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: Winjammer Pro

The sequencer I use. Windows based sequencer with all the stuff you need for MIDIing, without a lot of distracting bells and whistles. About $200 US for the Pro version. The paid-up shareware is only recommended for playing back MIDIs, and for making minor changes. The Pro version is the one to use.
[ I use screen shots of this sequencer to help explain something about sequencing in general, elsewhere at this site. ]
: Cakewalk

The general 'industry' standard, comes in various versions, at different prices.
: List of sequencers

Synthzone's listing of sequencing software, and a bunch of misc.
: Another list

Hit Squad's list of sequencers, with maybe a few not found listed at Synthzone?
: MIDI Classics

Reseller's list of various software, including sequencers, typically sold at discount with, sometimes, a page describing the program.

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NOTATION:

: Composer

NoteWorthy's Composer. Comprehesive shareware score/notation program, $40 US, with free notation view MIDI player, as well.
: Finale

Full-on notation program, more comprehensive than NoteWorthy's, but far more expensive, too.

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SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE:

: Canvasman

The program I use, for the Roland GS. (site requires Javascript)
: VB-SYX

Canvasman, above, can set up SysEx commands, but won't decode them from existing files. This shareware Win 3.1 Visual Basic program, VB-SysEx, will, and not just GS strings, but XG as well.

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MIDI PLAYERS:

: vanBasco player

Recommended on various sites. Simple MIDI player with an interface suggestive of the MP3 player, WinAmp.
: Music Guru

Real Audio, MP3, AVI, and so on, but also plays MIDIs; even from a .zip file.

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STYLIZER:

: Style Enhancer

Only one, I know of, and which defines the category. Reworks an existing MIDI by adding in controllers, changing notes, and various things to achieve a 'live' sound, a different/weird sound, whatever you want.

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SOFT SYNTHS:

: Techotoys SEQ-303

Rhythm machine, based on Roland TB-303 and the like. Inexpensive shareware, which records out to MIDI, including various controllers you set for the rhythm.
: Rebirth

More expensive variant of the above, based also on the old analog synths.
: Beatnik

Free, browser based GM synth.
: WinGroove

Inexpensive shareware GM synth. Amazing quality for the price, though quite limited compared with the quality of hardware synths - and depending on how a MIDI is set-up.
: SurReal

Seer Systems low end 64 note polyphony version of their high end Reality synth. Supposedly hardware quality instruments, and requires minimally only a 133Mhz Pentium.
: Gigasampler (and users group)

Originally the group site had Jeff Rubens' generally glowing review of the Nemesys Gigasampler. Gigabyte sized samples loaded from the HD. 16 MIDI channels, and 64 voice polyphony. As he wrote: "For example, the 1GB Gigapiano sample loads in under 20 seconds on a 450mhz Celeron machine even with a 5400rpm Maxtor hard drive." Now this site has an entire section devoted to Gigasampler (see also this user site).
: List of soft synths

Also from Synthzone.