Been reading on this board for a week...very informative. I found a post from Manning1 (I think that's who it was) who suggested reading the following:
http://www.garys.web.st./midibasics.htm Found it to be very informative on what exactly midi is, how it works, etc.
I am a keyboard player -Kurzweil PC2x and Yamaha S03 on top. Our band has done some recording with a Fostex VF80ex...although it's sort of a "round robin" due to 2 inputs, it does make some nice demo CD's. However, I am looking for something that is easier to put down musical ideas rather than the Fostex. Usually I will write down on paper, chord progressions, etc. from some of our jam sessions, then work them out a bit more using the Fostex, to later play at the following week's practice.
I am thinking I would like to do this in midi, rather than using the Fostex, since midi is data, which should be a lot easier to edit/change than using the Fostex for my ideas. And, I don't think I want to go in the audio recording direction since I would like to be able to easily change/add/edit without having to play something 20 times. Also, it would be nice to have some background, which I cannot easily do with the Fostex without turning a short idea session into a longer project.
One more thing...(sorry to be so long)...I have read that Band in the Box is realtively decent software...my Yamaha came with a demo called XGWorks (lite) but I only found 2 threads that even mentioned it, so I don't think I will be going in that direction.
Ok, now back to reading....thanks.
http://www.garys.web.st./midibasics.htm Found it to be very informative on what exactly midi is, how it works, etc.
I am a keyboard player -Kurzweil PC2x and Yamaha S03 on top. Our band has done some recording with a Fostex VF80ex...although it's sort of a "round robin" due to 2 inputs, it does make some nice demo CD's. However, I am looking for something that is easier to put down musical ideas rather than the Fostex. Usually I will write down on paper, chord progressions, etc. from some of our jam sessions, then work them out a bit more using the Fostex, to later play at the following week's practice.
I am thinking I would like to do this in midi, rather than using the Fostex, since midi is data, which should be a lot easier to edit/change than using the Fostex for my ideas. And, I don't think I want to go in the audio recording direction since I would like to be able to easily change/add/edit without having to play something 20 times. Also, it would be nice to have some background, which I cannot easily do with the Fostex without turning a short idea session into a longer project.
One more thing...(sorry to be so long)...I have read that Band in the Box is realtively decent software...my Yamaha came with a demo called XGWorks (lite) but I only found 2 threads that even mentioned it, so I don't think I will be going in that direction.
Ok, now back to reading....thanks.
