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Synth & MIDI Info Resources
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A good collection of links to tutorials covering synths, MIDI software, mixing and digital audio. |
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Features forums for a number of major software packages including Cakewalk, SAW, Sound Forge, Cubase, Samplitude & Cool Edit. Also good information for Studio Gear & Audio Hardware including how to setup Windows systems for music optimizing XP for music. |
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Just new to synths & midi ? Finding it all a bit confusing ? Soundwave leads you through some of the basics to help you understand how it all works. |
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Some selected articles on midi, SMPTE and other related topics. |
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Phil Rees provides some info on setting up a PC for music. |
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Provides MIDI basics as well as information on MIDI standards and GM, GS etc. |
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Eddie explains how sysex works and talks about calculating the Roland checksum. |
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A very comprehensive glossary of electronic music terms with graphic & audio examples. You will need the Shockwave plugin & a reasonably fast connection (as load times are heavy). Despite the wait time, this is a very useful & extremely well produced web presentation. |
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This site covers a broad range of midi topics. Explains basics, as well as more advanced information, including how to use midi on web pages. |
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MIDI tutorial and info from the pages of Harmony Central MIDI. |
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Dicscussion and tutorials covering mixing, mastering, computer recording and more. |
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Tweakheadz provides "How To" articles on MIDI, sampling, digital audio plus more. |
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A good collection of articles on MIDI and electronic music from the International Association of Electronic Keyboard Manufacturers. |
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This Sound-On-Sounds article is over 5 years now but although hardware has changed most of the principles they discuss haven't and still apply to todays computers. Well worth reading. |
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Presents an ongoing series on the basics of synthesis. Some good background info here for anyone learning about synth programming. |
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An archive of what was Intermusic's synth programming series. |
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Explanations of MIDI common terms and concepts from Phil Rees MIDI Accessories. |
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A comprehensive collection of info/help pages from MIDI Farm for the beginner & advanced MIDI user. |
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Midisite provide a good general explanation of MIDI and synthesizers and also includes links to other MIDI info web sites. |
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Some tutorials that explain MIDI. |
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Good midi basics and intro to midi. |
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Tutorials for a wide range of music software packages. Also some tutorials covering computer music basics. |
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Jim Aiken's website with links to useful articles on synths and MIDI. Jim is a highly respected music gear journalist who has written for many years for magazines including Electronic Musician, Keyboard, Mix, and Virtual Instruments. I personally have read so many valuable articles written by Jim I feel I know him as a trusted friend. |
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Includes an archive of tech tips over the past few years covering a range of muscical issues. |
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Archive of a past online educational magazine covering music technology issues. |
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How to make a noise - Sound design and synthesiser programming by Simon Cann. The book is available to buy or free for download. |
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While not being specifically for musicians this site is useful for all PC users trying to track down computer problems. |
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PC Music Guru tells you how you can use your PC for music creation. |
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Audio and music on the PC. A community web site dedicated to the music professionals and amateurs who use a PC to make music and audio. Daily news, site directory, user forums, unbiased articles, software tracker, classified ads and much more. |
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A good source of information on using your PC for music production. |
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Apart from the sample library, this site also has a series of pages explaining basics of midi, sequencing, and analog synths. |
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Informative article on the theory and practice of using reverberation effects. |
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Some sysex strings useful for Roland cards and modules |
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Samplenet provide useful tutorials on digital recording as well as some Cubase guides. |
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Archive of a website that provided good coverage of MIDI with FAQs, chat forum and other resources. |
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SOS magazine is an invaluable archive of synth information. See their collection of Synth Secrets articles or just search for whatever you are looking for. |
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Helps to determine what sort of requirements you have and presents some models that may suit. |
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Provide educational services to teach about synth programming. |
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Lots of info and and FAQs on all facets of electronic music production |
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A guide to sysex hex commands, what they mean, how to use them & hex-2-decimal translation charts. |
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A good introduction to synthesizers, explained in an easy to understand manner. |
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Nice overview of synthesizers in general. |
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