************************************ ** Welcome to the MIDI Age!!! ** ** -- Midi Age Software -- ** ************************************ MidiRouter Demo Disk ==================== Version V0.1 - 11-20-88 First Demo program of Miles Eddy's, 'MidiRouter' with note split point utility module and SoundScape bridge module. Based on the 'MIDI Lib' message passing routines written by Bill Barton. Changes ------- v0.1 11-20-88 - First writing of free Demo. v0.2 11-30-88 - Update MidiRouter for version v2.0 of MidiLib Un-Packing MRouter1.arc ----------------------- 1) Create a new directory and 'cd' to directory for ALL MidiRouter files 2) Copy MRouter1.arc to current directory 3) Make sure you have at least 474 blocks (216092 bytes) in your current directory. If you do not, you may move MRouter1.arc to another disk and unarc the file to this current directory and skip step 4. The end results of step 4 should be all the files in MRouter1.arc being in the current directory. The file MRouter1.arc itself does not have to be included. 4) Enter 'arc x MRouter1'. 'arc' is a PD program you should already have. 5) Enter 'execute fixarc1.bat' to rename the files from the arc to AMIGA file names. This will also make a second copy of the MidiRouter and SplitNote programs used with different .info files. In a later release I will make the .info files 'project' instead of 'tools' so that only one copy of the program needs to be on your disk. 6) There are two AMIGA library files used by MidiRouter or MidiLib. If you already have them, you are done. If not, copy the arc MRouter2.arc to your libs: directory. Enter 'arc x MRouter2' then 'execute fixarc2.bat' to extract and then rename the libraries Midi.library and arp.library. You may now delete MRouter2.arc, and fixarc2.bat. Midi.library is version 2.0 of MidiLib. Contents -------- Read.Me - This file. Intro.doc - Read this next. Introduction to who I am and what this product is all about. MidiRouter - Icon base MidiLib Route handler. MidiRouter.info - Intuition info file with parameters to MidiRouter. MidiRouter-midi.info - info file for MidiRouter to Disable Midi IN/OUT. Will need to copy MidiRouter to MidiRouter-midi. This is done for you by "Fixarc1.bat". Mainly used if running with SoundScape. MidiRouter.CHIP - Icon definitions to read into CHIP memory. SplitNote - Multiple split points module for MidiRouter. SplitNote.info - Intuition info file with parameters to SplitNote SplitNote+midi.info - info file for SplitNote to connect routes to MIDI in/out. Will need to copy to SplitNote.info or copy SplitNote to SplitNote+midi. This is done for you in "Fixarc1.bat". Mainly used when running module by its self. SSBridge - Create nodes for both SoundScape and MidiLib routes. SSBridge.info - info file for SSBridge. Basic-Split.env - Example environment using SplitNote Module. Split-Layer.env - Example environment of multiple splits and layers. chord.route - Example route file to play chord from a note. OMNI.route - Example route file to map notes on MIDI channels 1-7 to channel 1. fixarc1.bat - Execute this to rename files in arc to those above. MRouter1.arc - Arc with about files (after 'execute fixarc1.bat) fixarc2.bat - Execute to rename libraries in MRouter2.arc. MRouter2.arc - The libraries Midi.library and arp.library. See Read.Me2. If the icon do not look very good, know that I used the following colors for my preferences: color 0 - black color 1 - white color 2 - red color 3 - yellow Copyright & Distribution ------------------------- The 'MidiRouter', 'SpiteNote', and 'SSBridge' programs and all related files are copyright (C) 1988, Midi Age Software & Miles Eddy. The contents of this disk may be freely distributed as long as all files and copyrights remain intact without change or deletions. No money may be received for this software except for normal copying cost. This software is not Public domain but this version of the demo is free. The intent of this demo is not as much to make money as to introduce myself and to start a mailing list. Free use of this software is granted simply by informing me of your mailing address and use. The intent and use of this mailing list is better described in 'Intro.doc'. (Please read next.) This software may not be included on any disk for commercial sales without the written permission of Miles Eddy. 'MidiLib' is Copyright (C) 1987, 1988, Pregnant Badger Music and written by Bill Barton. My greatest thanks to him and on his wisdom of providing these tools freely. 'SoundScape' is Copyright (C) 1986, Mimetics and written by Todar Fay. Contact ------- As of the time of this writing (11-20-88), I can be reached at: Miles Eddy 1650 E. Cambridge #5139 Phoenix, AZ. 85006 (602) 274-8492 This address should be good at least until June, 1989. After that I can be reached at: Midi Age Software c/o Miles Eddy PO Box 3562 Littleton, COLO. 80161-3562 This address should always be good but will take longer to be forward. Since this Demo is only the beginning of what I hope to be a steady building of a USER supported company, keep your eyes open for updates to this Demo. I also keep up with the Echo Mail "MIDI-NET (tm)". I also have strong ties with Andy Velasquez who is SYS-OP of the "Musicians Den" BBS at (602) 864-0244. For information and/or a copy of the complete MidiLib software disk, contact: Bill Barton 1111 El Sur Way Sacramento, CA 95864 (916) 487-9472 BIX: peabody Delphi: BBARTON BBS Support ----------- A "Midi Age" message area is now set up on "The Musicians Den". The focus of this area is MidiRouter and utilities, Bill Bartons MidiLib, and third party software for SoundScape by Mimetics. It is my hope that this message area will be widely used and act as a central location for the above topics. I will be talking more about the software on this disk in addition to new utilities leading up to the first release of this product. I will include more examples and possibly more free utilities. It is also my may to talk to you directly to discover what YOU want in the line of new utilities. "The Musicians SnowBird Den" is reachable via PC Persuit and is in Phoenix. The number is: (602) 864-0244 (1200 baud) SYSOP: Andy Velasquez This number may change soon but if it does ask for "Musicians Den" on MIDI-NET (tm). It is my hope that once I start getting more support (from YOU) that I will set up my own BBS. But for now I would like to give Andy a special thanks for his help, and the use of his all to precious disk space! Thanks Andy! Acknowledgment ============== There are several people I wish to give special thanks to. First and formost is Bill Barton for writing MidiLib and for freely giving it to the Public Domain. Also for allowing me to use this software in a soon to be commercial product. Thanks Bill! Without you this product would not have been possible. I would also like to thank Andy Velasquez for being a supportive friend and for sharing his BBS with this project. His interest and enthusiasm for music and computers has been more of an encouragement to me than I think he realizes. I would also like to thank Todar Fay for his willingness to help me and for his help in providing the code I needed to get the PD programers kit for SoundScape working with version 3.4 of Aztec "C". Disclaimer ========== This Demo is given as is. No warranty is given or implied. The software is to be considered a PRE-release and is used at the users own risk. It is not the intent of this demo to demonstrate a working releasable product, but to give my fellow musician usable software while I make the final changes to what I hope to be my first product. The documentation included on this disk is considered minimal. More examples and documentation may be found on the "Musicians Den" BBS in the "Midi Age" message area. This demo demonstrates only some of the features of MidiRouter. Not all parts are working. The parts talked about in this document should work without problems. If you do have problems, PLEASE let me know so I can fix them. Enjoy!!!! Sorry ----- I have already spent a great deal of time trying to get this demo together with enough documentation to be useful. But I am finding that I am spending all my time on this demo and not on moving forward in the code. So I am saying "sorry" for the fact that this documentation is full of spelling and other such errors. But at this point, I figure you would prefer to get what I have instead of waiting even longer for me to make everything perfect. When the time comes to write 'real' documentation, I will either take the time it needs or I will hire someone else to do it.