O'Reilly: Bring Your MIDI Music to Life

Ever since the invention of the log drum and the bone whistle (at a guess, 50,000 years ago), music has been increasingly dependent on technology. But music has never been about technology. It's about expressing feelings. The trouble is, sometimes technology gets in the way of expression. Nowhere is that a greater danger than when a computer gets into the act. In this article we'll explore some ways to avoid monotony and add more expressive colors to your computer-based music.