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TseqX READ ME FILE
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-Tseq is a matrix-style rhythmic pattern sequencer.  It has two modes: 1) Audio, or 2) MIDI.

-Audio mode:  Tseq sends MIDI notes to a VSTi sampler (I have not found one yet for OSX, but someone will make one soon).

-MIDI mode: Tseq sends MIDI notes to a specified MIDI device (currently, there are two MIDI Outputs labeled "from Max/MSP1" and "from Max/MSP2").  Other ports will be shown for running MIDI applications, such as SimpleSynth made by Pete Yandell or MIDI interfaces found in your local MIDI setup.  

-SimpleSynth works well with TseqX and is a freeware application available at:
http://pete.yandell.com/software

-To control any external MIDI device, use MIDI mode and follow the instructions below.

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GENERAL SETUP 
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-TseqX has only been tested on OS 10.2.

-Keep the "coremidi" (Max external object) and the "CoreAudio" (Max external object) in the same folder as the TseqX application. 

-To use with SimpleSynth, do the following: (http://pete.yandell.com/software)
	1) Configure the your MIDI setup with "Audio MIDI Setup" application. 	This app should be found in the /Applications/Utilities/  folder.
	2) open the TseqX application and select MIDI in the "Audio or MIDI Output" section
	3) open the SimpleSynth application, set Channel 10 to a drum set patch (like "Standard"), set the MIDI source to "from Max/MSP1"
	4) Now back in the TseqX application, double click the "notein 1" object and select "from Max/MSP1"
	5) open a preset pattern by clicking one of the small boxes in the Presets section
	6) hit the space bar to start and stop playback

-The "preview" buttons allow one to hear the sound assigned to each pad.

-Space bar starts and stops Tseq.

-To record audio you will need to find a VSTi 16-pad sampler and load it into TseqX by clicking the "click to load VSTi" button.  After setting up the VSTi sampler in TseqX and loading your samples into the VSTi sampler: 
	1) click "open" in TseqX's "Recorder" section and then name the file, 
	2) click the red button to arm the recorder, 
	3) click the space bar to start and stop the recorder.

-To send MIDI notes to a device, switch the selector under the "AUDIO or MIDI Output" heading to MIDI. Then double click the "notein 1" object. Select the MIDI port or "from Max/MSP" to which you want the MIDI data sent. The MIDI channel may be changed as well (the default is MIDI channel 10).

-When MIDI is selected, the pads 1-16 send out MIDI notes 36-52 respectively out of the selected MIDI port (pad 1 sends 36, pad 2 sends 37, etc...). The MIDI notes sent may be altered by changing the numbers in the boxes in the "MIDI Note"  column.  These settings are pad specific. 

-To record MIDI, arm the MIDI recorder, use the spacebar to start and stop recording. Click the word "write" to make a standard MIDI file (in format 0) of your sequence.

-Save your patterns by "shift clicking" a box (a dot will appear in the box). Then permanently save all of your presets as a group by clicking the word "write." To recall a group of presets, click the word "read." "clearall" clears all of the preset boxes.

-Tseq is freeware and may be distributed freely but may not be sold.

-If you use Tseq on any project, please send an email telling me about your project. mmturner@mindspring.com

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SETUP WITH  A VSTi
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1) Open the Tseq application and click the button labeled "click to load VSTi."  

2) Select a "Preset" box in the Tseq application (the first preset is a blank slate). Other "Preset" boxes have beats in them.  

4) Turn the audio on (click the speaker icon).

5) Press the space bar to start/stop the Tseq application.

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HOW TO USE 	Tseq WITH PRO TOOLS
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1) Instructions on this await the release of ProTools 6 and their audio drivers.

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CONTACT
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mmturner@mindspring.com

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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Mitchell Turner, Ph.D., 
is an Assistant Professor of Music 
at LaGrange College.

Written by Mitchell Turner in MAX/MSP
©2002