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[senit] music software

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Article: [senit] music software

From: david fettes <davidfettes3 at yahoo.co.uk>
> can you reccomend a midi set up for that mac system?
> eg is a midi controller ok - i think this doesnt play
> as a standalone keyboard. Do you use a keyboard with
> usb interface to mac? what level of difficulty is
> garage band - suitable for P4-5? P6-8? 

Well with Macs midi support is automatically built into the
OS.

http://www.apple.com/uk/macosx/features/coreaudio/

Garageband also automatically comes with the OS and my four
year old has used it to create some simple pieces (using
loops rather than an instrument).

OS X also has good SEN support built in.

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/
http://www.apple.com/uk/macosx/features/universalaccess/


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