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Is it possible to have MIDI without a computer?  They tell me that it is but, in this day and age of great music software and powerful computers I cannot imagine any music teacher, arranger, copyist, composer or performing musician not having a computer connected to their MIDI system.  I hope you will forgive me for using the term musician broadly. To me, anyone who can do something creative with music is a musician.

Since I am not a musician so I'm not sure what this page should become.  I think it should have information about MIDI instruments and software packages you might find interesting.  For now, I will provide you with links to other musicians Web pages and to MIDI instrument manufactures and MIDI software publishers. As a "techie" I also think that information how to read a MIDI implementation chart might be of helpful to you before you go out and buy that MIDI keyboard.

MIDI Hardware

I had a Yamaha keyboard for a while. If you are a Yamaha user you may want to check out their site at Yamaha UK.

MIDI Software

Yamaha has extended General MIDI with XG just like Roland has with GS. If you have a Yamaha XG or Roland GS product you should check out Mike's GS - XG - AWE MIDI Page it has lots of freeware and software available.

Coda Music Technology publishes music software such as Finale. An excellent music notation program which can help you to put your music on paper there are MAC and Windows versions..

Some people tell me that Band in a Box from PG Music is the software to have.

Passport Designs is the publisher of Mastertracks Pro, Encore and several other Music software titles.

The Cakewalk Home Page will be of interest to users (or prospective users) of the Cakewalk sequencing program for PC's

I don't know much about Cubase but it seems to be getting very popular judging from the number of people on the contact list who say they are using using it and it is getting many good reviews. For comparisons to Cakewalk read this review.

 

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Last update: 02/23/2010 -- David L. Stevens (webmaster@tcmidi.com)



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