Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!van-bc!ubc-cs!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!tymix!cirrusl!sunstorm!jason From: jason%cirrusl@oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Jason Thornbrugh) Newsgroups: comp.music Subject: Re: Music Software and Hardware Keywords: Music software Message-ID: <2606@cirrusl.UUCP> Date: 25 Oct 90 20:55:29 GMT References: <11538@spool.cs.wisc.edu> <26883@cs.yale.edu> <1990Oct24.021851.21656@athena.mit.edu> <6761@hub.ucsb.edu> Sender: news@cirrusl.UUCP Organization: Cirrus Logic Inc. Lines: 23 In <6761@hub.ucsb.edu> 6600bori@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu (Boris Burtin) writes: >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 I too have an IBM with a Music Quest MQX-16S MIDI card. I need to find a universal librarian for it. Got some good names? JASON