Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!ncrcan!becker!bdb
From: bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: MIDI system advice sought
Message-ID: <971@becker.UUCP>
Date: 24 Oct 89 00:59:37 GMT
References: <504@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM>
Reply-To: bdb@becker.UUCP (Bruce Becker)
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Organization: G. T. S., Toronto, Ontario
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In article <504@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM> brandonl@amadeus.WR.TEK.COM (Brandon G. Lovested) writes:
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|	I wish to get into composition, not having any formal training.
|I intend to buy a computer system that supports MIDI, a keyboard, MIDI,
|and appropriate software.  Fine, now what?
|
|COMPUTER -> Amiga, Atari, MAC, PC?   This is intended to be a hobby, so
|				     I have eliminated MAC as being too
|				     expensive.
|
|KEYBOARD -> I like the Roland D-5 (8 voices plus drums ~$895)
|
|SOFTWARE -> ?
|
|A couple grand for a nonprofessional home system that can do other things
|will be fine.  Anymore than that, in terms of price, I will just use my
|uncle's recording studio and play...

	Although the choice of a computer is often as much
	a "religious" question as it is a factual one, the
	fact remains that cost & flexibility are important.
	Amiga is the most flexible due to its multi-tasking
	O/S which allows you to record midi while another
	task receives & sends & another plays it on the
	built-in synth... Amiga 500 is very cheap, a midi
	converter also very inexpensive - software for Amiga
	is competitvely priced. Many of the packages around
	are ported to all the machines you mention. Try
	Soundscape for an amazing midi/patchboard/do-everything
	type package... Amiga video/graphics are the best as
	well...

Cheers,
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