All of these Macintosh midi utilities are in alpha release, so be wise; Use At Your Own Risk. I'm working to improve this package. I also want to add a real time channel programmer for all of us with synths that are not up to the general standard. The advantage of MidiShare is that you can use all of your midi tools in real time, at the same time. This includes OMS, Midi Manager, and MidiShare utilities. MidiShare is available for Macintosh, Atari, and Windows at;
http://www.grame.fr/english/MidiShare.html
ftp://ftp.grame.fr/pub/MidiShare/
midiBox is the first MidiShare midifile dropbox that I know of. Just drop a midifile on it and it plays. midiBox has trouble with some file formats. I'm working on it.
ZapModem clears the modem port. Mine gets stuck after a midi crash. Put an alias of it in your Startup Folder. It needs "Terminal Settings" to be in the same folder as it. If you use it with C->midi, name it so that it loads before C->midi.
C->midi tests your MidiShare setup by playing a middle C out the current MidiShare port. Just double click on it, or put it in your Startup Folder. Here is the midi event;
Chan(e) = 0; // channels have numbers from 0 to 15
Port(e) = 0; // port 0 is Modem port, port 1 is Printer port
MidiSetField(e, 0, pitch); // the pitch
MidiSetField(e, 1, 127); // the velocity
MidiSetField(e, 2, 10000); // the duration in milliseconds.
MidiShare is required for all of these utilities. You also need a synth of some kind, of course. It's FREEware, so use it at your own risk! Feel free to pass it around to your midi buddies.
If you want to contact me...
love@binah.cc.brandeis.edu internet
If you send me ten bucks, I'll send you a disk with my other programs and some other stuff. It's all FREEware. Use it at your own risk.
