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Welcome to the IBM / Mpu-401 / Midi Dumpster...... This
Program was inspired by a program called 'Peek' from the
'Mind over midi' column in the August '86 issue of KEYBOARD
magazine and written in Turbo Pascal by me, Randy Grohs.
Since the time I wrote the program, I have learned more
about programming. I realize, and openly admit that many of
these routines could use much improvement, but as I don't
have the time to revise them, and the program DOES WORK,
it's better to release it for consumption as is in the hopes
that someone might get some use, either practical or
educational, out of it..... so here it is - as is.
Please do not attempt to charge any $$ for these routines!
(not that they are good enough to charge anything for
anyway) And please include this documentation with the
source code when redistributing the programs - you might
just redistrubute the .ARC file after you have extracted
from it.
And PLEASE send any revisions or comments to me....
Randy Grohs
BBS: Midwest MIDI BBS
1 (405) 733-3102 *)
This is primarily a Yamaha 6-op voice dump, but also allows
the rearrangement of voices within a bank, and as long as
your instrument doesn't require more than one data dump
request per data dump, this program will also accept data
dumps from other midi devices. Unfortunately for the
program, I only have Yamaha equipment and therefore have not
tried this on any other instruments..... if YOU do, please drop
me a line and let me know how it works!
As an added feature, I included a routine that allows the
user to send a data dump request. These request formats
should be available in your instrument's manual. I have
included some as examples.
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Operation
The ACTIVE BANK refers to the bank that has the highlighted
border. Also, when editing a character string, use CTRL-Y
to erase everything to the right of the cursor. Just pressing
<Rtrn> will not change or erase what is shown as the current
string being edited.
E.G. You press <F8> to change the notes of a bank.
The bottom line reads : YOU Type :
------------------------------ ---------------------
Enter Bank # : __ 1 or 2
Enter Notes : SPX-90 Group1___ Ctrl-Y (to erase
the line), THEN enter
the new notes and
press <Rtrn>.
or
Use the RIGHT Arrow
until you reach the
number "1" ,and
change it to a "2"...
F1 ... Midi Load
This function will accept a midi data dump from the
mpu-401 midi-in jack. The data will go to the
ACTIVE bank, erasing any data that is currently
there. This is also where the data-dump request can
be made.
If you answer <Y> - to the question "Do you want to
send/edit a dump request?" you will be given a
list of all the dump requests currently on file.
If the list is empty, nothing will appear in the
windows. Press <E> to edit a request, or <C> to
copy a request (copying a request saves time if -
for instance - you have a TX-7: the only difference
between a 32-Voice dump request, and a 64-Function
(performance) dump request is the value of one
byte. After copying the request, edit the new
copy, change the name and the value(s) of the
byte(s) that are different).
F2 ... Midi Dump
This function dumps the ACTIVE bank to the midi-
out port of the mpu-401.
F3 ... File Load
A list of all the files in the CURRENT MASK (See
F9) will be shown. Choose the NUMBER of the file
to retrieve. This file will be loaded into the
ACTIVE Bank.
F4 ... File Save
This will save the ACTIVE Bank to disk.
F5 ... Toggle Bank
Toggles between the two banks (determines which is
the ACTIVE Bank).
F6 ... Move Voice
Allows voices to be moved around in and between
banks. I usually create new banks by loading
banks into the active bank, and moving the desired
voices into the 'inactive' bank. Then toggling the
banks and saving the new bank to disk.
F7 ... Change Voice Name
Allows the typing in of a new name (for a DX/TX
voice only).
F8 ... Change Notes
Allows notes about the bank to be kept. A MUST for
the banks that are NOT DX/TX/6-op voice data.
F9 ... DiskMenu
F1: Change Active Drive:
F2: Change Subdirectory:
F3: Change Mask:
The Mask determines which files will be listed for
retrieval from disk. Use the normal file masks
from DOS ( >= 2.0 ). Very useful for separating
files by type (e.g. Dx/Tx voice mask = A:*.1, and
TX Function mask = A:*.2, etc.)
F4: Directory listing:
This is mainly for reprinting large directories that
require more than a single page to view.
F10: Main Menu:
F10 ... Bye Bye......
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Have fun..........
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