MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Links to - "How to Set-up" Audacity - free sound editor DMS MIDI Workstation Photo DMS Drum-Set Workstation Photo DMS Concert Band Workstation Photo MIDI   Musical Instrument Digital Interface Links To MIDI Information. MIDI Set-up ARTICLE #1 • Where To  Begin - Guidelines and  suggestions for the hardware and software requirements of a  Computer MUSIC SYSTEM ARTICLE #2 • Things  You Can Do With Your Computer Music System  - Describes a variety of music applications - some conventional, and some not so conventional ARTICLE #3 • General  MIDI - Why You Need It -  Explains the important differences between "plain-old  MIDI" and the "General MIDI" standard of practice  ARTICLE #4 • How Does  MIDI Do That? -  Explanation of how MIDI works ARTICLE #5 •Transposing  Your Music - Example of  transposing a church hymn to a new key, using Finale  notation/printing software ARTICLE #6 •Getting  Your Computer "MIDI Ready" - Part 1  - Describes a basic soundcard-based music system with hook-up  diagrams ARTICLE #7 •Getting  Your Computer "MIDI Ready" - Part 2  - Explains the use of "dedicated" MIDI interfaces for  laptop and desktop music systems with hook-up diagrams ARTICLE #8 •How MIDI  helped Brenna - An  account of how recording MIDI tracks helped the author's  daughter improve her flute playing skills ARTICLE #9 •How  Cakewalk Spoiled Us - A  short chronology of the production of a practice tape using the  popular recording software from Cakewalk ARTICLE #10 •Making  Accompaniment Tracks -  How MIDI can be used for recording multipart instrumental  tracks, and advanced tips for MIDI recording ARTICLE #11 •The  Making Of An Album - How  to record MIDI, Digital Audio, and create your own CD for  duplication of your own album   "Sound  Recording Advice" •Sound  Recording Advice for the Home Studio - This excellent book by John J. Volanski is a "must have" for every  home studio musician! The Free, Cross-Platform Sound Editor