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- From: "C:WINSOCKKA9QSPOOLMAIL" <keith@innov.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: MIDI + C + AMIGA ??
- Date: Fri, 02 Feb 1996 16:05:36 GMT
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- In article: <0811obf60.alamito@marketgraph.xs4all.nl>
- rvg@marketgraph.xs4all.nl (Ruud van Gaal) writes:
-
- > >> Before you obtain a library, consider writing it yourself; MIDI on the
- > Amiga
- > >> is just doing serial in/output at 31250 baud (MIDI speed, although I
- > believe
- > >>
- > > Yeah, and before you start coding, be sure to design your own filesystem
- > and
- > >hack, develop your own language. The point of libraries is not only
- making
- > thing
- > >comfortable for the programmer (it does actually) but also for the
- enduser.
- > For
- >
- > I was just trying to have him some bucks, perhaps (if the library wasn't
- for
- > free).
-
- AFAIR, the excellent midi.library is free.
-
- And, it provides a system whereby any midi apps which use this library can
- run concurrently, properly, with no loss of midi data.
-
- It makes sence to use the midi.library wherever possible.
-
- > Besides, you can set the SHARED bit for a serial port,
- > thus making it sharable amongst other programs using the port.
-
- But NOT necessarily compatible with other pd / shareware midi apps which
- already use the midi.library (which is why it was developed!).
-
- It makes sence to use the midi.library.
-
- > My point was that MIDI==Serial (on the Amiga), and thus this might help
- him
- > without the use of some MIDI library (some MIDI info like $9x $nn $vv,
- $8x...
- > and you're there).
-
- Which is OK if your prog is NEVER going to be used whilst other midi.library
- type apps are used, but it is more sensible not to make this assumption...
-
-
- Hope this helps,
-
- TTFN,
- Keith.
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