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From: asaxon@jarthur.Claremont.EDU (Allan Saxon)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: MIDI hardware software
Keywords: MIDI, Keyboard, IBM-PC
Message-ID: <10271@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Date: 6 Jan 91 10:10:44 GMT
Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA
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I'm new to the business of composing and the connection to computers
I want to get a system which will allow me to compose on the computer
and play it, and be able to record music that I play on a keyboard.
I have a 386 computer and have recently seen someone using FINALE, and
was impressed by the way it looked but I had to wait a LONG time for things
to appear on the screen (even on a 386/25) does anyone have a alternative to
FINALE ?
What keyboard would be good for playing on as well as MIDI I/O?
Do I need to get a music card like SOUND BLASTER or can I do all the
composing with a MIDI card only? (I don't wan't all the extra things on the
card).
are there any good books, articles, movies, CD's,  on the PC-MIDI subject?

This and any other usefull information would be much appreciated

	Allan Saxon
	asaxon@jarthur.claremont.edu
	asaxon@hmcvax.claremont.edu
	s1254215@techst02.technion.ac.il