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The Book of MIDI, an interactive HyperCard|Opcode
Contact:
Kord Taylor
Opcode Systems, Inc.
3641 Haven Drive, Suite A
Menlo Park, CA 94025-1010
tele: (415) 369-8131 ext 211
FAX (415) 369-1747
AppleLink OPCODE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OPCODE RELEASES THE BOOK OF MIDI INTERACTIVE HYPERCARD STACK FOR LEARNING ABOUT
MIDI
MENLO PARK, CA February 22, 1991 — Opcode Systems, Inc. has released The Book
of MIDI, an interactive HyperCard stack that teaches the user about MIDI
(Musical Instrument Digital Interface), music, computers, and synthesizers.
MIDI is the standard communication protocol between synthesizers, computers,
and a variety of other electronic instruments and processors.
MIDI was first proposed by Dave Smith (founder of an early synthesizer
manufacturer, Sequential Circuits) at an AES Conference in the early 1980s. By
1984, a group of manufacturers had developed MIDI as a standard. MIDI’s
prominence in the world of electronic music and now in the multimedia arena has
prompted Opcode to provide an interactive environment for people to learn about
it. The Book of MIDI is suitable for all levels of MIDI users, as it provides
an in-depth overview of all aspects of MIDI. Because it requires no MIDI
hardware, The Book of MIDI promises to expose MIDI to a wide range of
computer-users.
The Book of MIDI provides an interactive approach to learning, allowing the
user to learn by watching, listening, and playing. It lets the user hear
digitized samples of synthesizer sounds and can emulate the functions of
Opcode’s EZ Vision sequencer using animation. In addition to numerous animated
movies, The Book of MIDI contains the MIDI Game and several interactive MIDI
experiments which let the user learn by experience, not just by reading.
Chapters in The Book of MIDI include:
>What is MIDI?
Includes frequently asked questions about MIDI and electronic music,
definitions, and the history of MIDI
>Setting up a Studio
An in-depth, step by step tour of setting up a MIDI based studio, from basic
to complex
>MIDI Hardware
Covers classic synthesizers and all modern hardware. Includes digitized
sounds of synthesizers
>MIDI Software
Covers sequencers, editor/librarians, multimedia and other music-related
software
>The MIDI Specification
Fully re-written for easier reading and understanding
>The MIDI Game
Challenging interactive game to test one’s knowledge of MIDI, computers, and
music
Throughout each chapter are key words which are highlighted for easy
cross-referencing. The user simply clicks on the key word and is then shown
the term’s definition or is taken directly to the portion of the Book of MIDI
that relates to that term. In addition, a list of books and reference articles
is available on many subjects. A detailed glossary is included covering
hundreds of terms and concepts.
The Book of MIDI carries a suggested retail price of $39.95. The complete
package comes with 3 disks to be installed on a hard drive. A fourth disk of
digitized sounds is sent free to owners who return their registration cards.
Options are also available for those without available hard disk space or
memory for the digitized sounds or animations. The sounds work on all machines
but the animations require 2 Megs of available RAM. The basic system will run
on a Mac Plus or above with HyperCard 1.2.5 and above.
NAME: The Book of MIDI
COMPUTER: Macintosh Plus and above
MINIMUM RAM: 1 Megabyte (2 Megs for animations)
REQUIRES: Hard Disk, HyperCard 1.2.5 and above (No MIDI Hardware Required)
PRICE: $39.95
Opcode Systems, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of professional music software
and hardware for the Apple Macintosh computer.
REVIEW COPIES OF The Book of MIDI ARE AVAILABLE
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This information is provided to the Developers Services group at Apple Computer
by the product's developer. Apple cannot warrent any third party's product.
Please consult the Apple Products Library or MENU/Software Library on
AppleLink, or contact the individual company for further information.
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