[LAU] hypothetical question

[Robert Vogel]

Hi Jeanette,

I actually own and enjoy a Yamaha Motif ES8
<https://usa.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/9/333989/motifese1.pdf>,
which is quite versatile.

It has a lot of features, except very limited memory (somewhat
expandable but I am chicken to take it apart and install more), the USB
connector only takes very old devices, and it has a tiny LCD screen
which does a lot, but any good computer monitor would put to shame.

So, my dream is to be able to use a very basic weighted keyboard,
connected to free software that is at least as capable as the Yamaha.

Mainly, I use it as a conventional keyboard instrument with many voices,
but also playback midi files for accompaniment, so I feel like i am with
a small jazz group.

Many individual components exist in free software, the problem is to put
them together in a well designed manner.

I think Musescore would be a good start.

Bob

PS: I have done a little development that you can see at
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gmorgan/,
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/gmorgan/>

For some unknown reason Debian would not update to an improved version
.79, so people shouldn't use the Debian version.

It can easily be compiled from Sourceforge.



On 3/7/20 9:28 AM, Jeanette C. wrote:
> Hi Robert,
> what exactly would you like to do with your keyboard? Play software
> synthesizers and tweak their parameters? Create good scores for sheet
> music or complex arrangements? Control parts of your audio production
> like plugin parameters and transport control?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeanette
>
> Mar 7 2020, Robert Vogel has written:
>
>>
>> Suppose I have a basic midi controller keyboard, like this
>> one:https://www.alesis.com/products/view/q88
>> <https://www.alesis.com/products/view/q88>
>>
>> and I would like to configure it to use the best available free
>> software.
>>
>> What components would you recommend ?
>>
>> Why not Musescore <https://musescore.org/en/development> ? Would it need
>> modification ?
>>
>> Anything better than that ?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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