Midi Sequencer; Soundfont - Creative Prodikeys DM User Manual

MIDI sequencer

SoundFont

A MIDI sequencer is a computer program or an electronic device that lets you
arrange and send MIDI messages to a MIDI synthesizer for playback. A MIDI
sequencer can also record MIDI messages sent from a MIDI instrument and save
them as a MIDI sequence file (.MID). Many musicians use MIDI sequencers to
compose and rearrange their songs in MIDI format.
A SoundFont is a data format that defines the information required by your
computer to create musical notes or sound effects through wavetable synthesis for
your MIDI instrument. It is similar, in concept, to how a character in a word
processor can be applied with different character fonts to produce a different look.
For more information, visit www.soundfont.com.
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