Short: MIDI SYStem EXplorer - PatchEditor+MORE Author: dhomas@youngmonkey.ca (dhomas trenn) Uploader: dhomas@youngmonkey.ca (dhomas trenn) Version: 98.Oct.04 Type: mus/midi ========================================================================== young monkey studios ANNOUNCEMENT MIDI SYStem EXplorer If you have not already done so, download mus/midi/MSE.lha from your favourite Aminet site. Or from our website (www.youngmonkey.ca) follow the main page through the 'hands on' section through 'Amiga Software' to the 'MIDI SYStem EXplorer' support area. ========================================================================== WHAT'S NEW ---------- - MSE can now be run upto 9 times simultaneously. Each ARexx port and screen (if used) has an appended iteration number (MSE.#). FEATURES -------- - Fully automated control. - ARexx support. - Openable on any public screen. - Extensive customization allows the user to design standard interfaces for all MIDI products connected to the system. - Graphic interfaces are designed external to the main program. This minimizes memory requirements and increases the interface speed. - Just about everything is customizable, including: layout, fonts, gadgets, colors, images, menus, MIDI events, etc. - Allows the user to enter MIDI information from a device's user manual and configure a custom interface to access parameters. - Supports ALL MIDI events. - Patch/Librarian data is stored in MIDI standard format, for easy importing to other software. - Has the ability to edit individual parameters on devices that only support patch dumps. - MIDI communication can operate with realtime feedback and/or through user interaction. - Edits can be made without connection to a MIDI device, if required. - Includes lots of examples and common device interfaces, to get you started. - Supports MIDI.library (PD), BlueRibbon.library (B&P), TriplePlayPlus, and CAMD.library (DeluxeMusic) allowing simultaneous use with other programs that also use these libraries. ABOUT MSE --------- Many, so called, UNIVERSAL PATCH EDITORS have come and gone for the Amiga. One of our biggest complaints, and the reason why we are making MSE, is that these editors are not anywhere near UNIVERSAL. The approach others have taken is in requiring 'modules' to be purchased for each MIDI device to be controlled. This is fine as long as you can get a module for EVERY device you have. But we all know that, especially on the Amiga, this has not ever happened. Then of course, when the company goes out of business or discontinues the program, no further modules are ever made. So, along come a few other public domain and shareware authors to try and fill in the hole. These programmers either chose to code individual editors or make an another attempt at a UNIVERSAL EDITOR of their own. These UNIVERSAL EDITORS require you to be able to program in C or Assembler in order to make your own editors. If you wanted to do that why would you bother with their patch editor at all? Well, MIDI SYStem EXplorer has arrived... we do not claim that MSE is a UNIVERSAL PATCH EDITOR... we are not sure such a thing is even possible, but MSE does strive to solve a lot of these problems: 1) Development of other programs stopped because nobody was buying it, and no editor exists for my new one of a kind MIDI ZEN-ZAMBULATOR. MSE is being developed for our own studio use, first! Even if nobody else wants to use it, we will continue to develop it. Its development will continue regardless of whether anyone buys it or not. We have been using our Amigas for over 10 years, and we do not see that stopping for a long time. Even if we did stop developing MSE, you would very likely still be able to create new modules, because MSE already supports most MIDI formats. 2) You are a musician, you do not know how to program in C, or Assembler or any other language. And if you did you would rather be composing than programming modules! MSE supports modules created by the MSE-Compiler. It converts text definition files into modules that MSE can use. The compiler uses an easy to learn language specifically written to be as easy to understand as possible. In many cases, you can simply modify an existing definition file to work with another device. If you can use a text editor and you understand X/Y coordinates you will likely learn MSE's definition language fast. See the definitions directory for samples of definition files. Once you get a hang of things, making modules is FAST. And once you have the editor done, you will be amazed at how much time is saved and how much more creative the process of sound generation becomes! Definition files and modules will be freely available. So, if you are not interested in making your own modules you can still use modules made by us and others. 3) Other editors do not work while my sequencer or other program is running. MSE will run in conjunction with programs that use the public domain MIDI.library, BlueRibbon.library or CAMD.library. Imagine being able to edit patch data while having that MIDI information recorded directly into a sequencer. It is possible and opens up great creative possibilities. 5) Other software is too expensive! We think so too. WHAT WILL MSE DO? ----------------- MSE has been designed to control all types of MIDI data through a programmable graphic user interface or by external software control. MSE can be used as a simple MIDI Controller or a complex patch editing system. Some possible applications: - MIDI Volume/Pan Mixer (with automated fading) - Patch Editor - Patch Librarian With the definition language you can design the entire user interface to meet your needs. Screen mode/size (Amiga/CyberGFX/etc.), window size and position, fonts, borders, colors, gadget placement, etc. can all be customized. As well, you can define the character set, MIDI port (Triple Play Plus is supported) and much more. WHAT WON'T MSE DO? ------------------ - Waveform editing (samplers) is not supported. Another program WaveFormer (under development) is being designed for this. - Probably some other things too, but that first one is the most commonly asked about. THE FUTURE ---------- MIDI SYStem EXplorer is updated regularly. There will be lots of other things added in, making MSE even more powerful. As always, we are happy to listen to any suggestions you might have. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEND EMAIL TO: ---------------------------------- MSE@youngmonkey.ca ---- dhomas trenn young monkey studios ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 1188 615 48.2% 16-Jan-98 14:59:18 MSE-Demo.info 6992 1582 77.3% 21-Oct-97 19:08:18 +S612.def 9147 1904 79.1% 03-Jul-97 23:00:24 +SE-50_Ambience.def 46180 5193 88.7% 10-Jul-97 18:13:16 +Matrix-6R.def 38015 4585 87.9% 05-Jul-97 14:05:08 +SDX-330_Stereo8PhaseChorus.def 7064 1854 73.7% 12-Jan-98 23:54:52 +Test.def 524 42 91.9% 01-Jun-97 23:39:02 +Topaz2.font 3564 1677 52.9% 01-Jun-97 23:39:02 +11 2888 1529 47.0% 01-Jun-97 23:38:42 +8 264 31 88.2% 01-Jun-97 23:42:42 +Topaz2N.font 2440 1487 39.0% 01-Jun-97 23:42:42 +8 524 43 91.7% 01-Jun-97 22:02:14 +Topaz2p.font 3864 1946 49.6% 13-Sep-96 14:42:54 +11 3684 1803 51.0% 29-Sep-96 23:44:20 +8 6372 3747 41.1% 16-Jun-91 21:53:14 +MIDI.library 87912 39915 54.5% 04-Oct-98 15:33:32 +MIDI-SYStemEXplorer 456 95 79.1% 15-Sep-96 22:27:04 +MIDI-SYStemEXplorer.data 187 146 21.9% 03-Sep-98 22:12:24 +MIDI-SYStemEXplorer.data2 53506 18516 65.3% 04-Oct-98 16:04:00 +MIDI-SYStemEXplorer.guide 1206 733 39.2% 13-Jan-98 15:03:24 +MIDI-SYStemEXplorer.guide.info 3063 2119 30.8% 04-Oct-98 15:38:06 +MIDI-SYStemEXplorer.info 2268 968 57.3% 04-Oct-98 15:43:36 +S612.mse 812 364 55.1% 09-Jul-97 17:08:20 +S612.rexx 4490 1778 60.4% 04-Oct-98 15:44:04 +Ambience.mse 4160 1669 59.8% 04-Oct-98 15:44:10 +GateReverb.mse 4672 1806 61.3% 04-Oct-98 15:43:42 +Hall1.mse 4138 1654 60.0% 04-Oct-98 15:43:48 +Hall2.mse 6428 2035 68.3% 04-Oct-98 15:43:58 +MultiDelay.mse 8752 2843 67.5% 04-Oct-98 15:44:32 +MultiPitchShifter.mse 6436 2046 68.2% 04-Oct-98 15:45:04 +MultiTapDelay.mse 4138 1653 60.0% 04-Oct-98 15:45:18 +Plate.mse 4672 1815 61.1% 04-Oct-98 15:45:26 +Room.mse 5796 2173 62.5% 04-Oct-98 15:45:36 +RotarySpeaker.mse 4682 1917 59.0% 04-Oct-98 15:45:42 +SpaceChorus.mse 5300 1850 65.0% 04-Oct-98 15:45:48 +StereoDelay.mse 5072 2015 60.2% 04-Oct-98 15:45:56 +StereoFlanger.mse 4350 1835 57.8% 04-Oct-98 15:45:12 +StereoPhaser.mse 7578 2619 65.4% 04-Oct-98 15:44:50 +StereoPitchShifter.mse 4680 1814 61.2% 04-Oct-98 15:44:38 +StereoReverb.mse 4236 1557 63.2% 04-Oct-98 15:44:16 +Vocoder.mse 17560 5059 71.1% 04-Oct-98 15:46:24 +Matrix-1000.mse 17556 5060 71.1% 04-Oct-98 15:46:54 +Matrix-6R.mse 1772 666 62.4% 04-Oct-98 15:40:22 +A-880.mse 3468 1270 63.3% 04-Oct-98 15:40:20 +Juno-106.mse 5764 1974 65.7% 04-Oct-98 15:40:12 +MKS-50.mse 10466 3713 64.5% 04-Oct-98 15:42:58 +16PhaseChorus.mse 12920 4410 65.8% 04-Oct-98 15:40:58 +2BandChorus.mse 14908 4952 66.7% 04-Oct-98 15:40:38 +3BandChorus.mse 10288 3661 64.4% 04-Oct-98 15:41:24 +3DPanner.mse 16160 5133 68.2% 04-Oct-98 15:42:36 +4BandChorus.mse 9654 3468 64.0% 04-Oct-98 15:42:08 +Ensemble.mse 9922 3553 64.1% 04-Oct-98 15:42:20 +SpaceChorus.mse 11600 4008 65.4% 04-Oct-98 15:41:38 +Stereo3DChorus.mse 18266 5114 72.0% 04-Oct-98 15:41:58 +Stereo8PhaseChorus.mse 11214 3878 65.4% 04-Oct-98 15:41:12 +StereoChorus.mse 10844 3816 64.8% 04-Oct-98 15:42:46 +StereoFlanger.mse 9622 3458 64.0% 04-Oct-98 15:43:10 +VintageChorus.mse 10882 3827 64.8% 04-Oct-98 15:43:22 +WaveChorus.mse 1610 1003 37.7% 12-Jan-98 23:52:38 +Test.iff 2676 1253 53.1% 04-Oct-98 15:43:26 +Test.mse 1919 592 69.1% 03-Sep-98 21:50:34 +Test.rexx 176 129 26.7% 03-Sep-98 21:51:48 +Test2.rexx 3195 2196 31.2% 13-Jan-98 15:03:22 +MSE-NTSC_Low_Res.info 3200 2204 31.1% 13-Jan-98 15:03:22 +MSE-WB.info 376 203 46.0% 20-Oct-97 11:24:48 +Registration.txt -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 587718 198573 66.2% 07-Oct-98 00:58:52 65 files