General MIDI Patches

Here is a list of General MIDI Patches (sounds) Patch Number MIDI Note Range* Patch Name 0 21 thru 108 Acoustic Grand Piano 1 21 thru 108 Bright Acoustic Piano 2 21 thru 108 Electric Grand Piano 3 21 thru 108 Honky-tonk Piano 4 21 thru 108 Rhodes Piano 5 21 thru 108...

MIDI Sequencing Basics

Hopefully, this article will help start you on your way to music sequencing and electronic music in general. While most modern sequencers support both MIDI sequencing as well as Digital Audio recording, this article will focus only on MIDI. First, we'll start off with...
How to Guide – Importing MIDI Into Logic & Reason

How to Guide – Importing MIDI Into Logic & Reason

Carrying on our MIDI import 'How to' guides, we're taking a look at adding existing MIDI files and then assigning an AU plugin synth to play it in Apple's Logic Pro sequencer software. 1) From the File menu open an existing or new project (Command -> O / N) 2)...
One Man Band

One Man Band

Being a one man band is both challenging and satisfying, You get all the credit for the sound you put out. Good or bad. You have to find your own niche and build on it. It must be just like any other business if you are to be successful. Promotion is the key. When you...

The Music Gallery: Can Music Ever Be Valued As Fine Art?

Introduction: The Highest Art Auction in History Recently a Christie's art sale became the highest auction in history. The sale included works by Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others and in total generated $495 million. The sale...