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From: totty@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: I Want To Play With MIDI
Message-ID: <7500008@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: 20 Jan 89 18:06:00 GMT
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Nf-From: m.cs.uiuc.edu!totty    Jan 20 12:06:00 1989



	I just recently obtained a Yamaha "PortaSound" electronic
	keyboard and would like to hook it up to my ST to play with
	MIDI music for a while.  But, I have a few questions:

	(1) Are MIDI cables special?  Or are they the same as other
	    5 pin round connector cables?  Hybrid Arts sells tiny
	    little cables for over $10 each.  Can I pick up a longer
	    cheaper working cable from somewhere else?
	(2) I have "The Music Studio" as a MIDI software package.  What
	    recommendations do people have for better software (realizing
	    I'm not a professional musician -- just want to play around).
	(3) Are there voice configurations for these Yamaha PortSound
	    keyboards out there?  What about sample music?

					Thanks,

						--- Bri


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