Music Notation....
Music notation programs such as Finale 2007 and Sibelius 4 help students to create their own clearly notated compositions with ease.  They also can be used to arrange parts for an orchestra or to transpose pieces of music.

Digital Audio and Sequencing...
A new program that has been added to the workstation is PropellerHead Software’s Reason, a powerful digital audio program that has excited faculty and students.  Reason emulates a rack of hardware synthesizers, samplers, signal processors, sequencers and mixers. It can be used either as a complete virtual music studio, or as a collection of virtual instruments to be played live or used with other sequencing software.  Many creative and fascinating musical projects have been created from Reason on campus.

Acid 5 is a digital audio program that allows students to input pre-recorded loops to create an audio file.  Acid also allows for the creation of personal loops by recording with a microphone.  Sony Sound Forge is an audio editing program that allows users to rip CD audio or input their own audio files, then edit the waveforms using preset tools. Audacity is another audio editing program, but allows the use of multiple audio tracks.  With SynthEdit users can design their own virtual synthesizers, drag and drop modular components, and connect them with virtual “patch cords,” designing their own control panels.

For a complete list of software available on mitc workstations, click here.