Absolute Newbie Midi Qestions... Options

[postalblowfish7]

Ok, I just got the Edirol UM-1 USB MIDI Interface and connected my Yamaha DGX-500 to my Dual 1.25 Ghz G4 Powermac. I set up MIDI in Digital Performer 4, and sequenced a little song. I have it set up with the Apple built in piano intrument and I was wondering how I can get different MIDI intruments installed into DP4. I also have no idea where I can get these instruments. Are there packs of softwear instruments I can buy? Also, I really like the patches on my DGX-500 and would love it if I could get softwear instruments from Yamaha of the same patches. As you can tell i know absolutely nothing about this brave new world and I would apreciate any help I could get .

[WeezerFan sXe]

shut up n00b! n0b0dy c4r3$!!!!!!!

[rickenbacker]

Hello, blowfish. Ignore that illiterate dickhead. The only stupid question is the one you never ask.

Yes, you can buy extra software instruments (usually called virtual or soft synths or plug-ins), but they have to be available to work in DP4. I think MOTU (DP4's developers) have created a few - check their website (motu.com).

Otherwise, there are plenty of third-party developers out there, but I don't use DP4 so I don't know who is producing what. Check out someone like Native Instruments and see if their wide range is available for use in DP4 (although saying that most of it, unbelievably, isn't OS X ready yet).

You can add on extra effects (reverbs etc) to DP4 in the same way.

[postalblowfish7]

Thanks for the help!