ARTICLE #1
• Where To
Begin - Guidelines and
suggestions for the hardware and software requirements of a
Computer MUSIC SYSTEM
ARTICLE #2
• Things
You Can Do With Your Computer Music System
- Describes a variety of music applications - some conventional,
and some not so conventional
ARTICLE #3
• General
MIDI - Why You Need It -
Explains the important differences between "plain-old
MIDI" and the "General MIDI" standard of practice
ARTICLE #4
• How Does
MIDI Do That? -
Explanation of how MIDI works
ARTICLE #5
•Transposing
Your Music - Example of
transposing a church hymn to a new key, using Finale
notation/printing software
ARTICLE #6
•Getting
Your Computer "MIDI Ready" - Part 1
- Describes a basic soundcard-based music system with hook-up
diagrams
ARTICLE #7
•Getting
Your Computer "MIDI Ready" - Part 2
- Explains the use of "dedicated" MIDI interfaces for
laptop and desktop music systems with hook-up diagrams
ARTICLE #8
•How MIDI
helped Brenna - An
account of how recording MIDI tracks helped the author's
daughter improve her flute playing skills
ARTICLE #9
•How
Cakewalk Spoiled Us - A
short chronology of the production of a practice tape using the
popular recording software from Cakewalk
ARTICLE #10
•Making
Accompaniment Tracks -
How MIDI can be used for recording multipart instrumental
tracks, and advanced tips for MIDI recording
ARTICLE #11
•The
Making Of An Album
- How
to record MIDI, Digital Audio, and create your own CD for
duplication of your own album
"Sound
Recording Advice"
•Sound
Recording Advice for the Home Studio - This excellent
book by John J. Volanski is a "must have" for every
home studio musician! |
