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- Short: MIDI SYStem EXplorer - PatchEditor+MORE
- Uploader: dhomas@youngmonkey.ca (dhomas trenn)
- Author: dhomas@youngmonkey.ca (dhomas trenn)
- Type: mus/midi
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- young monkey studios
- ANNOUNCEMENT
-
- MIDI SYStem EXplorer
-
- If you have not already done so, download mus/midi/MSE.lha from your
- favourite Aminet site. Or from our website (www.youngmonkey.ca) follow
- the main page through the 'hands on' section through 'Amiga Software'
- to the 'MIDI SYStem EXplorer' support area.
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-
- WHAT'S NEW
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-
- All NEW 'useable' unregistered version.
-
-
- FEATURES
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-
- - Fully automated control.
-
- - ARexx support.
-
- - Openable on any public screen.
-
- - Extensive customization allows the user to design standard
- interfaces for all MIDI products connected to the system.
-
- - Graphic interfaces are designed external to the main program. This
- minimizes memory requirements and increases the interface speed.
-
- - Just about everything is customizable, including: layout, fonts,
- gadgets, colors, images, menus, MIDI events, etc.
-
- - Allows the user to enter MIDI information from a device's user manual
- and configure a custom interface to access parameters.
-
- - Supports ALL MIDI events.
-
- - Patch/Librarian data is stored in MIDI standard format, for easy
- importing to other software.
-
- - Has the ability to edit individual parameters on devices that only
- support patch dumps.
-
- - MIDI communication can operate with realtime feedback and/or through
- user interaction.
-
- - Edits can be made without connection to a MIDI device, if required.
-
- - Includes lots of examples and common device interfaces, to get you
- started.
-
- - Supports MIDI.library (PD), BlueRibbon.library (B&P), TriplePlayPlus,
- and CAMD.library (DeluxeMusic) allowing simultaneous use with other
- programs that also use these libraries.
-
-
- ABOUT MSE
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-
- Many, so called, UNIVERSAL PATCH EDITORS have come and gone for the
- Amiga. One of our biggest complaints, and the reason why we are making
- MSE, is that these editors are not anywhere near UNIVERSAL. The
- approach others have taken is in requiring 'modules' to be purchased
- for each MIDI device to be controlled. This is fine as long as you can
- get a module for EVERY device you have. But we all know that,
- especially on the Amiga, this has not ever happened. Then of course,
- when the company goes out of business or discontinues the program, no
- further modules are ever made.
-
- So, along come a few other public domain and shareware authors to try
- and fill in the hole. These programmers either chose to code
- individual editors or make an another attempt at a UNIVERSAL EDITOR of
- their own. These UNIVERSAL EDITORS require you to be able to program
- in C or Assembler in order to make your own editors. If you wanted to
- do that why would you bother with their patch editor at all?
-
- Well, MIDI SYStem EXplorer has arrived... we do not claim that MSE is a
- UNIVERSAL PATCH EDITOR... we are not sure such a thing is even possible,
- but MSE does strive to solve a lot of these problems:
-
- 1) Development of other programs stopped because nobody was buying it,
- and no editor exists for my new one of a kind MIDI ZEN-ZAMBULATOR.
-
- MSE is being developed for our own studio use, first! Even if nobody
- else wants to use it, we will continue to develop it. Its
- development will continue regardless of whether anyone buys it or not.
- We have been using our Amigas for over 10 years, and we do not see
- that stopping for a long time.
-
- Even if we did stop developing MSE, you would very likely still be
- able to create new modules, because MSE already supports most MIDI
- formats.
-
- 2) You are a musician, you do not know how to program in C, or
- Assembler or any other language. And if you did you would rather be
- composing than programming modules!
-
- MSE supports modules created by the MSE-Compiler. It converts text
- definition files into modules that MSE can use. The compiler uses an
- easy to learn language specifically written to be as easy to
- understand as possible. In many cases, you can simply modify an
- existing definition file to work with another device.
-
- If you can use a text editor and you understand X/Y coordinates you
- will likely learn MSE's definition language fast. See the definitions
- directory for samples of definition files. Once you get a hang of
- things, making modules is FAST. And once you have the editor done, you
- will be amazed at how much time is saved and how much more creative the
- process of sound generation becomes!
-
- Definition files and modules will be freely available. So, if
- you are not interested in making your own modules you can still use
- modules made by us and others.
-
- 3) Other editors do not work while my sequencer or other program is
- running.
-
- MSE will run in conjunction with programs that use the public domain
- MIDI.library, BlueRibbon.library or CAMD.library.
-
- Imagine being able to edit patch data while having that MIDI
- information recorded directly into a sequencer. It is possible and
- opens up great creative possibilities.
-
- 5) Other software is too expensive!
-
- We think so too.
-
-
- WHAT WILL MSE DO?
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-
- MSE has been designed to control all types of MIDI data through a
- programmable graphic user interface or by external software control.
- MSE can be used as a simple MIDI Controller or a complex patch editing
- system.
-
- Some possible applications:
-
- - MIDI Volume/Pan Mixer (with automated fading)
- - Patch Editor
- - Patch Librarian
-
-
- With the definition language you can design the entire user interface
- to meet your needs. Screen mode/size (Amiga/CyberGFX/etc.), window
- size and position, fonts, borders, colors, gadget placement, etc. can
- all be customized. As well, you can define the character set, MIDI
- port (Triple Play Plus is supported) and much more.
-
-
- WHAT WON'T MSE DO?
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- - Waveform editing (samplers) is not supported. Another program
- WaveFormer (under development) is being designed for this.
-
- - Probably some other things too, but that first one is the most commonly
- asked about.
-
-
- THE FUTURE
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- MIDI SYStem EXplorer is updated regularly.
-
- There will be lots of other things added in, making MSE even more
- useful. As always, we are happy to listen to any suggestions you might
- have.
-
-
- FOR MORE INFORMATION SEND EMAIL TO:
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- MSE@youngmonkey.ca
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- dhomas trenn
- young monkey studios
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