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- From: bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig)
- Subject: Need advice on getting a MIDI keyboard & software for Mac
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.231425.22966@netcom.com>
- Organization: Starfleet Headquarters: San Francisco
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 23:14:25 GMT
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- I've been recently toying with the idea of getting a MIDI keyboard and
- software for my Macintosh, and I need some advice on what I should go for.
-
- I took two years of music theory in college, but I can't play the
- piano well yet. I want to be able to practice playing, but also to
- easily write scores on the computer and have it play them for me.
- Lots of features would be nice, but I don't require anything
- industrial-strength.
-
- I was looking the other day at a Yamaha PSR-400 (I think that was the
- name... maybe it was PSM-400?). It went for about $400 at The Good Guys,
- and I liked it a lot. $400 is the high end of what I'd be willing to
- spend, though.
-
- Is this a good keyboard? Is there anything of comparable power that's
- less expensive? And what software should I get? I've seen Deluxe
- Music Construction Set and it looks *awful*, but I've heard Finale is
- nice. Also, where could I get a good Mac<->MIDI adapter? Do I need
- any other equipment?
-
- How much should this whole setup cost me? If the final pricetag is
- more than $600 or so, I might as well buy a VCR. ;-) Of course,
- this whole decision could be pointless; I have a Mac IIvx, and there
- have been reports of it not being compatible with MIDI.
-
- Please either email me suggestions or post to both rec.music.misc and
- comp.sys.mac.misc, since I only read the latter. I'll post a summary
- later. Thanks!
-
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- _/_/_/ Brian Kendig Je ne suis fait comme aucun
- /_/_/ bskendig@netcom.com de ceux que j'ai vus; j'ose croire
- _/_/ n'etre fait comme aucun de ceux qui existent.
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- / carborundorum. -- Rousseau
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