Hi Pitza, MIDI is a world of its own. One can be pleased with the sounds they have but sometimes not impressed at all. There are many, many instrument libraries out there that range in price from free to thousands of dollars. You most likely already have some on your Mac.

The really good thing about MIDI is everything is adjustable from note pitch , note length, note volume to the nuances a note might have.

There are many really good resources on the WEB as regards MIDI. In IMHO it pays to go out and learn as much as you can if you want to get the best out of it. Amazon has many books on the subject. Groove 3 and several other tutorial sites (including PG Music) have a lot of good details.

As regards instruments I would suggest getting something like the free Kontakt Komplete Start. See https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-6-player/free-download/

This will give you a good start.(I would guess it won’t take long and you’ll want to upgrade). Learn not only the instruments and notes and key switches but also how to use the CCs (Constant Controllers) to get notes to play how you like. CCs might set things such as expression, vibrato, reverb, pitch bend and many other aspects of a note (learn about it).

I reckon that should keep you occupied for the weekend at least.

Enjoy, Tony

Last edited by Teunis; 06/11/21 12:05 PM.

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