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The following was written by Craig Chamberlain, the author, upon
MIDIplayer's initial release in January, 1989:
I have just released the MIDIPLAYER program. First demonstrated
at the Columbus SIDFEST, this program plays Enhanced Sidplayer
songs on any MIDI-capable synthesizer. Besides sending MIDI
information to make a synthesizer play the notes in a song, the
player also supports other MIDI features such as program changes,
controller changes, different channel modes, and different
keyboard velocities. The player even supports real-time control
to help synchronize a drum machine with the synthesizer.
The first release of MIDIPLAYER works with all MIDI synthesizers
and has the ability to load patch files for non-handshaking
synthesizers. Another version of MIDIPLAYER is being released to
support patch file loading on the Casio CZ series. MIDIPLAYER
works with MIDI interfaces manufactured by Passport, Sequential,
and Datel, and with other compatible interfaces including Sonus
and Dr. T.
The document "SIDNEWS #14 - explains how to use the MIDIPLAYER to
play songs on a MIDI system. Please note that the Enhanced