Katana VentraIP

Music workstation

A music workstation is an electronic musical instrument providing the facilities of:

It enables a musician to compose electronic music using just one piece of equipment.[1]

Ease of use

Number of tracks in the sequencer

Expansion options and modularity

Size of user and support community

Support for standards such as MIDI, SMPTE, Internet, etc.

Reliable functioning

Adaptation to most requirements of music production.

While advances in digital technology have greatly reduced the price of a professional-grade music workstation, the 'time cost' of learning to operate a complex instrument like this cannot be underestimated. Hence, product selection is critical, and is typically based upon:

White, Paul. . Sound on Sound (February 1994). Put simply, multitimbral means the ability to play several different sounds at the same time, each different sound or musical 'part' being controlled by a different MIDI channel.

"Multitimbrality Explained - Exploration"