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From: keenan@solar.card.inpu.oz.au (Keenan Teylouni)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: MIDI software recommendations wanted
Summary: WANTED recommendations for MIDI software for IBM
Keywords: MIDI
Message-ID: <1991Mar27.005320.29429@solar.card.inpu.oz.au>
Date: 27 Mar 91 00:53:20 GMT
Organization: Telecom Australia
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I am looking to get into MIDI without spending a fortune. 

I already own an IBM compatible PC, so I would like to use it (with
appropriate software) to store the tracks played into it from a
keyboard.  I am hoping that I can buy a basic keyboard and play 
stored music on a MIDI sound generator using my sterio as an amp.

The problem is that most electric piano keyboards that
would be suitable have sound generators, amplifiers, speakers, disk
drives, sequencers - all very costly and not in my mind necessary. 
The level of computer expertise in most of the music shops is sadly 
lacking - they'd obviously rather sell you a lot of costly hardware
than help design a basic and efficient system.

In addition it seems that to be able to play back say 16 tracks
with each track having a different sound (multi-timbral), only a 
synthesizer will do the job ? !  Most (affordable) synthesizers
unforunately have a rather small keyboard.

The level of computer expertise in most of the music shops is sadly 
lacking - they'd obviously rather sell you a lot of costly hardware
than help design a basic and efficient system.

Has anybody out there tried this approach ?

Thanks for any help anyone can offer


Keenan Teylouni           keenan@solar.card.inpu.oz.au