#Qmidi studio for windows 10#

and a MIDI keyboard and bass guitar in the attic. I also have an external USB soundcard,a FocusRite Scarlett 2i4. I had one of these PO’s in my car, plugged into the car stereo and let my son create loops and sounds while on trips. Then he can implement what he learnt, using tools he is familiar with.ĭuring the past two years, I made some purchases just to have fun with creating sounds and rhythms, buying a couple of Pocket Operators from Teenage Engineering. I’ll introduce him to my friend and we’ll visit his studio to get inspiration.

#Qmidi studio for windows 10#

So purchasing a license for Windows 10 and another one for Ableton, just to be able to converse with my son was not an option. Seems to be a real nice program… but it costs hundreds of euros. I looked at Ableton for its possibilities, and I had several discussions with one of my colleague/friends who is also a DJ/producer and uses Ableton a his primary driver. And furthermore, there’s a slew on tutorial and instruction video’s out there, all expecting you to use Ableton. I could never convince him that Slackware was the better alternative to Windows, all his friends are on Windows and what the group does is important for a teen. He is exploring digital music making, has a keyboard or two and installed Ableton Live on his computer. And I was glad when I saw that my son has inherited my wife’s genes and has a knack for languages and music. The family has (ir)regular jam sessions and sometimes arranges (mostly private but) quite high-quality classical music performances.īut, I had other hobbies, Slackware being one of them of course, and reading books while listening to my own music collection (which almost has no overlap with my wife’s by the way). That did not bother me in the past, but when I married into a very musical and creative family I realized I was the only one without musical education or skill in playing an instrument. Apart from playing the recorder flute in primary school and keyboard with my father-in-law, I pretty much never had the chance to make music or even, to create new music.