Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!hub.ucsb.edu!ucsbuxa!6600bori From: 6600bori@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Boris Burtin) Newsgroups: comp.music Subject: Re: Music Software and Hardware Keywords: Music software Message-ID: <6761@hub.ucsb.edu> Date: 24 Oct 90 17:34:43 GMT References: <11538@spool.cs.wisc.edu> <26883@cs.yale.edu> <1990Oct24.021851.21656@athena.mit.edu> Sender: news@hub.ucsb.edu Lines: 16 In article <1990Oct24.021851.21656@athena.mit.edu> uge@athena.mit.edu (Eugene A Beidl) writes: >So, first of all, what is the best >computer for the express purpose of music generation and printing (IBM, IBM >compatibles, Apple, Atari, Commodore, Amiga, etc.) and the accompanying software? I personally use an IBM with a Music Quest MQX-16S MIDI card. I know there is quite a bit of software - sequencers, universal and specific librarians, etc. available at reasonable prices. There is also a reasonable amount of BBS/ public domain support. But this is all because I already had the computer. From what I heard, Macs are the easiest to figure out and use - and you can't beat Adobe for music printing. - Boris Burtin