Atari Mega Archive 1/Atari Mega Archive - Volume 1.iso/music/mmm226.lzh/MMM.HLP

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.00Desk
.01Midi Music Maker
There are two version of Midi Music Maker, this
one and Midi Music Maker Professional which has
features needed for musicians playing live.
Both are copyright by Dave Henry.
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.10Help1
.11Song Types
Playable music types: Adlib, AMS I, AMS II, Lyra
EZ-Track, Music Studio, Master Composer, SID,
Enhanced Sid, Standard Midi Files 0 & 1, ST MCS,
Amiga and Mac DMCS, Midi Music System, Cakewalk
2 and 3, Orchestra 85/90, Antic Music Processor,
Dr. Ts, Creative Music (Sound Blaster).
.12Read Directory
All file names in the current directory are read
and displayed. Use up and down arrows or click
mouse below file names to show others that may
be off the screen.
.13Locate and Read
Locate enables you to set the disk and directory
path that contain music files. Use the usual
Atari techniques to specify the drive and folder
Then click on OK. Do not select a file name.
.14Read Select File
Reads a list of file names, presets, levels and
maps from a file in the current directory. This
is used in place of read disk. A list of
specific names with other set data may be
restored when saved earlier.
.15Save Select File
Saves a list of file names and presets to a file
in the current directory for later recall. You
must first set any preset instruments or levels
for each file. Then select each file to be
included using the mouse or left cursor arrow.
.16Select All
Selects all files to be played in in numerical
order. If all files have already been selected,
then all files are deselected.
.17Select Random
Selects all files to be played in a random order
.18Skip EZ-Track
If skip EZ-Track is selected EZ-Track files will
not be played when encountered. This is used
when continuous play between songs desired using
other types of music files.
.19Play Selections
Songs that have been selected, shown by numbers
to the left of the file names, will be played.
The default keys that can be used to control the
play are... The space bar will pause a song;
The Q key will abort all playing; The Delete key
will skip a song and go to the next one.
.20Load MT-32 Data
Load MT-32 data applies only when using a Roland
MT-32 sound module. The data must have been
first saved to your disk using the Save option.
This allows quick restoral of settings you made
DATA previously.
.21Save MT-32 Data
Save MT-32 data applies only when using a Roland
MT-32 sound module. This saves system and patch
temp parameters in a file on the disk. This
includes volume settings, instrument number,
bender, reverb, etc. but does not save the
partial parmeters used for timbre.
.22Load Configuration
Load a previously saved configuration file from
a disk. Selectable options, and certain mouse
changeable values are restored to previous
settings. Channel maps, preset maps, volume
maps will be identical for all songs.
.23Save Configuration
Save a configuration file to a disk. Selectable
options and certain mouse changeable values are
saved. The channel map, preset map, and volume
map for the first file only will be saved.
.24Make Preset List
This can be used to create a list of preset
names that correspond to the synthesizer
numbered presets. You must name all 128 presets.
The list can also be created or modified using a
text editor or ascii word processor.
.25Load Preset List
With this you can load a list of preset names.
It may be created as described in Make Preset
List. When this list has been loaded the name
of a preset will be shown to the right of the
preset box for the preset at cursor position.
.26Export Sysex File
This feature will allow you to read a file in
system exclusive format from the disk and send
it to your synthesizer. This can be used to
load a bank of patches etc. The file must be
one that is used by your type of synthesizer
in order to effect a set up.
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.29Use Song Memory
When Use Song Memory is selected any song that
you select to be played will be loaded into
memory along with preset and channel settings.
Then when you play music it will be played from
from memory rather than loading the song from
a disk.
.30Atari Speaker
The Atari computer speaker may be turned on or
off when the mouse is clicked on this item. A
check indicates that it is on. The speaker may
be used to monitor music during a SMF
conversion. All notes are not usually heard.
.31Quit
Quit terminates the program and returns you to
the desk top. The escape key may also be used
when no song is playing.
.32Use Presets
Instrument presets can be chosen either from
that specified in the music file, from the
values shown in the box at the bottom of the
screen, or can be left unchanged. Use the right
or left mouse buttons to change the MMM
displayed values.
.33Use Levels
The velocity levels for each channel can be set
using the keys or mouse in the level box second
from the bottom of the screen. A value of 100
means normal loudness. Values of less than 100
mean quieter music while values more than 100
mean louder music. 200 is the Maximum setting.
.34Equalize Channel Maps
When Equalize Channel Maps is selected the
channel maps for all file names will be set to
the same as that shown in the channel map box.
You could use this to set polyphonic mode by
making all channels 1 and then selecting it.
.35Equalize Level Maps
Equalize Level Maps sets the volume levels for
the channels of all the other file names to the
same as those shown in the box for the currently
selected file.
.36Equalize Preset Maps
Equalize Preset Maps sets the presets for all
file names to the same as those shown in the
box for the currently selected file.
.37Set FB-01
This will set up the display for either handling
the the instrument voice banks of a Yamaha FB-01
or up to 128 instrument presets of other types
of synthesizers. When using the FB-01, YES gives
access to voice banks 3 through 7, NO gives
access to voice bank 1 only.
.38Display Lyrics
When this feature is selected the words to the
song will be displayed if a word file exists or
if they are included in the music file. This
works only with some Music Studio, Sid player,
Antic Music Processor, and DMCS songs.
.39Suppress Control
Suppress control messages, when activated, stops
midi data going to the synthesizer that affects
things such as pitch bend, polyphonic and
channel key pressure, portamento, main volume,
balance, breath control, soft pedal etc. This
applies only to SMF and Cakewalk.
.40Alternate Format
Alternate format with Music Studio causes each
voice to be mapped to the lowest available
channel. When selected with SID, plays an
additional stereo file if present. With Cakewalk
or SMF, maps tracks directly to channels instead
of playing them on the file's midi channel.
.41Analyze Music
The song is played and a map is made that shows
which voices are used and number of notes played
on one channel. This is useful when remaping to
midi channels. Also shown are lowest and highest
notes encountered. May affect play quality for
fast tempo short note songs.
.42Map Channel/Track
Usually song file channels are mapped to midi
channels using values in the channel map box.
With this selected channels are mapped according
to data in a Music Studio file. When making a
SMF 1 file from a SMF 1 file insures input track
contain the same channels as output tracks.
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.44Help 3
.45Loop Play
Select Loop Play to play songs in a never-ending
loop. Then use the mouse or keys to select songs
to be played. Songs will be played in the order
listed. After the highest numbered song is
finished the lowest numbered song will begin
again.
.46Convert to SMF Fmt 0
Instead of playing a song the output is to a
file in standard midi file format 0. The file
name will be the same as that of the derivitive
file with the extender .MID. EZ-Track songs use
the song name. SMF files use .MI+letter as the
output name extender.
.47Convert to SMF Fmt 1
Instead of playing a song the output is to a
file in standard midi file format 1. The