how do you create midi music without a music-keyboard
creating midi music
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If you can read music, or are willing to learn. This will do it for you.
Because it was designed with printing in mind, it was designed with non-musicians in mind. Musical directors and conductors can use the software to create sheet music for their musicians. So it has perhasp the BEST note by note mouse entry system you can find. I wish all music software used this interface.
If you can read music, or are willing to learn. This will do it for you.
Because it was designed with printing in mind, it was designed with non-musicians in mind. Musical directors and conductors can use the software to create sheet music for their musicians. So it has perhasp the BEST note by note mouse entry system you can find. I wish all music software used this interface.
Another option is using a tracker, such as SkaleTracker (FT3), it can be a bit tricky to get it to play midi. You should go to instrument edit and then enable the midi device for each instrument.
I suppose other 'trackers' can do it too. I wrote a miditracker in Blitz, it is in the archives.
I suppose other 'trackers' can do it too. I wrote a miditracker in Blitz, it is in the archives.
You -could- use a tracker. There is only one reason not to. They have lots of extra crap you won't need.
Something designed to just do midi will always be easier to learn to use. However. If you don't already read music, you might as well go with a tracker as the interfaces they use are more-or-less how the whole music industry is going. (That is, easy to code, hard to use.)
Something designed to just do midi will always be easier to learn to use. However. If you don't already read music, you might as well go with a tracker as the interfaces they use are more-or-less how the whole music industry is going. (That is, easy to code, hard to use.)
Have you tried SkaleTracker? Because it is really nice. I used Protracker on Amiga, later on FT2 in Dos and I found ST to be a very close match. I used FruityLoops on school, but I really didn't like drawing notes using the mouse. Especially when writing more complex music, it gets quite annoying not being able to enter/edit the notes with the keyboard.
See. I don't play anything. So I -can't- enter note any otherway. So a good mouse input system is the key thing I look for. Without it, the software won't be used. So I might as well not get it.
I use fruityloops, easy to use, but you have to take care because the MIDI format obviously can't support all the features FL has to offer. :)
if you are serious about it just pick up a cheap MIDI enabled keyboard. You can get one for less than $100 easily.
You don't have to be good at piano to turn out some good work, either. You can always go into your midi software and edit out mistakes, fix rhythm issues, quantize things, etc. Being able to record say - a bassline - and then loop that while trying out new ideas on a keyboard is priceless though.
You don't have to be good at piano to turn out some good work, either. You can always go into your midi software and edit out mistakes, fix rhythm issues, quantize things, etc. Being able to record say - a bassline - and then loop that while trying out new ideas on a keyboard is priceless though.
http://www.octamed.co.uk/
An Amiga classic on the PC which fully supports MIDI plus all the usual tracker stuff.
An Amiga classic on the PC which fully supports MIDI plus all the usual tracker stuff.
if i did get a keyboard what type of software would i need?
The same kinds. I can't think of a single piece of music software that doesn't have keyboard support.
If you have the cash, get Pro Tools and all the plugins.
If you have the cash, get Pro Tools and all the plugins.
Sorry to ask such a dumb question - can we use Octamed in B3D?
thanks for the help