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440 Forums _ Switch PC to Mac _ Macbook, Midi, Soundfonts. How To Make It Alive?

Posted by: machwok Thu 15 May 2008, 13:49

Hi,
I'm new on this forum and totaly new with Macks. I've bought my first one yesterday and I have, of course, hundrends questions. Now, the most important is, how to use it to create midi files.
Some years ago I made some music on PC (SoundBlaster) by using Cakewalk and Vienna to create my own soundfonts banks. I just put them to RAM and used them in Cakewalk. I just treated it as a midi sequencer. My question is if it's possible to do the same with sound card that is inside Macbook. If not, I don't have any more question. If so, what programs should I use?
Thanks for any answers.
Regards,
Krzysiek

Posted by: gdoubleyou Thu 15 May 2008, 16:39

You can use Garage Band to sequence with, it comes with built-in software synths, and can also use plugins in the Audio Unit format.

There are various samplers that can import Soundfonts, you can search this site for some.

But I would start with Garage Band it contains simplified versions of the instruments found in Logic Pro.

Posted by: machwok Fri 16 May 2008, 07:10

Thanks. I'll try it today.