[Perform-Talk] Midi software

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello,
Thanks for explaining. I'm not the best person to ask about free
software. I use a paid product called Sonar and version 8.5 was the
last completely accessible version and, even with that, you needed to
download an interface piece of software, which was free. Reeper is
good but that is paid. It's a means of recording what you do but you
would need some software which would act as a plug in, to get midi out
of your computer to the keyboard and back and forth. Is the keyboard
you're buying only a control surface? If it is an ordinary keyboard
and you want to learn the keyboard, you wouldn't need to use a
computer just to get the sound. It sounds like you're not buying a
keyboard but you're buying a control surface which acts as a physical
interface between you and the computer. For example, you could use the
computer keyboard to generate the sounds, without buying a keyboard,
with the correct software. It wouldn't be anywhere near the same
experience though. Someone else on the list, with more midi
synthesizer experience than I have, would be better placed to help
you.

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 6/28/22, Andre Zelvin via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Sorry I was unclear. I can have a a midi keyboard that's just a keyboard,
> where I need the computer to get sound.  The person I'd be getting it from
> only knows about using Garage band on a Mac to generate music. I'm probably
> using the wrong terminology. He said it's easy and I know Garage Band is
> accessible, but I only have a PC and want to know if there is accessible
> software for the PC. I'm not trying to do more then learn to play the
> keyboard and I can't afford anything else so I'm asking to see if This is
> something I can do, if there's software that's easy to use and accessible
> and free, to give me sound on my PC from the midi keyboard.
>
>
> On Jun 27, 2022, at 5:20 PM, Sandra Gayer via Perform-Talk
> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I'm not clear what your question is. You have a keyboard but you want
> to know if it's good enough for specific projects? Or, you're looking
> to buy a keyboard and want advice on the correct one for your work?
>
> Very best wishes,
> Sandra.
>
> On 6/27/22, Andre Zelvin via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I just found the recent discussion about "how to compose". I have a
>> related
>> question. I can have a keyboard which sounds like it would be nice. I'm
>> not
>> looking to compose rn, just to learn/re-learn to play. It would be good to
>> use this one because otherwise it's not something I can afford now.  But
>> I'd
>> need to decide soon.  I don't want to take it if I can't use it and I'd
>> need
>> it to be pretty easy to set up because otherwise it'll become just one out
>> of many projects piling up.
>> I'm grateful for any responses.
>> Andre
>>
>>
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