@database Music-X_ARexx_Macros.guide @master Ram:Music-X_Macros/Music-X_Macros.guide @$VER: @author "" @(c) "" @help "Main" @index Index @remark Created with Heddley v1.1 (c) Edd Dumbill 1994 @node "Main" "Music-X_ARexx_Macros.guide" @next "Introduction" This AmigaGuide Doc describes the various functions and operations of a set of additional 18 ARexx Macros for the Music-X Sequencer on the Amiga platform. Copyright © 1996 Gareth R. Craft and Kevan R. Craft @{" Introduction       " link "Introduction" 0} @{" Disclaimer         " link "Disclaimer" 0} @{" Purpose            " link "Purpose" 0} @{" Requirements       " link "Requirements" 0} @{" Installation       " link "Installation" 0} @{" Macro Descriptions " link "Macro Descriptions" 0} @{" End Notes          " link "End Notes" 0} @{" Credits            " link "Credits" 0} AmigaGuide Doc written and compiled by Gareth R.Craft and Kevan R.Craft May 1996 @endnode @node "Introduction" "Introduction" @next "Disclaimer" Introduction One of the problems of MIDI sequencing software packages on the Amiga platform is the lack of multi-editing tools required for the production of professional quality MIDI music.. Up until now, Music-X V2.0 only came bundled with 5 ARexx macros for manipulating MIDI data but pointed the way to the possibilities for the creation of further ARexx macros as additional Music-X editing tools.. We have attempted to improve the effeciency of Music-X by producing some additional ARexx macros for further maniplulating MIDI EVENT data within the Music-X V2.0 Sequencer environment for a whole host of different applications.. Hopefully, these additional ARexx macros will make other Amiga MIDI musos lives a little easier... Some of the ARexx macros featured here function on ALL or SELECTED EVENTS, some on simply NOTE EVENTS and some on simply MIDI CTL (Controller) EVENTS.. This AmigaGuide document contains a list, of each ARexx macro followed by a detailed description of its intended usage. See @{"ARexx Macro Descriptions" link "Macro Descriptions" 0} This package also contains a detailed selection of grabbed IFF screenshots from within the Music-X V2.0 sequencer software which act as graphic illustrations as an aid to understanding how each of the ARexx macros function.. @endnode @node "Disclaimer" "Disclaimer" @next "Purpose" @prev "Introduction" These Music-X2.0 ARexx macros may be freely distributed for non-commercial purposes only. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of this program is with you. The author assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever with respect to your use or inability to use of this software. @endnode @node "Purpose" "Purpose" @next "Requirements" @prev "Disclaimer" If you use Music-X and have ARexx and the RexxEdit module you will be already familiar with the extra functions that these macros provide. For those who are not familiar with what the Music-X ARexx macros are or do then here's a brief explanation.. The commercial release of the upgraded Music-X V2.0 came bundled with 5 ARexx macros 1.CopyTranspose, 2. InterpolateSlope, 3. TimeStretcher, 4.TrimEnd and 5. V-Scaler. There was supposed to be an Ear Trainer macro but this never appeared? Anyway, the ARexx macros were produced with the view of providing additional tools for editing MIDI data within the Music-X MIDI Sequencing software environment.. Although Music-X has an excellent wide range of tool facilities for editing MIDI data within the software itself the ARexx macro additions makes certain editing of MIDI data, previously difficult or out-of-reach, that much easier now by the emergence of new ARexx macros produced by Music-X users themselves. The original distribution of the 5 ARexx macros above, together with an ARexx Music-X Performance filer player and RexxEDIT module and accompanying documentation could be located on INTERNET and later the AMINET archives and CD-ROMs. At a later date MicroIllusions/Hollyware Entertainment upgraded Music-X from V1.1 to V2.0 which now came bundled with the 5 ARexx macros and were fully documented in the Addendum part of the user manual.. For a more indepth read of the @{"REXXEDIT" link "REXXEDIT" 0} documentation then this has also been included within this package.. The macros contained here within this package were developed from the ideas contained within the original 5 ARexx macros which came with Music-X V2.0 but have further expanded the editing options for a wider variety of MIDI data within the Music-X V2.0 MIDI Sequencing software. @endnode @node "Requirements" "Requirements" @next "Installation" @prev "Purpose" Any Amiga with the Music-X V2.0 MIDI Sequencing software Kickstart 2.0 or higher (version 37.175 preferred) RexxMast, accompanying ARexx libraries and commands RexxEdit The Music-X ARexx macros have been tested on an A2000 HD with Commodore's A2091 SCSI Controller, a Quantum Fireball 540Mb internal SCSI harddrive, a A2630/68030 Accelerator 5Mb RAM, a Quantum Lightning 730Mb external SCSI harddrive running both Workbench 2.1 and 3.0.. Please don't hesitate to contact me in case of any problems with any of the Music-X ARexx macros on your system I'll be glad to correct any problems and send you a revised version of a particular ARexx macro as long as you include a jiffy bag and return postage along with the macro and an explanation in an ASCII doc on a blank Amiga formatted disk.. @endnode @node "Installation" "Installation" @next "Macro Descriptions" @prev "Requirements" Installation In order to gain the best use of these Music-X ARexx macros then you will need to install them in the relevant rexx sub-directory within the Music-X directory on your harddrive or the rexx directory on the Music-X 2.0 floppy disk.. Obviously, they will work more efficiently on a harddrive system with a 68020 or above accelerator and with more than 1Mb of RAM, but they should work from floppy, particularly if you powerpack (crunch) some of the files on the floppy disk to make room for the macros.. Additionally, the REXXMAST, which comes bundled with the ARexx language on Workbench 2.04 and Workbench 3.0 etc., needs to be installed along with some additional files and libraries in order that these ARexx macros will run.. If you possess Music-X V2.0, then the manual provides information regarding setting up ARexx on an Amiga system for the ARexx macros purposes.. See @{"Setting up ARexx" link "SettingUpARexx" 0} which contains detailed instructions of how to set up ARexx for the Music-X macros included in this package.. @endnode @node "Macro Descriptions" "Macro Descriptions" @next "CopyTranspose-Auto" @prev "Installation" Custom Music-X ARexx Macros @{"CopyTranspose-Auto     " link "CopyTranspose-Auto" 0} @{"C_Maj7-InversionShifter" link "Shifter" 0} @{"C_Maj7-NoteFilter      " link "Maj7 Note Filter" 0} @{"C_Min7-NoteFilter      " link "Min7 Note Filter" 0} @{"GM_Instrument_Request  " link "GM_Instrument_Request" 0} @{"Interval-Auto          " link "Auto" 0} @{"Interval-Auto-Jnr      " link "Jnr" 0} @{"Mixer                  " link "Mixer" 0} @{"MX-to-MIDI             " link "MX-to-MIDI" 0} @{"Pgm-Page               " link "Page" 0} @{"Pgm                    " link "Pgm" 0} @{"Remap_i3_KIT           " link "Remap_i3_KIT" 0} @{"Slide                  " link "Slide" 0} @{"StartTime              " link "StartTime" 0} @{"StepTime               " link "StepTime" 0} @{"V-Model                " link "V-Model" 0} @{"V-ReleaseFLAT64        " link "V-ReleaseFLAT64" 0} @{"V-Shifter              " link "V-Shifter" 0} @endnode @node "End Notes" "End Notes" @next "Credits" @prev "Macro Descriptions" @{"MIDICraft Products     " link "AMIDICraft_Products" 0} @{"Trademarks             " link "Trademarks" 0} @endnode @node "Credits" "Credits" @next "Main" @prev "End Notes" Author: Gareth R. Craft 12 Mount Road Halton Runcorn Cheshire. WA7 2BH. England. UK. E-Mail: craftbro@midicraft.demon.co.uk WWW Home Page: http://www.midicraft.demon.co.uk/~craftbro Bug reports or suggestions are welcome. If you find these Music-X ARexx macros useful then maybe you'd like an opportunity to purchase a reasonably priced CD Album called (A Drop in the Ocean) ; produced using Music-X and an Amiga. Or, maybe you'd like to acquire some of our self-produced, budget priced professional quality MIDI scores available in various Amiga file formats? If so see our @{"MIDICraft Products" link "AMIDICraft_Products" 0} for more details.. These Music-X ARexx macros operate via an installed ARexx environment on an Amiga operating system using the ARexx language (c) 1987 by William S. Hawes, and the Music-X V2.0 RexxEdit module (c) 1990 MicroIllusions. Special thanks to : Kevan R. Craft for ideas and suggestions : David Joiner for authoring Music-X : Bjørn A.Lynne for being an inspiration : Asif Ali for his Abfinoosty music : Chris Wiles at Active Software for Support : RBF Software and Teijo Kinnunen for support : Seasoft Computing UK for continued support : Nicholas Blachford for Aural Illusion and Synthetica : All the Amiga musos who communicate with us : Paul Overra for your kind words in print : Korg for the i-3 Interactive Music Workstation : Jay Miner for giving birth to the Amiga (R.I.P) : Rob Baxter, who's "light burned so brightly".. ..your presence will be sadly missed (R.I.P 1957-1996) @endnode @node "CopyTranspose-Auto" "CopyTranspose-Auto" @next "Shifter" @prev "Macro Descriptions" CopyTranspose-Auto This ARexx macro is a modification of the original CopyTranspose macro bundled along with the commercial Music-X V2.0 software package. This NEW CopyTranspose-Auto macro can be used to copy and transpose NOTE EVENTS. The only difference between this macro and the original is it automatically retains the respective NOTE EVENT's MIDI Channel's assignment, which can be more efficient when editing a 0 format file (Single Music-X sequence track) or when continually transposing the same Music-X sequence track several times. @endnode @node "Shifter" "C_Maj7-InversionShifter" @next "Maj7 Note Filter" @prev "CopyTranspose-Auto" C_Maj7-InversionShifter This ARexx macro can be used to shift Music-X's MIDI NOTE EVENTS in C Major7 tetrads up or down in steps by either the next step, the next but one step or the next but two steps. @{"For Example:-" link "InversionExample" 0} As with most ARexx macros for Music-X this particular macro may also be used as specified by the user in either ALL or SELECTED mode.. @endnode @node "InversionExample" "InversionExample" @next "Maj7 Note Filter" @prev "Shifter" C_Maj7-InversionShifter Example:- Shift Up & Next C E G B -> E G B C E G B C -> G B C E G B C E -> B C E G B C E G -> C E G B Shift Down & Next C E G B -> B C E G E G B C -> C E G B G B C E -> E G B C B C E G -> G B C E Shift Up & Skip one interval C E G B -> G B C E E G B C -> B C E G G B C E -> C E G B B C E G -> E G B C Shift Up & Skip two intervals C E G B -> B C E G E G B C -> C E G B G B C E -> E G B C B C E G -> G B C E etc... @endnode @node "Maj7 Note Filter" "C_Maj7-NoteFilter" @next "Min7 Note Filter" @prev "Shifter" C_Maj7-NoteFilter This ARexx macro filters ALL or SELECTED NOTE EVENTS by the required intervals to C Major 7. This macro was designed specifically to aid the construction of auto-accompaniment style data used in the Korg i-Series Interactive Music Workstations from Standard MIDI FILE (SMF) sequence data. What this macro does is re-configure (transpose) any MIDI chords and single note data within in a single Music-X sequence track to a combination of four notes (C E G B) which make up the C Major 7th chord.. These can be re-constituted in all variations and inversions (any order) on the C Major chord scale and will always produce the desired effect.. If a single Music-X sequence track also contains rhythm (Drum and Percussion) data on one or more channels, (in the case of the Korg i- Series, Drums are on Channel 10 and Percussion on Channel 11) either extract these and then merge them back again after filtering, or alternatively use the EVENT SELECTOR module to select the full range of NOTE EVENTS on all Channels except those containing the rhythm data (minus 10 and 11 for example), before invoking the filter macro in SELECTED mode. @endnode @node "Min7 Note Filter" "C_Min7-NoteFilter" @next "GM_Instrument_Request" @prev "Maj7 Note Filter" C_Min7-NoteFilter This ARexx macro filters ALL or SELECTED notes by the required intervals to C Minor 7. It functions in exactly the same manner as the C Major7 filter macro, apart from filtering certain notes to the Minor rather than the Major third interval. Again, this was specifically designed for use with Korg i-Series Interactive Music Workstations.. @endnode @node "GM_Instrument_Request" "GM_Instrument_Request" @next "Auto" @prev "Min7 Note Filter" GM_Instrument_Request An ARexx macro to report the General MIDI (GM) instrument patch name for a given preset or GM bank number from a specified General MIDI (GM) voice table embedded within the macro itself... A simply designed easy-to-use enter string requester permits the user to type in the required number for a GM preset #1-128 or GM banks A11-B88 and the macro outputs a simple graphic requester listing the required information as ASCII text from a specified General MIDI (GM) voice table embedded within the macro itself... Useful for General MIDI (GM) reference whilst working in the Music-X sequencer's BAR and or EDIT pages.. @endnode @node "Auto" "Interval-Auto" @next "Jnr" @prev "GM_Instrument_Request" Interval-Auto Rather than using a virtual slider as employed in the CopyTranpose-Auto macro, this version makes use of a button switching action . This type of approach can be more useful if you know exactly what musical intervals you require and saves the user continually accessing the slider during successive transpositions. Only commonly used intervals over about a 2 octave range included on this version. A more extensive two collumn module could easily be created over a larger range if you find it this button approach functional. @endnode @node "Jnr" "Interval-Auto-Jnr" @next "Mixer" @prev "Auto" Interval-Auto-Jnr A single octave (an Octave above only) version of the Interval-Auto ARexx macro.. Basically, this is a cut-down version which limits the necessity for user specification and uses auto preset parameters over a single Octave range instead.. @endnode @node "Mixer" "Mixer" @next "MX-to-MIDI" @prev "Jnr" Mixer This ARexx macro provides a virtual mixing console, just like an analogue multi channel mixing desk, for editing between 1 or ALL 16 MIDI Channels CTL 7 data EVENT values (GM Volume parameters) within a single Music-X sequence track. The Controller 7 (CTL 7) values maybe edited individually, the EVENTS can all be assigned a global value (MV1) or all shifted up or down by a chosen amount (MV2), both may be specified by the user with virtual software slider controls. Limitations on use:- The module operates more logically if the channel/s controller values contained within the sequence are in numerical order, and unique - i.e. the module will in fact exit gracefully with an error message string informing the user if there are more than one CTL 7 EVENT value per channel. The ALL EVENTS input selection mode should be used with a sequence track containing CTL 7 EVENTS only! i.e. pre-selecting CTL 7 EVENTS, using the EVENT SELECTOR module before running this macro in the SELECTED mode, gives more optimum results for editing a multi-EVENT type single sequence track. Here's how to use this Mixer Arexx macro:- Create a single Music-X sequence track containing ALL the CTL EVENTs for Synth Bank, PGM EVENTs for instruments, CTL 7 EVENTs for volume, CTL 10 EVENTs for PAN, CTL 91 EVENTs for Reverb FX, CTL 93 EVENTs for Chorus FX and PBEN EVENT with a value of zero, for ALL 16 MIDI Channels and use the Mixer ARexx macro to adjust the CTL 7 volume for each of the 16 MIDI channels - just like a mixing desk! for example MIDI Channel 1 CTL 000 056 Synth Bank (000 056 for Korg, 000 000 for Roland) CTL 032 000 GM Mode PGM 001 GM instrument 1 = Piano1 CTL 007 100 Volume, value = 100 CTL 010 064 Pan, value = 64 which is Centre of stereo field CTL 091 038 Reverb FX, value 38 CTL 093 038 Chorus FX, value 38 PBEN Val=0 Pitch Bend starts with a zero value Now repeat this for MIDI channels 2 - 16 within the same single Music-X sequence track. Now you have a virtual Mixer track containing all the nesessary MIDI CTL and PGM parameters needed for General MIDI (GM). Now select just the CTL 7 EVENTS and invoke the AREXX option within the BAR or EVENT Editor pages and chooose the Mixer file. You will be presented with the virtual mixer where you can now adjust the CTL 7 volume parameters for ALL 16 channels globally.. @endnode @node "MX-to-MIDI" "MX-to-MIDI" @next "Page" @prev "Mixer" MX-to-MIDI A simple ARexx script to call the MX-to-MIDI (Music-X-to-MIDI) converter utility in the background on the Workbench environment. Very useful for launching the Music-X to MIDI converter utility from within Music-X itself! By the time you temporarily exit Music-X the utility is already loaded on the Amiga's Workbench screen waiting for you.. @endnode @node "Page" "Pgm-Page" @next "Pgm" @prev "MX-to-MIDI" Pgm-Page An ARexx macro which writes an ASCII text output file from a single Music-X Sequence track to RAM. The output file, specified as (prog.txt), which contains relevant information identifying various MIDI parameters, specifically these are MIDI channel (1-16) and MIDI PGM or No. (# 1-128) as well as individual MIDI instrument name labels per MIDI channel (The General MIDI (GM) 128 Instrument and 8 drum kits table is used), useful for detailed information embedded within a single Music-X Sequence track or converted Standard MIDI Files (SMF) format 0 files... The outputted ASCII text embedded in the (prog.txt) file provides all this useful information. @endnode @node "Pgm" "Pgm" @next "Remap_i3_KIT" @prev "Page" Pgm Similar ARexx macro to the Pgm-Page macro with a tabulated output and a save file requester... Again, Pgm outputs an ASCII text file containing headings for the above MIDI parameters (MIDI Channel, PGM #, instrument names and specified drum kits from the GM set). Users can specify their own unique destination file name and AmigaDOS destination path via a save requester.. If not specified by the user then the macro actually saves the output file as Pgm.txt by default.. @endnode @node "Remap_i3_KIT" "Remap_i3_KIT" @next "Slide" @prev "Pgm" Remap_i3_KIT An ARexx macro to remap General MIDI (GM) Drum notes to KORG i-Series Drum Map default 5 required for the Korg i-Series Style data parameters.. This macro will work for the Korg i2/i3/i4S/i5M and i5S Interactive Music Workstations.. Page 5 of the i2/i3's software Arrangement Play mode displays feature settings that determine how the arrangement will play back the style selected on page 1. This is particularly relevant to the drum data.. On Page 260 of the Korg i2/i3 reference guide are illustrated Kick and Snare designation tables, these tables show how an arrangement's Kick designation and Snare designation parameters affect the Kick and Snare sound you will hear from a Korg i-Series synth. Its for this reason that any drums in Standard MIDI File (SMF) data produced to create a Korg i-Series style should adhere to some simple convensions like so.. Always use these drums for Kick, Snare, and Closed Hi Hat:- KICK SNARE CLOSED HI HAT NOTE 36 NOTE 38 NOTE 42 As long as the above convensions are adhered to then the arrangement mode can be USER configured and four different variations of Snares and Kicks can be used. Conforming to this drum map also anables the Korg i-Series synth to change drum instruments on the fly at a press of a single onboard button. If the user requires a Rim Shot instead of a snare then as the pre- defined #38 GM snare has been implemented within the STYLE data then the mapping is correct for the Korg mapping and it will transpose the Snare to a Rim Shot.. Likewise, if the user wishes to change a Closed Hi Hat to a Ride Cymbal on the fly, then as long as Closed Hi Hat has been chosen within the STYLE data then this also conforms to the above Korg drum mapping required. And again, this will also permit a re-mapping of a Closed Hi Hat to a Ride Cymbal on the fly.. The above parameters can also be specified as fixed from the arangement (patch) mode which is specifiic to the user patch.. Each USER patch (1-48) can contain different drum mapping parameters as long as the notes are per Korg i-Series requirements.. Moreover, the Arrangement mode also anables a choice of different drum KITs from 1 - 8 in the General MIDI GM) (set) 6 Preset and 2 USER to further enhance your sound requirments.. The above ARexx macro simply scans the Music-X sequence track for any Bass Drum, Snare Drum and Open Hi Hat NOTE EVENTS and forces them to be Korg STYLE Drum map specific as in the small table above.. All Bass Drums are changed to Note #36 (KICK 1), all Snare Drums are changed to #38 (SNARE 1) and any Hi Hats or Ride Cymbals are changed to note #42 (CLOSED HI HAT).. @endnode @node "Slide" "Slide" @next "StartTime" @prev "Remap_i3_KIT" Slide An ARexx macro which copies and/or moves NOTE EVENTS in a single Music-X Sequence track through time and in the process with the possibility of producing a new END EVENT point, if so required. This macro may also be used to simply alter the END point EVENT start time. @endnode @node "StartTime" "StartTime" @next "StepTime" @prev "Slide" StartTime This ARexx macro provides a start time correction facility. It functions by dragging NOTE EVENTS backwards in time to the origin by a value equal to the start time of the first NOTE EVENT. This macro is very useful for eliminating any slight time delay errors sometimes found when porting sequence data between machines and different computer platforms. Moreover, it can be used to correct sequences containing MIDI CLOCK timing errors between external MIDI devices and the Music-X sequencing software itself. A more common explanation, is that this macro simply forces the initial NOTE EVENTS to begin at 0 (zero) clocks or the first beat of the first BAR! @endnode @node "StepTime" "StepTime" @next "V-Model" @prev "StartTime" StepTime Step Time Increment ARexx macro, which steps EVENTS in time by an increment of one clock. This macro is particularly useful for staggering EVENTS at the beginning of a sequence in order to prevent possible MIDI data clogging. (To ensure sound MIDI transmission of any MIDI EVENTS, then separation of each EVENT permits that certain parameters on the external MIDI device are configured correctly before the NOTE EVENTS are transmitted. Reset ALL Controllers, Volume, Pan, Reverb and Chorus effects are transmitted first, usually in bar 1 of the MIDI score, enabling the setting up of the external synth so it will then play the MIDI music as the author of the music intended.. This is particularly relevant with General MIDI (GM) scores and devices..) This macro is also useful to stagger ALL the CTL, PGM and PBEN EVENTS in a single Music-X sequence track, just like the mixing track required by the mixer macro.. Each EVENT when manipulated by the StartTime macro will be forced to follow on by a value of 1.. If all EVENTS have been inputted in the Mixer track for example, at 0 clocks, then the StartTime macro will add a value of 1 to each proceeding EVENT - producing the effect of stepped EVENTS each of which possess their own unique start time in MIDI Clock time eg. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 etc. This not only produces a neat Music-X sequence track where the MIDI data contained within that track is each seperated by the value of 1 clock but is equally more efficient for MIDI transmission to an external MIDI device.. @endnode @node "V-Model" "V-Model" @next "V-ReleaseFLAT64" @prev "StepTime" V-Model Globally increase/decrease Attack Velocities by a pre-defined random range about a mid point. A variation on random percentage velocity scaling, results appear to be less unpredictable and therefore offer more of a degree of control over other similar modules. @endnode @node "V-ReleaseFLAT64" "V-ReleaseFLAT64" @next "V-Shifter" @prev "V-Model" V-ReleaseFLAT64 Velocity flattener - flattens Release Velocities of NOTE EVENTS to half their initial value. Particularly useful for flattening rogue 128 NOTE velocity values to 64. Since many synthesizers send NOTE OFF messages as NOTE ON messages with attack velocities of ZERO this makes the MIDI data stream more efficient by eliminating the need to change the running status. Music-X records NOTE OFFs in whatever form it receives them and will show a Release Velocity of 128 if the NOTE OFF was received as a NOTE ON with zero velocity. This value of 128 would be illegal in MIDI Protocol, and is only used as a flag by Music-X so it knows to send the NOTE OFF as a NOTE ON during playback - possessing a value of 128 informs the external MIDI synth device not to sound the NOTE EVENT with any Release Velocity. The V-ReleaseFLAT module provides a more sensible method of editing NOTE EVENTS to default values of 64 for ALL or SELECTED EVENTS in a Music-X sequence track. @endnode @node "V-Shifter" "V-Shifter" @next "End Notes" @prev "V-ReleaseFLAT64" V-Shifter This ARexx macro globally increases or decreases ALL or SELECTED Attack Velocities of NOTE EVENTS in direct proportion to the chosen amount as specified by the user (original velocity scaling of MIDI NOTE EVENTS is retained but reduced or increased globally by percentage specified by the user). This macro is very useful for globally adjusting a single sequence track containing all 16 MIDI channels worth of MIDI NOTE EVENT data (as in a 0 format SMF) where the music may be too low or too loud in volume levels, this macro permits volume adjustment on SELECTED or ALL the NOTE EVENTS by Attack Velocity in one pass without tampering with the CTL 7 volume parameters.. Also useful for globally adjusting MIDI drum patterns/ sequences from any source forcing them to be comparible with a current MIDI score that the user may be working on. Keywords:Shifts ALL or SELECTED Attack Velocities of NOTE EVENTS up or down by a given percentage value as specified by the USER without destroying the velocity scaling structure of the original NOTE EVENTS within a complete score or sequence track clip! @endnode @node "Trademarks" "Trademarks" @next "Trademarks" @prev "End Notes" Trademarks All trademarks of products and company names used herein are used for identification purposes only. No infringement of trademarks is intended. Trademarks remain property of the trademark holder. @endnode @node "SettingUpARexx" "SettingUpARexx" @prev "Installation" Setting Up ARexx ARexx MACROS In order to set up your Music-X V2.0 boot disk or Harddrive so that the various ARexx editing modules will work in Music-X V2.0 copy the ARexx mast to the 'system' directory on your boot disk/or harddrive. system/REXXMAST C Also ensure you have the following commands in the 'c' directory of the Music-X boot disk or harddrive. c/RX c/RXC c/RXLIB c/RXSET c/WaitForPort LIBS Ensure these libraries are resident in the libs directory of your Music-X boot disk or hardrive. libs/rexxsyslib.library libs/mathieeedoubbas.library INSTALL MODULES With the install modules utility program which comes with Music-X V2.0 you can specify the actual page within Music-X which the ARexx macros should work. For this purpose, click on the Install modules icon on your Music- X V2.0 bootdisk or in the Music-X directory on your harddrive, and the program will proceed to load. Once loaded, you will be presented with a simple requester type interface with certain specifiers for particular operations within Music-X V2.0. In order that the ARexx macros can interact with Music-X it should be checked or ticked on the Editor Page only. Once you re-set your Amiga and re-boot either from the Music-X boot disk or the installed version on your harddrive the ARexx macros should now work because the Arexx mast has been installed in your system directory together with the appropriate ARexx libraries and AmigaDOS commands. The ARexx macros should be available in both the 'Bar' and 'Event' editor pages. As a side note, some ARexx macro editing functions do take a little time to operate and as a consequence the Amiga's mouse will sleep during the process. Don't worry about it because the Amiga won't have crashed! Good luck with these great new Editing options in Music-X V2.0 @endnode @node "REXXEDIT" "REXXEDIT" @prev "SettingUpARexx" RexxEdit Module for Music-X - ©1990 MicroIllusions, Inc. Introduction: "RexxEdit" is a module that allows Music-X to call an ARexx macro program, which can in turn edit the events in a sequence. This module only works in the Editor pages (the Bar and Event Editor). The module will attempt to start-up the ARexx server, "RexxMast," if it is not already activated. When RexxEdit module is selected from the Module Menu, a file requester will open so the user can select an ARexx program to run. The module first looks for the logical assign "MXRexx:" and, if found, shows the contents of that drawer. If "MXRexx:" is not found, the logical assign "Rexx:" (where all standard ARexx programs are kept) will be searched for and, if found, displayed. If "Rexx:" cannot be found, then the contents of Music-X's own drawer will be displayed. After selecting the ARexx program from the file requester and clicking on "OK", the module will run the ARexx program. The ARexx program can access the events in the currently displayed sequence by calling "external functions" that are contained within the RexxEdit module. These functions can be used to scan through the events; insert, delete or change events; or get information about the current Bar Editor enviroment. In addition, the ARexx program can create a module requester with buttons, sliders, etc., and then discover what setting the user chooses. When the ARexx program terminates, whether through normal execution or because of an error, the module will exit and return control to Music-X. Any changes made by the ARexx program will then be displayed. Writing an ARexx Program for Editing: First, RexxEdit always returns results from any function call, so the line "options results" must appear near the beginning of the ARexx program. RexxEdit uses the "Rexx Variable Interface" for editing events, which means that RexxEdit communicates information about events by directly reading or changing variables in the ARexx program. The most important of these variables are those with the stem "EVENT". To begin editing a sequence, the function BEGINSCAN must be called with a parameter indicating whether "all" or just "selected" events are being scanned for. When done editing a sequence, the program must call ENDSCAN. (If a program terminates by error during an editing section, a default ENDSCAN will be performed.) To get each event in the sequence, the program must call NEXTEVENT. This will cause a number of variables with the stem "EVENT" to be created or filled-in. For instance, a control change event would have the variables EVENT.TYPE, EVENT.CHANNEL, EVENT.NUM, EVENT.VALUE, EVENT.START.BARS, EVENT.START.CLOCKS, etc., set to the values contained in the event in the sequence. There is a table below which gives all the possible variables for each event type. The program could then change these values and replace the event by calling REPLEVENT. Or it could change the values and ask that this be inserted as a new event with ADDEVENT. Or the event could just be deleted by calling REMEVENT. If the program wanted to quickly copy the event to another stem variable, it could call COPYEVENT with the name of the stem. RexxEdit also allows the program to peek ahead to look at other events by calling PEEKEVENT with stem variable to return the result in and the number of events to peek ahead. Note that the peek-ahead event cannot be editted (although this may change in a future release of RexxEdit). User Interface Functions: Unless the ARexx program only does some simple action (like remove all events after an END event), it is likely that the program will need some input from the user. This is provided by the "algorithmic module requester design functions" -- quite a name, huh? The program first defines the type of controls it desires in the requester and then calls MXREQUEST with the name of the requester and an optional name for the "PROCEED" button. The following types of controls are available in this release: MXBUTTON - A toggle button with a label to the right of it. MXRADIO - A set of mutually exclusive buttons with labels next to them. MXSLIDER - A slider with a label to the left of it. The minimum and maximum values are given as paramters. The minimum value must be positive or zero and cannot be greater than 255. MXMIRROR - Another slider which goes from a negative to positive value. MXNOTESIZE - Puts up one of those note size selection gadgets (like the Grid Requester has), including a slider and a label to the left of the slider. So, to create a requester with a slider asking for a note transposition value, a set of radio buttons set to choose selected or all events, and having an alternate name to PROCEED control of "TRANSPOSE", the macro program would do as follows (/* ... */being comments): MXMIRROR "Note Value:,127,12" /*Slider ranges from -127 to +127, defaults to +12 */ MXRADIO "Selected events,All events" MXREQUEST "TRANSPOSE NOTES,TRANSPOSE" When MXREQUEST returns, the macro program may query the button and slider by calling MXVALUE with the number of the control (Numbered in the order the conrols appear). In the above example the MXMIRROR slider would be control 1, while the MXRADIO set would be control 2. The value is returned in the global ARexx variable "RESULT". The maximum number of control elements that can exist graphically in a requester is 40. Some controls have multiple elements. MXNOTESIZE controls have four elements. MXRADIO controls have one elemt for each button in the set. MXLABEL "controls" have one element. The PROCEED and CANCEL buttons also count for one element each. NOTE: Controls that use mulitple elements are still counted as a single control for the purpose of telling MXVALUE which control to query, numbered in the order they appear. In addition to the requester-layout functions, the macro program may display a separate message at and time by calling MXREPORT. The macro program may also change the pointer (to indicate that it is busy working) by calling MXPOINTER with either the parameter "SLEEPLY" or "NORMAL". Summary of Functions The Code given in the examples of this summary, the conventions are observed: Upper case text is used to represent code which must be spelled as shown although you may actually use upper or lower case when writing. Lower-case text, surrounded by single quotes, is used to represent data you must provide in the code although quotes may not be necessary. Actual numbers or text (including commas) must be provided within quotes, numeric or text variables must be provided outside of quotes. Brackets ("(" and ")") surround portions which may be optionally used or left out of the code. The backets themselves are not used in the actual code. Spaces must be used if shown. For Example: MXREQUEST 'Title(,proceed)' This example, explaining the use of the MXREQUEST function shows that "MXREQUEST" must be spelled exactly this way though case doesn't matter "mxrequest" or "mXrEqUeSt" woukd work as well. Next follows a space which must be used to separate the function name from the rest of the line. The rest of the example is lower-case text, surrounded by quotes, so it represents data which you must provide in your own code. The word "title", in this particular case (for MXREQUEST), represents the text which will be displayed at the top of a requester. The next portion, "(,proceed)" may be left out. "proceed" represents text that (in this MXREQUEST case) would be displayed in one of the requester's buttons. If used, whatever you supply for "proceed" must be preceeded by a comma (to separate it from "title" text). Here are some posible variations on the above example (text variables are assumed to be difined previously in the actual code): MXREQUEST "QUANTIZER" MXREQUEST 'QUANTIZER MODULE QUANTIZE' MXRequest Title Text Variable "GO AHEAD" MXREQUEST Titletextvariable "," buttontextvariable MXREQUEST titleString commanString buttonString MXREQUEST CompleteTExtVariable Requester and Control-Handling Functions MXBUTTON 'label(,State)' Creates a toggle button with an explanatory label to its right. "label" represents the label text (23 characters maximum). The initial state may be specified, where '0' means off and '1' means on. The default is off. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (could not create control). MXRADIO 'labell,label2,...' Creates a set of mutually exclussive buttons (maximum of 12 in the set) with 'labell,label2,...' printed to the right of each button (23 characters maximum for each label). The first listed button defaults to on. There can be no more than 4 MXRADIO groups per module. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (could not create control). MXSLIDER 'label,minval,maxval(,Initval)' Creates a slider with a 'minval' and 'maxval'. 'mival' must be positive or zero and cannot be greater than 255. 'label' is printed to the left of the slider and can't be longer than 14 characters. The optional 'initval' gives the initial value for the slider. The default is (minval + maxval) / 2. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (could not create control). MXMIRROR 'label,maxval(,Initval)' Creates a slider whose maximum value is 'maxval' and minumum is negative 'maxval'. 'label' is printed to the left of the slider (14 characters maximum). The optional 'initval' gives the initial value for the slider. The default initval is zero. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (could not create control). MXSTRING 'Text(,label)' Creates a string entry control. Note that label comes second and is optional. Label length is 14 characters or less. If a label is given, the text string's maximum string length is 31. There may be no more than 2 MXSTRING controls in a requester. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (could not create control). MXNOTESIZE 'label' Creates a set of note-selection controls (including a slider) like the ones in the grid requester. There may be more than 2 MXNOTESIZE controls in a module. The text, 'label' (14 characters maximum) is printed to the left of the slider. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (could not create control). MXLABEL 'text' Writes a text string into the next control slot. String length should be 23 characters or less. USeful for labelling or explaining things. The text is left-justified, so spaces must be inserted if you wish to centre the string. (This does count as a control when querying controls by number with the MXVALUE function). MXCOLUMN 'which' Informs RexxEdit that you want a two-column (double- width) requester and lets you specify which column the controls should appear in. "MXCOLUMN 1" must be given before any control is declared. All controls then declared will appear in the left column until the statement "MXCOLUMN 2" occurs. After that, they will appear in the right column. You cannot switch back to column one after going to column two. MXREQUEST 'title(,proceed)' Puts up a requester containing all previously defined controls, plus PROCEED and CANCEL controls. The requester will be labeled 'title'. The title string will be centred automatically and should be no more than 33 characters for a one- column requester, or 67 for a two-column requester. Optionally, the PROCEED control may be labeled. Returns 1 if the user wanted to proceed, 0 if the user wanted to cancel. MAXVALUE 'which' Must be preceded by MXREQUEST. Gets the final value of one of the controls ('which') in a requester after the user closes the requester. Controls are numbered in theorder they are declared in code, starting with 1. (If new controls are declared later for a second requester, the count is reset to 1.) The value is placed into the variable RESULT. For MXBUTTON the value is 0 if the control was unselected and 1 if selected. For MXRADIO, the first button is 0, the seconf 1, etc. For MXSLIDER, MXMIRROR and MXNOTESIZE controls, returns the slider setting. MXSTRING controls return the final text entered. Other Functions MXOPTION ('options') This turns on or off various options. If no options given, returns the current options as a RESULT string. The avialable options are: SELECTED - Add/replace events in selected state UNSELECTED - Add/replace events in unselected/unmarked state ASIS - Add events in unselected/unmarked state, replace events in state found. This is the default option which is reset each time any macro is called. MXFILE 'title' Puts up the Music-X file requester. The 'title' should be 16 characters or less. The complete path name of the chosen file is placed as a text string in the RESULT variable. Puts empty string (") in RESULT if user cancelled. The mosue pointer is always returned to 'normal' by this call. MXREPORT 'message1(message2)' Puts up a message box where the first line is 'message1' and the optional second line is 'message2'. Messages should be no longer than 76 characters each, to fit on the screen. The mouse pointer is always returned to 'normal' by this call. MXPOINTER 'mode' Change the music-X pointer. 'mode' may be either "SLEEPY" or "NORMAL" MXVERSION 'which' Places a string into the RESULT variable showing the version of the Music-X library if 'which' is "MUSIC-X" or the version of RexxEdit if 'which' is 'REXXEDIT'. GETBARDATA Gets various parameters from the Bar or Event Editor and puts them in the stem variable "BARDATA", indictaes the state of the Editor pages at the time that RexxEdit was called. In cases where variables are not applicable, the invidivdual variable will be defined. Each variable is listed and the relevant data found within is explained below: BARDATA.CLOCKTYPE -- a character string, either 'REL' or 'ABS' indictaing the current colck type used. BARDATA.GRID -- current grid size (in clocks or quarter frames) BARDATA.STEP -- current step size (in clocks or quarter frames) BARDATA.MEASURE -- current beat size (in clocks or quarter frames) BARDATA.SELECT -- a character string, either 'NONE', 'SELECT' or 'MARK' Indicating whether any events were selected or if a region of time was marked. BARDATA.START.BARS -- measure (starting with 0) from start of measure for first selected event or start of marked region. BARDATA.START.CLOCKS -- clocks (starting from 0) from start of measure for first selected event or start of marked region. BARDDATA.START.QFRAMES -- quarter frames (starting with 0) from beginning of sequence for first selected event or start of marked region. BARDATA.STOP.BARS -- measure of start of last selected event or end of marked region. BARDATA.STOP.CLOCKS -- clocks from start of measure for start of last selected event or end of marked region. BARDATA.STOP.QFRAMES -- quarter frames (starting from 0) from beginning of sequence for start of last selected event or end of marked region. Event Editing Functions BEGINSCAN 'mode(,which)' This must be called before any of the other event editing functions may be used. Starts an event scan. The 'mode' is either "ALL" or "SELECTED". If the "SELECTED" mode is used, only those events in the squence which previously have been selected or marked by the user will be accessible to the macro for editing. The sequence to scan is selected with the 'which' parameter (range 0- 249). If no 'which' parameter is given, it scans the work buffer (where the current sequence is temporarily stored while in the edit pages) -- this is the normal way to use this function. returns 1 if the scan started properly, return 0 on an error. ENDSCAN End the current scan. Must be called before starting a new scan or when existing from execution. (Will be executed automatically if exit from an error.) NEXTEVENT May only be used during a scan. reads the next event into a stem variable "EVENT (see variables later). Returns 1 if everything went well, returns 0 if something went wrong or there are no more events. PEEKEVENT 'stem(,count)' May only be used during a scan. Peek ahead by 'count' events (zero or positive number), and place the resulting information in the variable 'stem'. If 'count' is not specified, peek ahead 1 event. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (failure). ADDEVENT may only be used during a scan. Uses the current values in the stem variable "EVENT" to create a new event and add it to the sequence. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (failure). REMEVENT May only be used during a scan. Removes the event most recently accessed by NEXTEVENT. returns either 1 (success) or 0 (failure). REPLEVENT May only be used during a scan. Uses the (edited) values in the stem variable "EVENT" to replace the values in the sequence event most recently acessed by NEXTEVENT. Returns either 1 (success) or 0 (failure). COPYEVENT 'stem' may be used at any time. Copies the values in variable "EVENT" to the variable 'stem'. Returns either ' (success) or 0 (failure). NOTE: EVENT.START.TICKS and EVENT.STOP.TICKS are actually copied from the last event read (via NEXTEVENT or PEEKEVENT), if the value is not initialized, it will be set to zero. Variable returned by NEXTEVENT When NEXTEVENT reads an event, it uses the attributes of that event to replace the values in various portions of the working stem variable EVENT. Any portions of EVENT which are replaced with new values by NEXTEVENTS are left with the old values from the previous event type and should be ignored. The various event attributes and their relevant portions of the stem variable EVENTS are explained here: EVENT.TYPE -- All events have an EVENT.TYPE which is a character string holding a mnemonic like 'NOTE', 'PSEQ', etc. (explained later). EVENT.CLOCKTYPE -- All events have an EVENT.CLOCKTYPE which is a string containing the mnemonic 'REL' for relative clock, or 'ABS' for absolute clock. All events in the same sequence have the same clocktype. EVENT.CHANNEL -- Some events have a MIDI channel assignment (range 0-15). All events have a start time. Some events (those with durations) also have a stop time. The variables used to store the start time and stop time of the current event will depend on the clocktype. All Relative-clocktype events have: EVENT.START.BARS -- Measure number in which event starts (0-4095 for measures 1-4096) EVENT.START.CLOCKS -- Clocks away from beginning of measure (0-3071, 3071 = last clock in largest possible measure of 4/1) EVENT.START.TICKS -- Total clocks away from beginning of sequence (0- 12582911.zero to last clock in measure 4095 in 4/1 time signature) ("Read Only" variable) Relative Clocktype events with durations have: EVENT.STAOP.BARS -- (0-4095) measure number in which eveny stop occurs. EVENT.STOP.CLOCKS -- (0-3071) clocks from beginning of measure in which stop occurs. EVENT.STOP.TICKS -- (0-12582911) ("Read Only" variable). NOTE: .TICKS and are ignored when replacing or adding an event, only .BARS and .CLOCKS are used. All Absolute-clocktype events have: EVENT.START.QFRAMES -- total quarter frames from beginning of sequence (0-10367999, maximum is 4 quarter frames * 30 frames * 60 seconds * 60 minutes * 24 hours -1) Absolute-clocktype events with durations have: EVENT.STOP.QFRAMES -- (0-10367999) Event types and their variables Additional variables vary by event type, as noted in the following list. 'END - and END event (no extra variables) 'STOP' - a stop sequencer event (no extra variables) 'SPLI' a loop record splice marker (no extra variables) 'REPT' - a repeat count EVENT.NUM - number of times to play sequence (1-99, 100=repeat indefinately) 'TSIG' - a time signature change EVENT.NUM - The indicator of the time signature (indicating beats per measure). (Range: 1-64, with the restriction that the numerator may be no greater than four times the actual denominator.) EVENT.DEM - The denominator of the time signature (indicating duration of one beat). This number represents the exponent of two needed (the power to which two muct be raised) to produce the actual denominator. (range: 0-4 producing 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16). 'KMAP' - keymap changes, control map change EVENT.MAP - keymap or control map on/off (0=keybaord off, 1-4 keymap number, 5=contril map off, 6-9 for control maps 1-4) EVENT.NUM - incoming MIDI channel to route through map (0-15). 'SYSX' - real-time system exclusive EVENT.NUM - number of bytes of data in this event (0-6) EVENT.DATA - a packed string of the data (maximum 6 bytes) EVENT.LAST - 0 if this is not the last event for this SYSX packet (more events are expected to follow). 1 if this is the last event in the poacket (will show in the Event Editor as EOX). 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Oxygene Part 6 9. Rendezvous Part 2 10. Souvenir of China Price £12.00 per Volume pack MIDICraft COMPOSITIONS & ARRANGEMENTS 12 Mount Road - Halton - Runcorn - Cheshire. WA7 2BH. England. U.K. Tel: +44 01928 563762 Email: craftbro@midicraft.demon.co.uk WWW Home Page: http://www.midicraft.demon.co.uk/~craftbro @endnode @node "ADITO_AD" "Compact Disc Advert" @next "ADITO_AD" @prev "AMIDICraft_Products" Cheshire Cat Records and MIDICraft Music present ____ ____ __ / __ \ / __ \ /_/ / /_/ / / / / /_____ ______ ______ __ ______ / __ / / / / // .__// __ // __ / / / / __ / / / / / / /_/ // / / /_/ // /_/ / / /_ / / / / /_/ /_/ /_____//_/ /_____// ____/ /___//_/ /_/ / / /_/ __ __ ______ _/ /_ / / / __ / / __// /___ ______ / / / /______ ______ ______ ______ / / / __ // ____/ / / / // ____// ____// __ // __ / / /_ / / / // __/_ / /_/ // /___ / __/_ / __ // / / / /___//_/ /_//_____/ /_____//_____//_____//_/ /_//_/ /_/ A Drop in the Ocean - a Compact Disc by Kevan and Gareth Craft. `A Drop in the Ocean' is a limited pressing of only 1000 copies and in purchasing the Compact Disc, not only have you an opportunity to collect this rare recording but you'll also be able to listen to a slice of Amiga music history from musicians who also happen to be Amiga musicians JUST LIKE YOURSELF! Yes, despite what some "boring fart" critics have said, 'A Drop in the Ocean' CD by The Craft Brothers was recorded and produced using an Amiga 500 Plus, in a their own BEDROOM home studio environment! Forget $40 Million record deals for the likes of Michael Jackson, forget £500,000 studio costs for Pop bands such as Blur and Oasis and experience a CD with a collection of songs and instrumentals by Amiga users and musicians who put together the project themselves! 'A Drop in the Ocean' CD by Amiga enthusiasts for Amiga enthusiasts! Open your ears to the possibilities!!!! A Drop in the Ocean. definitely recommended. A Drop In the Ocean ------------------- 1.Dancing to the Beat 3:20 2.Same Ol' Story 4:24 3.Gabrielle 5:10 4.Requiem for an Angel 4:26 5.Heart of the Matter 4:10 6.Coming Home 4:56 7.Here Is Where I'll Always Be 7:28 8.Dawn Chorus 7:14 9.Rescue Me 5:38 10.That's the Girl 4:10 11.A World I Never Knew 4:48 12. The Last Time 6:27 COST: £7.00 INC FREE POSTAGE (U.K + Europe) £7.00 + IRC (outside Europe) Each CD sold comes with a FREE support disk containing actual text LYRICS in ASCII and Final Copy II formats, 8 Page booklet and label designs, in Pagesteam and IFF picture formats and an OctaMED MMD1 module version of the track "Dawn Chorus" featured on the ablum! All this is accessable from a disk menu system by Teijo Kinnunen! Please make your cheques and or Postal Orders/International Postal orders made payable to "KEVAN R.CRAFT". Send your orders to:- Kevan R.Craft (A Drop in the Ocean) 12 Mount Road Halton Runcorn Cheshire. WA7 2BH. England. U.K. Tel: +44 01928 568762 Email: craftbro@midicraft.demon.co.uk WWW Home Page: http://www.midicraft.demon.co.uk/~craftbro EACH copy of 'A Drop in the Ocean' sold will be signed and dated personally by Kevan and Gareth... Here's what some people within the Amiga community have said... "If you like good songs get this, above anything else it is the excellent songwriting on this album which really stands out. If you're interested in hearing what can be done in a modest home set up or just like good songs I highly recommend this CD!" [Nicholas Blachford - Blachford Technology] "I discovered a very professional looking compact disc containing 12 tracks with a booklet which is informative and well designed. As a whole the compact disc stands up very well compared with any major release! By purchasing this disc, you'll not only have a rare recording, but you'll be able to listen to a slice of Amiga music history!"[Richard Bannister - Founder of MED Users Group and Editor of Total Irrelevance Magazine] "I had a great time listening to it, remembering those tunes and hearing them in their new arrangements. You guys really have a big talent for making great contemporary songs, catchy, which are easy to remember, and full of atmosphere! I am keeping the CD as a true 'Gem' in my collection!" [Bjørn A. Lynne - Professional Musician] "Many thanks for your CD, it was a nice surprise and I enjoyed it a lot!" [Teijo Kinnunen - Author of MED/OctaMED and OctaMED Studio] "I never normally listen to CD albums that contain songs but when I listened to A Drop in the Ocean I was suprised that I really liked it!" [Allister Brimble - Professional Composer] "Your CD is great, nobody would ever guess that you've recorded the album as Amiga musicians in your bedroom!" [Alan Masterton - Amiga enthusiast and MIDICraft Magazine reader] "We really liked your CD, the songs featured on it were just the kind of material we listen to! You're both really very talented.. [Julian and Sue Sula - Seasoft Computing] @endnode @node "ORDERFORM" "A Drop in the Ocean orderform" @next "ORDERFORM" @prev "AMIDICraft_Products" MIDICraft COMPOSITIONS & ARRANGEMENTS 12 Mount Road - Halton - Runcorn - Cheshire. WA7 2BH - England. U.K. Tel: +44 01928 563762 Email: craftbro@midicraft.demon.co.uk WWW Home Page: http://www.midicraft.demon.co.uk/~craftbro A Drop in the Ocean CD by The Craft Brothers ORDER FORM Name _______________________________ Address _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Postcode______________________________ Country _______________________________ Tel: _______________________________ I own a __________________________________________________ (i.e. AMIGA/PC or ATARI - memory/ Disk Drives/Hard Drive configs etc) I would like to purchase the A Drop in the Ocean Compact Disc at £10.99 (PLEASE TICK)_______________ A Drop in the Ocean CD = £7.00 = £_________ U.K./Europe Postage and Packing = FREE + Outside Europe Postage and Packing = 1 x IRC TOTAL = £_____________ (the amount enclosed) PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHEQUES and POSTAL ORDERS PAYABLE TO:- "KEVAN R.CRAFT" Send your orders to:- Kevan R.Craft A Drop in the Ocean 12 Mount Road, Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire. WA7 2BH. England. U.K. Tel: +44 01928 563762 Email: craftbro@midicraft.demon.co.uk WWW Home Page: http://www.midicraft.demon.co.uk/~craftbro @endnode @node "MIDICraft Magazine" "MIDICraft Magazine" @toc "MIDICraft Magazine" MIDICraft Magazine The Disk Mag for Amiga Musicians AM/FM has now been taken over and will be published by MIDICraft and called MIDICraft Magazine The Amiga disk based magazine produced by Bjørn A. Lynne (Dr. Awesome) in Norway, called 'Amiga Musicians Freeware Magazine (AM/FM)' has due to other commitments, decided to cease publishing after 19 issues, (He now works for Team-17 in Wakefield, Yorkshire. UK.)! After a series of communications MIDICraft have decided to take over the helm of publishing the magazine but the AM/FM logo is being dropped! Instead, the magazine is now called 'MIDICraft Magazine'- The Disk Mag for Amiga Musicians. Previous distributors both here in the U.K. and overseas of AM/FM have been contacted and the U.K.,distibutors are currently stocking the magazine. We have published, to date (March 1996), 10 MIDICraft Magazine issues, 10 MIDICraft Sample disks and 4 MIDICraft Special disks (Look out for these at your previous distribution library in your country or contact the publishers direct for your personal copies!) The new MIDICraft Magazine will of course retain the "look" and "feel" of the old magazine. The disk mag contains a specially printed label as proof of Licenceware, will retain the menu layout, and disk contents/directories structures as before. The price will stay the same as before! Moreover, the MIDICraft Magazine has retained some of the better aspects, such as Reviews, News and Hints and Tips sections. The new MIDICraft Magazine also retained the Amiga tracker music element and strive to support both the tracker format as well as the much improved OctaMED Professional format. MIDI and Music-X software and the new Notator-X data formats will continue being featured in the magazine in most sections including FREE Music-X and MIDI files on each issue of the magazine. As well as the regular Editorial and features the readers letters will be expanded so come on get writing and send those letters to us here at our address below! (You can use the readers letters section for your MIDI software or hardware problems!) We are also looking for musical contributors but you don't have to be a musician! If you can write in an interesting and informative way about anything musical which you may think will be of interest to MIDICraft readers then please contact us. If you are Amiga musicians and have some music you've composed or arranged for any of the Amiga music/MIDI software then send it to us with a brief description of the music and software/sample/MIDI voicing/Channel setup for easy recognition. If you have recorded your music to either cassette tape or CD then you can also send us review copies and we will strive to produce unbiased, objective reviews! (Although as The Craft Brothers, we have recently recorded our own 'A Drop in the Ocean' CD project we would like to think that we are simply musicians JUST LIKE YOU!!!) Computer programmers who have coded musical orientated Public Domain or Commercial Software Programs or Utilities, can have their work featured on the magazine as either completed or demo versions. (Please include program documentation!) Hopefully a large musician readership can be targeted directly. All contributors whose work is featured on the magazine will receive that particular issue of the MIDICraft Magazine for FREE. Sample disks are also provided and are being be produced as before but with an emphasis on the users need! Special disks have again been published and cover anything from readers Modules, to Professional MIDI files and or really useful Amiga music utilities! Initially Seasoft Computing, and Active Software in the UK have agreed to distribute the MIDICraft Magazine.. Overseas distributors for the MIDICraft Magazine are being sought! If you run an Amiga PD Software library and would like to become MIDICraft Magazine distributors then please get in touch.. The MIDICraft Magazine can also be obtained from MIDICraft ourselves.. The examples MIDICraft Magazine issue #1, MIDICraft Sample disk #1 and MIDICraft Special Disk #1 can be found on Active Software's "Get Started" CD-ROM and the Weird Science "Multi Media Tool Kit #2" CD-ROM.. (Full documentation about the Magazine, Sample and Special disks may be found in the magazine itself on the "Get Started and Weird Science Multi Media Tool Kit #2 CD ROMS!) If you would like to participate in the MIDICraft Magazine, to experience a forum where information and help will be combined with the latest reviews and news for those making music or for those who just like listening to music then look out for the new MIDICraft Magazine. For more information about the magazine you may contact me (Kevan), at my address below. PLEASE include a Stamped Address Envelope (S.A.E) or Jiffy bag or if contacting from overseas then please use International Reply Coupons! Even better, Email us.. Look forward to hearing from you... Contact:-) MIDICraft Magazine Editor: Kevan R.Craft 12 Mount Road Halton Runcorn Cheshire. WA7 2BH. England. U.K. Tel: +44 01928 568762 Email: craftbro@midicraft.demon.co.uk WWW Home Page: http://www.midicraft.demon.co.uk/~craftbro @endnode @node "MIDI NET CD-ROM" "MIDI NET CD-ROM" @next "MIDI NET CD-ROM" @prev "AMIDICraft_Products" MIDI NET CD-ROM An ISO-9660 format CD-ROM containing everything MIDI for ALL Platforms Developed by Kevan R.Craft and Gareth R.Craft of MIDICraft in Association with Active Software UK The MIDICraft MIDI NET CD-ROM produced and developed over a single year period by Amiga MIDI wizards Kevan R.Craft and Gareth R.Craft in association with Active Software.. MIDI NET is a CD-ROM containing over 1Gb of MIDI music files and related software with reference to the Amiga but MIDICraft have ensured that at least 50% of the material was developed for the PC and MIDI synth user as well.. MIDI NET CD-ROM contains a staggering 5000 Music-X Performance files which where possible have been converted to Standard MIDI File (SMF) format.. On the MIDI NET CD-ROM we have strived to convert as much quality material as possible and this goes for OctaMED MIDI MODS.. Additionally, we have also kept the original files thereby ensuring that there's a large cache of various file formats on the CD-ROM to suit all tastes.. All files are General MIDI (GM) configured except the large data base for the Korg i- Series Workstations which included Music-X, SMF, Voices, patches, Backing Sequences, Songs and hundereds of styles.. The file structure in the Amiga partition of the MIDI NET CD-ROM include:- Music-X "Control Track" Performance format Music-X Performance file format 1 Music-X Sequence file format 0 Standard MIDI Files (SMF) format 0 and 1 OctaMED MMD1, MMD2 and Sound Studio MODs in General MIDI (GM) and some that use samples Bars and Pipes Song formats Dr. T's KCS ALL formats Professional Protracker MODS Song files A large cache of song files for the Korg i-Series and X-Series Workstations! SynthVoice files A large cache of many manufacturers synthesizer voices in SMF (MID), SYSEX and specific file format.. Music-X Protocols and voice libraries for a plethora of synthesizers, Dr. T's X-Or and MIDIQuest patches, voices and programs for many synthesizers.. Korg i-Series Interactive Music Workstations (i2/i3/i4S/i5M and i5S) A Large data base for the Korg i-Series Interactive Music Workstation containing Standard MIDI Files (SMF), Songs, Program data, Arrangement data, Backing Sequencer data, and a huge library of style data ready to load including styles in SMF format for easy editing.. Korg X-Series data bank This bank contains 6 MSDOS disks worth of song and program data for the Korg X2, X3 and X3R Workstation synth.. Synth Editors and Libarian Software There's a whole host of applications supported in this archive for the Amiga and PC platforms which include Generic and specific synth manufacturers Editor and Librarian software packages authored by users themselves which include example files ready to go.. MIDI A Large data base of ASCII releated documentation on the subject of MIDI and recording artists.. Plus many associated files and documentation which accompanies the above file formats.. MIDICraft Magazine the disk mag for Amiga musicians All 10 issue of the MIDICraft Magazine, MIDICraft Sample disks and Special disks are archived in DMS format just waiting to be unarchived.. Where possible, the majority of Amiga utilities, documents, magazines, demos and music files have been archived using LHA or DMS.. The same files for the PC have been archived using the popular ZIP method all of which is conducive for the Internet.. Here's some of the famous musicians represented on this MIDI NET CD-ROM some of which kindly donated their musical work for inclusion on this classic CD-ROM:- The Craft Brothers Bjørn Lynne Rob Hubbard Allister Brimble Asif Ali (previously in Abfinoosty) now in the band Storm 4-Mat Romeo Knight Neil Storey Seppo Hurme Sue Watson Richard Bannister AEvolution Stuart Fox and many, many more besides.. Plus the MIDI NET CD-ROM contains vitually the history of classical and popular music in both Music-X Performance file and Standard MIDI File (SMF) formats which is well represented - probably the most comprehensive MIDI music file collection in the World! If you would like to actually buy your own personal copy of the MIDI NET CD-ROM then this of course will be available in Aug 1996 from Active Software and most CD-ROM vendours for a RRP of £24.99. The majority of the CD-ROM's directory and file structure is fully documented in ASCII and there are accompanying readme docs for the different archived files presented in a similar manner just like AMINET.. There's also an AmigaGuide linked to all files in the AMIGA directory and this has been duplicated in html format files for other PC and other platforms.. Again, the CD-ROM will be available to buy in Nov-Dec 1996, for more details contact:- MIDICraft 12 Mount Road, Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2BH. England. UK. Tel: +44 01928 563762 Email: craftbro@midicraft.demon.co.uk WWW Home Page: http://www.midicraft.demon.co.uk/~craftbro or Active Software P.O. Box 151, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 8YT, England. UK. Tel: +44 01325 35260 E-mail:enquiries@active2.demon.co.uk The MIDICraft MIDI NET CD-ROM a classic in the MIDI music-making!! @endnode @node "Index" "Index" Index of Music-X ARexx Macros @{"CopyTranspose-Auto     " link "CopyTranspose-Auto" 0} @{"C_Maj7-InversionShifter" link "Shifter" 0} @{"C_Maj7-NoteFilter      " link "Maj7 Note Filter" 0} @{"C_Min7-NoteFilter      " link "Min7 Note Filter" 0} @{"GM_Instrument_Request  " link "GM_Instrument_Request" 0} @{"Interval-Auto          " link "Auto" 0} @{"Interval-Auto-Jnr      " link "Jnr" 0} @{"Mixer                  " link "Mixer" 0} @{"MX-to-MIDI             " link "MX-to-MIDI" 0} @{"Pgm-Page               " link "Page" 0} @{"Pgm                    " link "Pgm" 0} @{"Remap_i3_KIT           " link "Remap_i3_KIT" 0} @{"Slide                  " link "Slide" 0} @{"StartTime              " link "StartTime" 0} @{"StepTime               " link "StepTime" 0} @{"V-Model                " link "V-Model" 0} @{"V-ReleaseFLAT64        " link "V-ReleaseFLAT64" 0} @{"V-Shifter              " link "V-Shifter" 0} @endnode @node "ClassicAmigaScores" "ClassicAmigaScores" MIDICraft COMPOSITIONS & ARRANGEMENTS Classic Amiga Scores Vol 1 Ten General MIDI scores of amazing music produced on Amigas Produced by Kevan R.Craft and Gareth R.Craft © 1995/96 configured as General MIDI for:- Standard MIDI File format 1 (Amiga - 1 disk) Standard MIDI File format 1 (MSDOS - 1 disk) Music-X Performance file format (2 disks) Bars and Pipes Professional Song format (3 disks) Dr. T's KCS ALL format (1 disk) Each Classic Amiga Scores Vol #1 pack comes with relevant ASCII documentation listing the actual Song/File names. Classic Amiga Scores Vol 1 1. 12th Warrior by Bjørn "Dr. Awesome" Lynne 2. Anthem by AEvolution 3. Assassin by Allister Brimble 4. Boesnedorfer PPS by Romeo Knight 5. Chant by The Mad Monks 6. Cream of the Earth by Romeo Knight 7. Graveyard Part III by Seppo "Fleshbrain" Hurme 8. Phantasmogoria by 4-Mat of Anarchy 9. Project-X by Allister Brimble 10. Space Deliria by Bjørn "Dr. Awesome" Lynne Price £12.00 per Volume pack Please make your Cheques/PO made payable to "Kevan R.Craft" MIDICraft COMPOSITIONS & ARRANGEMENTS 12 Mount Road - Halton - Runcorn - Cheshire. WA7 2BH. England. U.K. Tel: +44 01928 563762 mail: craftbro@midicraft.demon.co.uk WWW Home Page: http://www.midicraft.demon.co.uk/~craftbro @endnode