CompuServe Thread

Mike, First you'll need to purchase a MIDI interface. I recommend ECE's interface. It's inexpensive and well designed. Then, you'll need a sequencer, so that you can record you music into your Amiga and manipulate it through editing, effects processing, etc. There are many sequencers available for the Amiga. Each one is designed from a unique perspective, so you choice will greatly depend on your musical backgraound, electronics background and general style of composing. I, of course, wholeheartedly recommend Bars&Pipes, not just because I own the company that published, but because I truly beleive that it will provide you with more power and flexibility than any other Amiga music package. Bars&Pipes takes a unique graphical approach to composition, allowing you to actually see and manipulate your music in real-time. Tools and Accessories within the program allow you to do things such as arpeggiate, modulate, quantize, harmonize, echo, split the keyboard and invert chord changes simply by moving a slider. It also contains a simple, but powerful interface which allows you to graphically alter your music on a piano roll or grand staff. In any event, I could go on forever. But here are some inportant things to consider: What is the publisher's tech support policy? Is the company still around to support the product? Is the company committed to improving the product? I bring these up becuase there is a certain music software publisher that truly is out of business, a sad situation for both the programmer that worked so hard on the project and all the users our there who don't have a prayer as far as getting any bug fixes and upgrades are concerned. /exit Ooop!