Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ganash.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!houxm!hjuxa!ganash!shane From: shane@ganash.UUCP (Shane A. Bouslough) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: synthesizer software Message-ID: <159@ganash.UUCP> Date: Sat, 2-Mar-85 14:12:22 EST Article-I.D.: ganash.159 Posted: Sat Mar 2 14:12:22 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 4-Mar-85 20:15:23 EST References: <1050011@acf4.UUCP> Organization: Periphonics Corp, Bohemia, NY Lines: 26 > > I am interested in interfacing a synthesizer (probably a DX7) to a > computer (IIe, PC etc.). I am beginning to understand what I need to > do hardware-wise, I am still confused as to what software is available > currently, and of what it is capable. > > How many tracks can I control? How many voices can be controlled > simultaneously on an instrument such as the DX7, and to what degree of > independence? How versatile are these programs musically? Is there > a void here software-wise? > *** YOUR PIANO CAN BE REPLACED BY A COMPUTER *** Most synthesisers today are equiped with a MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) interface which is becoming an industry standard (Hooray!) Tons of hardware and software is out and more arrives daily. If anyone is interested, pick up a copy of any issue of Keyboard magazine and look at ads galore. If anyone needs more information they can post questions to net.music.synth or myself. -- Synthetically, Shane A. Bouslough {floyd, hjuxa}!ganash!shane Periphonics Corp., 4000 Veterans Memorial Highway, Bohemia, NY 11716 (516) 467-0500