Though I have always loved synthesizers, I know very little about working with them. Back in 1982 or so, my uncle gave me a ARP Axxe (which regrettably I sold for only $300 in about 1986). It did not function so I didn't learn how to play or anything. Was into guitar then
Now at 38 (be 39 this year) I decided to learn to play and bought a Korg DW6000 (just yesterday in fact) and I am looking for a MIDI solution for my Windows Vista laptop (64 bit). To that end I purchased an M-Audio UNO MIDI to USB interface which is now setup with Windows and the keyboard and I am looking for MIDI software to add sequencing and whatever else to my setup. I suppose in the future I will want to record things, but right now just want to extend the keyboard. I am looking for suggestions on software and budget is a huge consideration!
Help is appreciated.
BTW: If you are interested in my laundry list of keyboards that I am seeking I have a blog entry on this:
Mike Needham's Blog -- New Synth Purchase
Thanks again for any help in this direction. NOTE: While budget is a major concern, I do want a good package so suggestions other than Cakewalk Sonar (that was more than the keyboard cost) would be good.
I do have an old iMac Slot load G3 that I think needs a new hard drive, but it may not have enough horsepower to run anything or then again, maybe there is some older software that will work fine with my older keyboard and the ones I plan to obtain as well! FYI the only OSX version that the iMac could run would be 10.3.8 (pre-Tiger).
