ABSTRACT
Besides the coveted place of honor in which most electronic musicians hold their instruments, the most important device in a MIDI system is undoubtedly the personal computer. Software, that all-important binary computer-to-human interface, gives countless options for performing all sorts of tasks such as digital audio production, MIDI sequencing, signal processing, graphics, word processing and music printing. For the most part, two computer types are used in modern-day music production: the PC and the Mac. The Mac® offers up a graphical user interface that uses graphic icons and mouse-related commands in a friendly environment that move, expand, tile and stack windowed applications on the system’s monitor screen. Unlike the Mac®, which is made by one manufacturer, the PC’s general specifications were licensed out to the industry at large.
