MIDI and Synth for a Newbie

This one will get you on your way, and keep you going for a while... :D . You can learn 'all' of this (and more) on your own if you are motivated. Read everything you can get your hands on, then practice the concepts you learn. There are many fine people around here that are willing to share their knowledge... so when there is something you don't understand, ask questions. :cool:

Posted this in the other thread, here it is again: Start from the bottom.

Check out from the olden days: Basically a roll of paper with holes with trigger information for when and how long the piano hammers should hit the strings. In many ways it's the same with MIDI and instruments in Reaper now. There's just added lanes with data to control knobs etc (MIDI Control Changes (or CC for short)).