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Sequencers    Trackview    Mixer    Notation    Piano Roll    Event Editor    GM List    Drum List

 Computer/Keyboard Setup        MIDI Keyboard

Sequencers
(A sequencer does to music what a word processor does to written language. You can create, record and then edit by changing, deleting, drag and drop, copy and paste etc.,etc. Think of a sequencer as a "music processor")

A sequencer is a program developed purely for computers for the purpose of editing music. This means that music may be composed, recorded, edited, played back and printed out according to the facilities on the sequencer. As in any aspect of consumerism, the more you pay the more you get. 
Think of a music sequencer as a type of "word processor" for music, in fact a "music processor". Using a single note or phrase, you can copy it and paste it many times over. You can then transpose it up or down. The entire piece can then be copied to higher and/or lower levels to produce chord sounds. Each level can be assigned a separate channel and then play a different instrument.

You may also insert music notes in "step time", one note of designated length at a time for the whole piece or in "real time" where you play a note or notes or the entire piece live, so to speak.
I will attempt to outline the basic components of a sequencer which will allow a musician, a student, a teacher of music or indeed a beginner in the field of MIDI to understand which of these components they find attractive and therefore necessary in whichever MIDI music sequencer they might purchase. Demo versions have restrictions or time limitations imposed on them. You may not be able to print out music notation or save midi files or you may be able to use it 40 times or for 30 days. But you will be able to try them out and come to a conclusion as to which sequencer best suits your requirements, your pocket or indeed your aesthetic values.

Sequencers    Trackview    Mixer    Notation    Piano Roll    Event Editor    GM List    Drum List

 Computer/Keyboard Setup        MIDI Keyboard

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