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To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist>
Subject: RE: MIDI
Date sent: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 20:39:36 -0800
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> about midi again....
> it cannot do things you hear on professional CDs right?
> it's just the keyboard sound right?
>

Nope - I've done full orchestral scores, complete with strings, percussion,
etc. Of course, how close the electronic sound is to the sound of the actual
instrument depends on whatever you're using to play it back (sound card or
synthesizer...). Unfortunately, there is no credible way that I'm aware of
to mimic the sound of a singer. However, there's nothing to stop you from
recording yourself singing, and then mixing the two sounds. Although since I
haven't done this, I wouldn't be the best person to ask about the actual
mechanics :o).

Jennifer