I still use 9.6 but I've heard 10 has a ton of worthwhile improvements. Hell, you might even look into current versions of Live. But there you get it all - good audio support, MIDI, slick interface with a really nice workflow, etc. XGworks is strictly for MIDI sequencing (no samples.) Live 4 is disturbingly similar to the current Live 9/10 versions, but I found it to be fairly unstable on 98SE. On the Win9X side I've used Yamaha XGWorks and even Ableton Live 4.x a bit. I can't stand non-intuitive things)ĭoes anyone have any favorites they'd like to share?ĭo you like trackers? Impulse Tracker (DOS) has reasonably good MIDI support on an AWE64 or GUS PnP (you can use it with other sound cards, but only the drivers for those two support MIDI and samples at the same time.) It's a bit fiddly to set up, but once you're going it works really well. (sorry, venting a little about UI design. I want simple, as in "here are the tracks, you can tell one from the next, each is associated with an instrument that you defined with a sample or synth using a button ON the track (dammit), and up top are your play/record/stop buttons." Most of today's music production software has user interfaces that I find very confusing, and have way too many features that I don't need and can't be bothered to mess with. I think what I'm looking for is something that lets me do sample-based music production, with the ability to use MIDI and even maybe USB keyboards, record and use samples (software synth is cool too but not necessary), play the song in real time in CD quality (assuming the PC is powerful enough), hear existing tracks while recording (assuming the sound card can do full duplex), and record vocals on top of it. Hey Pros! - Using Python you can make Piano HAT output regular MIDI commands via a USB to MIDI adapter and take control of your hardware synth gear.I'm interested in getting into making some music on DOS or Win31 or Win9x computers. We've included a MIDI example which lets you play music with Sunvox, Yoshimi and others, plus a PyGame example that includes a few octaves of glorious piano and some drums for good measure. wav samples with PyGame, or create your own Piano-controlled contraptions. Such sounds, very wow - Use with a variety of synths, both hardware and software, play. All you need is a little Python glue!ġ6 LEDs - Ever seen on one of those learn-to-play keyboards with light-up keys? Take command of the LEDs and walk yourself through your favorite tunes, or use them as a visual metronome. Instrument Cycle Button - Synth heads will be pleased to hear that it's totally possible to make this button send a patch change event to synths like Yoshimi. Octave up/octave down buttons - Expand your playing horizons with two dedicated buttons you can use to shift up or down an octave, or - you know- raise and lower the drawbridge to your fortress. Tickle-the-ivories and create a symphony of servos or a concerto of. motors.
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