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KevBrock	Date: November 17, 2003 @ 8:22 PM Hey, I noticed a lot of you in Dmusic use a lot of fake midi instruments behind your real guitar playing. What software do you use to do that? I'm looking to do the same thing, so I can create computerized band backup behind my songs. Thanks for your help.
GeneHilbert	Date: November 17, 2003 @ 11:19 PM Cakewalk is by far the easiest to edit and manage midi files. I have Pro Audio 9 on my workstation in the studio for setting up show files (but any version is fine) and I use Cakewalk 4 on my laptop for gig performances. Midi is small & quick to load, set up a play list or 2. Come out of the printer port to a Midiman converter box 1X1 or 2X2, to the tone generator. I use a Roland Super JV1080. Done
kredd	Date: November 18, 2003 @ 6:10 PM look into REASON by propellerhead for a good drum machine and also synths, etc.
GeneHilbert	Date: November 18, 2003 @ 11:17 PM REASON = samples, audio, synths - not as good for midi.
ZsigE	Date: November 19, 2003 @ 2:54 PM I use a program that came free with my sound card, called Midi Orchestrator Plus. It's pretty cheap and cheerful, but it does the job perfectly well. If you're planning to use MIDI instruments, I would advise that unless you have a very high-end sound card to use a MIDI-capable keyboard or decent tone generator. Pretty much all the computerised MIDI synths I've come across are absolutely terrible, especially for drums. I just feed my keyboard's lineout straight back to my computer's line-in -- not a great idea, given some of the hissiness I'm getting, but a far better solution than using my soundcard's synth.
rhodesdr	Date: November 29, 2003 @ 4:13 AM If you're serious about composing MIDI without it sounding "fake", look into Cakewalk's newest software -- SONAR. You can use MIDI sounds/instruments, but process them through the effects you use on normal (audio) tracks. Definitely find software that you can play/record MIDI and audio simultaneously.
KevBrock	Date: November 30, 2003 @ 11:53 AM Thanks, I've had Cakewalk Homestudio before but it's old. I'll probably try a newer version.
hottestsauce	Date: November 30, 2003 @ 1:48 PM Midi doesnt meen fake sound dude, it can be used to pull sounds and instruments from a controler or sound bank. You can have a 1000 dollar keyboard with a giant sample of a grand piano, the midi is just gonna set the keys you want played, its not gonna hurt the sound. some people give Midi a bad name, fuckem. I used cake walk 9 and than ran the finished audio product into acid pro. from there, i brought it to a pro tools studio to lay the vocals. if i had a faster comp id use cakewalks sonar
jenspen33	Date: November 30, 2003 @ 3:04 PM I use Acid and Cakewalk. Mostly Cakewalk 9.0 Pro Audio. Once you figure out the set-up, it's pretty routine.
woodhead	Date: November 30, 2003 @ 5:04 PM I use sound forge and cakewalk music creator 2002 great progs I am pleased with both.

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