Advice - Free Midi sequencing software - SV650.org

Mark_h · 09-02-13, 08:46 PM

Went up in the loft today and rediscovered my old Yamaha keyboard. Back in the day I used to have it plugged into my Atari ST with some sequencing software (maybe Cu-base, can't remember).

Seems you can get USB-Midi interfaces for about £5 off ebay these days but having trouble sorting the wheat from the chaff for some free (or very cheap) sequencing software. Anyone got any recommendations?

Basic Midi in/out
Simple UI
Ideally all the tools to make bad playing sound slightly less bad
Ideally something to help me and the kids learn to play keyboard

Any pointers?

tigersaw · 09-02-13, 09:06 PM

I bougtht a cheap usb midi interface and it was awful, there was a noticeable delay.
I ended up buying a midi card in the end.

09-02-13, 09:08 PM

I'm pretty sure fallouts going to age some ideas. He's always mucking about with this stuff,

I've got a hooky copy of some software but its hideously complicated (which is why I downloaded it before shelling out).

Mark_h · 11-02-13, 05:49 PM

My cheepie Chinese USB-Midi widget should turn up tomorrow. Any tips before I go and randomly download the first 20 year old midi sequencer package I can find?

11-02-13, 07:01 PM

Last one I downloaded was "synthfont" but I didn't need to do a lot with it so can't say how complete it is.

(that one was free)

muzikill · 11-02-13, 11:10 PM

Reaper.

Fallout · 12-02-13, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spank86

I'm pretty sure fallouts going to age some ideas. He's always mucking about with this stuff

Nope. All my music is software based. Never dabbled with midi. Midi = hardware = more and more and more hardware for cooler and cooler stuff = many thousands of pounds.

12-02-13, 11:00 AM

It all looks badass though!

Fallout · 12-02-13, 11:05 AM

Yep. I know a few people with crazy kit. All their music is crap though. The reason why I've stuck with my medieval setup is it just works and it's so simple. I don't spend 3 hours programming synths and rerouting sounds through stacks of hardware looking for that perfect sound. People seem to do that at the expense of experimenting with the actual composition. For every melody they've actually tried in that time I've probably tried 100 searching for the hook.

It's fine if you're a really passionate composer who spends all day in the studio and never gets bored. I have about an hour at a time to throw at music before I run out of steam. Spending that fiddling with stuff and not actually writing music would mean I'd never write anything.

muzikill · 12-02-13, 03:33 PM

Ive only got 1 synth (yamaha sy85) & a old sampler (yamaha a3000) & a oxygen 8 keyboard controller but most of it's software now. I used to have a dx7II & MC303. Software does most of it now.

09-02-13, 08:46 PM	#1
Mark_h Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 2,448	Advice - Free Midi sequencing software Went up in the loft today and rediscovered my old Yamaha keyboard. Back in the day I used to have it plugged into my Atari ST with some sequencing software (maybe Cu-base, can't remember). Seems you can get USB-Midi interfaces for about £5 off ebay these days but having trouble sorting the wheat from the chaff for some free (or very cheap) sequencing software. Anyone got any recommendations? Basic Midi in/out Simple UI Ideally all the tools to make bad playing sound slightly less bad Ideally something to help me and the kids learn to play keyboard Any pointers? __________________ Don't want to be the quickest; don't want to be the best; just want to be the one having the most fun. XL125Varadero -> Curvy SV650N-Y -> SV1000N-K3 -> Multistrada 1200s Twin-tastic stuff. Minister for Sustainability *Aliquid prudentissimus delectabiles et intelligentes in adamasset lingua.*

09-02-13, 09:06 PM	#2
tigersaw Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Llanwrtyd Wells Powys Posts: 1,146	Re: Advice - Free Midi sequencing software I bougtht a cheap usb midi interface and it was awful, there was a noticeable delay. I ended up buying a midi card in the end.

09-02-13, 09:08 PM	#3
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Advice - Free Midi sequencing software I'm pretty sure fallouts going to age some ideas. He's always mucking about with this stuff, I've got a hooky copy of some software but its hideously complicated (which is why I downloaded it before shelling out).

11-02-13, 05:49 PM	#4
Mark_h Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 2,448	Re: Advice - Free Midi sequencing software My cheepie Chinese USB-Midi widget should turn up tomorrow. Any tips before I go and randomly download the first 20 year old midi sequencer package I can find? __________________ Don't want to be the quickest; don't want to be the best; just want to be the one having the most fun. XL125Varadero -> Curvy SV650N-Y -> SV1000N-K3 -> Multistrada 1200s Twin-tastic stuff. Minister for Sustainability *Aliquid prudentissimus delectabiles et intelligentes in adamasset lingua.*

11-02-13, 07:01 PM	#5
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Advice - Free Midi sequencing software Last one I downloaded was "synthfont" but I didn't need to do a lot with it so can't say how complete it is. (that one was free) Last edited by Spank86; 12-02-13 at 10:59 AM.

11-02-13, 11:10 PM	#6
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Reaper. __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

12-02-13, 11:00 AM	#8
Spank86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Advice - Free Midi sequencing software It all looks badass though!

12-02-13, 11:05 AM	#9
Fallout Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Basingstoke Posts: 2,983	Re: Advice - Free Midi sequencing software Yep. I know a few people with crazy kit. All their music is crap though. The reason why I've stuck with my medieval setup is it just works and it's so simple. I don't spend 3 hours programming synths and rerouting sounds through stacks of hardware looking for that perfect sound. People seem to do that at the expense of experimenting with the actual composition. For every melody they've actually tried in that time I've probably tried 100 searching for the hook. It's fine if you're a really passionate composer who spends all day in the studio and never gets bored. I have about an hour at a time to throw at music before I run out of steam. Spending that fiddling with stuff and not actually writing music would mean I'd never write anything. __________________ MotoGoLoco - You knows it The Shed - Suzuki GSX-R 750 K1 \| Triumph Tiger 1050 K6 Fallout Bikes (VLogs, Tutorials, Bike Vids) Fallout Breakbeat (My Music)

12-02-13, 03:33 PM	#10
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Re: Advice - Free Midi sequencing software Ive only got 1 synth (yamaha sy85) & a old sampler (yamaha a3000) & a oxygen 8 keyboard controller but most of it's software now. I used to have a dx7II & MC303. Software does most of it now. __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

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