased its technology at the Sydney 2000 Olympics
3. Developed and released Mastering Music™ in 2004 that provides online music lessons using Music Master™ to teach all aspects of music
4. Was granted approval as a supplier to NSW Government of unique ICT products and services in the area of music e-learning software
5. Won a coveted place on the Austrade stand at both the 2004 and 2005 British Education Technology Show (BETT) in London
6. Worked with Alfred Publishing USA to develop Essentials of Music Theory (V3) in 2008-2010
7. Expanded operations to include Hosting, Support and Development Services to clients including Word Press and bespoke websites
8. Extended portfolio of e-learning products by developing Grammar In A Nutshell in 2014-2017 to teach all aspects of English Grammar
9. Re-developed and released Mastering Music Online in 2020 (read Our Story below)

Our Story

The story of the development of Mastering Music Online started in 2000 when Datasonics was approached by school teachers who were struggling to implement music technology in their classrooms. These teachers were already using Music Master (our powerful sequencing, notation and audio tool) because of the unique tight coupling of the MIDI events to the notation symbols for fast and accurate song composition. This provided the best experience to students leading to only one version of the song to both play and print. However, these teachers faced several challenges, including limited time for lesson preparation, the need to meet individual student needs, and a requirement for user-friendly tools that aligned to the curriculum.

At that time, most music software products were installed tools (including our own Music Master). Even though these tools can be useful, without music lessons to guide their use they are limited in their ability to teach and learn music. Therefore, Datasonics solved this issue by developing a set of browser-based music lessons that cover the curriculum and interfaced directly with Music Master to provide the best framework for increased musical knowledge and the freedom to generate creative ideas. Mastering Music resulted and was embraced by hundreds of schools who were using it in their computer labs showing Datasonics as a leading-edge innovative company.

As technology and the internet advanced, the computer labs were replaced with laptops and a school policy of 'Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)'. With a BYOD policy, the use of installed music software became a nightmare for music teachers as not all music software is compatible with all platforms and Chromebooks in schools do not allow easy installation of software. Datasonics realised this and started re-developing Mastering Music to totally work in the browser so that it could work on all devices with nothing to install. This resulted in Mastering Music Online being released in mid 2020 during the start of the COVID pandemic.

Mastering Music Online is Datasonics' commitment to addressing the needs of music teachers and students by providing comprehensive, user-friendly, and innovative music education solutions.