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From: dacc@cmp-rt.music.uiuc.edu (Andrew C. Crowell)
Subject: Re: MIDI Interface & Powerbook 100
Organization: University of Illinois School of Music
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 17:58:00 GMT

In article <1992Dec31.114735@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov> xrjdm@calvin.gsfc.nasa.gov  writes:
>In article <C047y7.6x0@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, dacc@cmp-rt.music.uiuc.edu (Andrew C. Crowell) writes:
>> In article <19057@mindlink.bc.ca> Hugo_Jackson@mindlink.bc.ca (Hugo Jackson) writes:
>> >Well, here's the problem, my Mac Powerbook 100 won't drive my opcode systems
>> >inc. midi translator.
>> >
>> >Has anyone used a powerbook 100 to drive a midi translator, and if so, which
>> >one was it.
>> 
>> Hate to tell ya this, but buzz has it (according to a blurb in Electronic
>> Musician) that _all_ Powerbook models, as well as the new Performa 600/IIvx/vi
>> Macs, have a serial port problem when dealing with MIDI data. You just can't
>> use them for that, as it appears to be a hardware-related problem. Supposedly
>> Apple is working on a fix for it, though, so keep your ears peeled. As for
>> right now, however, you just can't use that 'puter for MIDI.
>> 
>> D.A.C. Crowell
>> Computer Music Project/School of Music
>> University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
>> (dacc@cmp-rt.music.uiuc.edu)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>This is incorrect. Maybe this should go in the FAQ.
>
>The 100 WILL drive MIDI just fine *if* you use the MIDI Manager. Nothing
>else works. The 140 and 170 improve with the use of OMS. I append Nick's 
>analysis of the situation:
>
Okie-dokie...I was just relaying EM Magazine's analysis of the problem, coz
I'd run across that bit of info before. Good point made though that Apple
_needs_ to support the MIDI manager much moreso than they do now (sometimes
when you check customer support at Apple, they don't even know what that
piece of software _is_. Very scary.). OMS I'll admit to not knowing myself,
though; early on when working w/ Mac systems, I got hold of an editor/lib
for the PROteus1 made by Opcode, and it was perhaps one of the most 
ill-behaved things I had at the time. Once-bitten, twice-shy.

DACC.
From: frank@mapd.frec.bull.fr
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: .ROL format
Date: 21 Dec 92 09:51:39 GMT
Reply-To: frank@mapd.frec.bull.fr ()

Where can I found file.ROL internal format (AdLib comp.)
Thanx.
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: archer@elysium.esd.sgi.com (Archer Sully)
Subject: Re: "Conducting" MIDI in real time?
Organization:  Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 18:24:19 GMT

In <666@forum.sublink.org> work@forum.sublink.org (Andrea Gozzi) writes:

*And... about conducting MIDI in real time, what 
*about conducting midi tempo from a footswitch?
*In many situation, a pre-produced tempo map is not good enough.
*It'd be interesting to use a footswitch (pressed at 1/4 intervals)
*to drive the tempo track. Is it my dream or is it something 
*already exploited?
*
*Andrea

I have some piece of equipment at home that allows this, I think it
was an ancient Yamaha hardware sequencer.  It ought to be a basic 
feature on most sequencers, as its pretty trivial to implement.

-- archer

Newsgroups: comp.music
From: jli@udecc.engr.udayton.edu (Jinghong Li)
Subject: Play CD on DEC ?
Organization: Univ. of Dayton, School of Engineering
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:02:11 GMT


How to play CD (music) on DECstations ?  We have DEC 5000-133
here with CD ROM and headphone, but don't know how to use it
for music.  

What is the command, and/or where to ge tthe function (fit site) ?

Thanks


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Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: RADIO/TV COMMERCIAL - JINGLES
From: k12rzk@vaxa.hofstra.edu
Date: 1 Jan 93 12:08:38 EST
Reply-To: K12RZK@VAXC.HOFSTRA.EDU

At a party I attended last night, HAPPY NEW YEAR, one of the guests put us to
task to try and remember the source of the commercial and the store it
advertised for which the following words were part of its jingle:

        MELROSE FIVE FIVE THREE HUNDRED

Several guesses were - Sax Fifth Ave.
                       Castro Convertible

Does anyone know for sure?

Do you know the whole jingle?

Several of us guessed were only mere children when it was a popular jingle.

Can you recommend a way to find out the answer thru some other newsgroup or
source?

Please send reply to my e-mail address, K12RZK@VAXC.HOFSTRA.EDU.

Thank-you,

Rita Kaikow
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: harri@rhi.hi.is (Haraldur D Thorvaldsson)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Sound Files for the MT-32?
Summary: I need sound files for the MT-32!
Keywords: sound files
Date: 1 Jan 93 19:57:17 GMT

My friend is a proud owner of the LAPC-I soundcard, an impressive piece
of hardware (considering its several years old!).

For those not familiar with the LAPC-I, its simply the MPU401 PC interface
card and the MT-32 sound module combined onto a single full size AT card.

The MT-32 has got 128 premade sounds.  These sounds get a bit boring after
a while and one starts longing for more variety.

There are programs (like Ballade) that allow you to change sounds (i.e.
make your own) and most games upload a new soundbank into the MT-32.

Thus my question is: Where can I get more sounds for the MT-32?

                     - Are there available shareware programs that help
                       you make your own sounds and store them?
                     - Is there a standard file format for "Sound Banks"?
                     - Is there a way to capture the sounds of the MT-32
                       and upload them again later?  (useful to capture
                       sounds uploaded by the games)

Thanks in advance.

   Haraldur Darri Thorvaldsson.
   Mail me at harri@rhi.hi.is
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: PowerBook and MIDI BS
From: ibhan@husc8.harvard.edu (Ishir Bhan)
Date: 31 Dec 92 18:55:14 GMT

I can't really stress too much that there has been a great deal of
misinformation in the music community about PowerBooks and MIDI.  I'll
first say what I've heard (from a wide range of sources) and then follow
up with my experience.  

PowerBook 100 - supposedly, this has no problems at all with MIDI.

PowerBook 140/145/170 - These have problems with MIDI, the extent of which
varies depending on who you ask.  Generally, I've heard they work fine for
sequencing, but start choking with massive bank downloads or uploads.  You
can still send individual patches.

PowerBook 16/180 - Nothing definite here. They work at least as well as
the 140/145/170, if not better.

Now my personal experience, here with the PowerBook Duo 230 (I assume the
Duo 210 is in the same boat):

The Duo 230 worked flawlessly in all MIDI tests I performed, in spite of
Macworld's comments.  I tested:
-sequencing - both recording and playback, with lots of special stuff such
as pitch-bend, fast beats, vector synthesis (I have a Wavestation). 
Nothing was lost.
-Sysex dumps - mainly dumping patches in the sound banks.  I did  a
massive download of everything in the WS, and then sent it back to the WS.
 No errors at all.

The tests were conducted both docked and undocked.  No errors in either case.
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Newsgroups: comp.music
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:49:10 -0500 
From: Brian T Cheek <bc2y+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: .ROL player; where?

Could somebody please tell me where there is a (good) .ROL file player?

I have a PAS16, if that makes a difference.

Thank you for your time!
Happy holidays!
-Brian :)
Newsgroups: comp.music,comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.misc
From: yy@cbnews.cb.att.com (alan.j.lapenn)
Subject: need driver for midi board, or info
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 15:42:38 GMT
Followup-To: comp.music
Keywords: midi, windows


I recently purchased a PAIA PCM68 midi to pc interface. The problem is that it
lacksthe device driver software that will make it useful. So I'm looking for 
either a device driver that is ms windows compliant or infor mation about the 
windows multimedia interface that will allown me to write a driver. The manual
says that you can use the same driver as the Music Supply CMS101, but I do not
have this driver, if someone has this could I get a copy ?

Thanks,
Alan LaPenn
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From: tkolstee@comtch.spk.wa.us (Ronald Anthony Kolste)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Request for info: New Apple //gs music card
Date: 29 Dec 92 15:01:59 GMT
Organization: Waffle BBS at CompuTech Spokane, Washington

I know not too many people out there use an Apple //gs anymore, but
I got word that a new sound card was coming out for the gs that had
about the same capabilities as a Quadra.  Does anyone out there have
any information about this card, such as sound quality, features,
included software, compatibility with existing software, etc.?

     thanks,
        tkolstee@comtch.spok.wa.us   aka MADrius

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From: plaiho@vipunen.hut.fi (Pertti V P Laiho)
Subject: Re: ___ ROL format ___
Reply-To: plaiho@vipunen.hut.fi (Pertti V P Laiho)
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 12:18:18 GMT

In article <721@vercors.frec.bull.fr> frank@mapd.frec.bull.fr () writes:
>Does anyone have the details of .ROL files used by AdLib and compatible
>cards on PC? I need it for my Turbo C ROL editor...
>Thanx.

OK. Here it is...


From: holmes@mrx.webo.dg.com (Chris Holmes)
Subject: Adlib .ROL file format
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 92 12:04:43 GMT

I requested this a while back and got a couple of requests for a summary,
so here goes:

Files containing note information (i.e. songs) are suffixed with ".ROL".
("File version" and "editing scale" are non-musical information used by Visual
Composer (TM).)

Structure of .ROL files:
__________________________________________________________________

fld #   size   type     description
        (bytes)

1       2       int     file version, major
2       2       int     file version, minor
3       40      char    unused
4       2       int     ticks per beat
5       2       int     beats per measure
6       2       int     editing scale (Y axis)
7       2       int     editing scale (X axis)
8       1       char    unused
9       1       char    0 = percussive mode
                        1 = melodic mode
10      90      char    unused
11      38      char    filler
12      15      char    filler
13      4       float   basic tempo

Field 14 indicates the number of times to repeat fields 15 and 16:

14      2       int     number of tempo events
15      2       int     time of events, in ticks
16      4       float   tempo multiplier (0.01 - 10.0)

The remaining fields (17 to 34) are to be repeated for each of 11 voices:

17      15      char    filler
18      2       int     time (in ticks) of last note +1

Repeat the next two fields (19 and 20) while the summation of field 20 is
less than the value of field 18:

19      2       int     note number: 0 => silence
                        from 12 to 107 => normal note (you must
                        subtract 60 to obtain the correct value
                        for the sound driver)
20      2       int     note duration, in ticks
21      15      char    filler

Field 22 indicates the number of times to repeat fields 23 to 26:

22      2       int     number of instrument events
23      2       int     time of events, in ticks
24      9       char    instrument name
25      1       char    filler
26      2       int     unused
27      15      char    filler

Field 28 indicates the number of times to repeat fields 29 and 30:

28      2       int     number of volume events
29      2       int     time of events, in ticks
30      4       float   volume multiplier (0.0 - 1.0)
31      15      char    filler

Field 32 indicates the number of times to repeat fields 33 and 34:

32      2       int     number of pitch events
33      2       int     time of events, in ticks
34      4       float   pitch variation (0.0 - 2.0, nominal is 1.0)

Notes
_____

Fields #1 and #2 should be set to 0 and 4 respectively. Field #10 should
be filled with zeros.
From: work@forum.sublink.org (Andrea Gozzi)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: "Conducting" MIDI in real time?
Date: 23 Dec 92 09:24:15 GMT
Organization: Forum Graphics Exchange in Correggio (RE) ITALY

And... about conducting MIDI in real time, what 
about conducting midi tempo from a footswitch?
In many situation, a pre-produced tempo map is not good enough.
It'd be interesting to use a footswitch (pressed at 1/4 intervals)
to drive the tempo track. Is it my dream or is it something 
already exploited?

Andrea
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From: ziegenfE@moravian.edu (Eric W. Ziegenfus)
Newsgroups: comp.music,comp.text
Subject: OCR Music software
Summary: OCR Music software
Keywords: OCR, Music
Date: 29 Dec 92 17:09:44 GMT

Is anybody working or thinking about writing an OCR application to read
sheet music and convert it into a known computer music format for play
back or editing?

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From: rpeck@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (robert william peck)
Subject: Re: Fundamental Frequencies of the Musical Notes
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 22:54:26 GMT

In article <1993Jan1.105033.46020@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>	I would like to know what the fundamental frequencies of the musica
>notes are if someone is aware of them. Tha is what frequencies do they
>correspond to the notes
>
>do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do.
>or
>C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C
>

The chromatic scale (in equal temperment) from C4 to C5 is following:

C_4   		261.6   (middle C) (+ = sharp, - = flat, _ = natural)
	C+4   	277.1   
D_4   		293.6
	E-4   	311.1 
E_4   		329.6 
F_4   		349.2 
	F+4   	369.9 
G_4   		391.9 
	G+4   	415.3 
A_4   		440.0 
	B-4   	466.1 
B_4   		493.8 
C_5   		523.2 

To retrieve the scale at a pitch level one octave higher, multiply these
frequencies by two, again for the next octave, and so forth.
Correspondingly, to lower the pitch by an octave, divide by two, etc.
per octave.

Feel free to e-mail if you need further assistance.

--Bob
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: hechth@athena.mit.edu (Howard M Hecht)
Subject: FTP Site for MODS
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 07:24:01 GMT

Does anyone know of a FTP site that has AMIGA MOD files (sound tracker modules) ??? 
I have a lot of them for my Soundblaster and am looking for more.
Please e-mail me back at hechth@athena.mit.edu because I dont get to read
the net news that often.

Thanks,

Howie
From: pan@pannet.UUCP (The PAN Network)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: RE: MIDI book question 
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 03:18:16 EDT
Organization: The PAN Network
Reply-To: midigod@pan.com



I have a copy of this book, but I can't let go of it. If you can't find one
anywhere else, E-mail me, MIDIGOD, and I'll copy you off the whole book. If it's
not in print, I don't think we'll necessarily be infringing on copyright, will
we? Is this for educational use? Let me know if you need me.
From: d2henan@dtek.chalmers.se (Andreas Henning)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: General MIDI patches
Date: 28 Dec 92 16:12:29 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden
X-Newsreader: NN version 6.4.19

Hi! 

I was wondering if anyone has a listing of General MIDI patches,
that is, what sound belongs to what patch, etc.

If anyone has it, please e-mail me, or post to this group.

Thanks in advance,

Andreas Henning -- d2henan@dtek.chalmers.se
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: charlesc@engin.umich.edu (Quoc Cuong Chan)
Subject: How to play SB MIDI files?
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 20:13:42 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor

  Can anyone tell me how to play the *.MID files shipped with 
SoundBlaster? I have tried to play them in Windows but it failed
to produce any sound.

  Also, how can I know whether I have a SB2.0 or SB1.5?


Newsgroups: comp.music
From: tapas@esri.com (Tapas Das)
Subject: Re: Mail Order Source Needed, part 3
Organization: Environmental Systems Research Institute
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 18:40:37 GMT



Some of you emailed me for non 800 numbers and fax numbers for
a few mail order companies I had listed in my earlier postings.

Here they are:

Company              800 Number      Phone Number    Fax Number

Mannys Music         800 448 8478    212 765 7256    212 765 7256

Goodman Music        800 842 4777    310 429 9795    310 429 6543

Leighs Computers     800 321 6434    212 879 6257    212 772 1689

Thoroughbred Music   800 800 4654    813 237 5597    813 238 5443

Sam Ash              800 472 6274    201 843 0119

Rock n Rythm         800 348 5003    219 272 8266    219 277 2542

PMI                  800 992 2764    201 863 2200    201 863 0859

American Music AMS   800 458 4076    612 796 2088    201 652 9304

Music Emporium       800 648 8460    301 762 4209

Rythm City                           404 433 2777

Full Compass         800 356 5844    608 271 1100    608 273 6336

Sweetwater Sound                     219 432 8176    219 432 1758
 

Once again, this is just a partial list.  I would recommend to
look at:

Keyboard Magazine
Electronic Musician
Mix Magazine
EQ
Home and Studio Recording                                 
 
 
Hope this helps.

Tapas Das.
tdas@esri.com
From: rsl11@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Fundamental Frequencies of the Musical Notes
Date: 1 Jan 93 10:50:33 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Hello there,

	I would like to know what the fundamental frequencies of the musica
notes are if someone is aware of them. Tha is what frequencies do they
correspond to the notes

do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do.
or
C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C

	I would appreciate any relevant response.

Internet Address:christos@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
From: frankc@offserv2.tgf.tc.faa.gov (Frank Coffman)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Music minus one
Date: 23 Dec 92 18:08:55 GMT
Organization: FAA Technical Center, Pomona, NJ
NNTP-Posting-Host: offserv2.faa.gov

meyersk@vnet.ibm.com (Kurt Meyers) writes:

>I would appreciate information on hardware and software that
>would permit me to play music (on my MIDI equipped digital
>piano) to the accompaniment of others on previously recorded
>MIDI disks. That is, I would like to "play along" with previously
>recorded music. I already have an IBM AT computer.

Get Band-in-a-box. It's a software product that allows you to key in chords,
select styles, and generate accompaniments.  Takes about 2 min to create
a good sounding song.  Plays through your multi-timbral synth.


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From: rsasaoka@musubi.pubnet.com (Yahagi Shogo)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: MT-32 Drums Organisation
Keywords: MT32,Drums,Synth,MIDI
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 01:50:22 HST
Organization: Studio Musubi, Honolulu HI

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Newsgroups: comp.music
From: chan@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Vi Chi Chan)
Subject: How to play SoundBlaster MID files in Windows?
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 92 01:41:19 GMT

Hi there,

Can anyone tell me how to play those MID files (*.mid) come with 
soundblaster under window 3.1 ? I can play them outside window envirn.
Why can't I play it under windows?

Also, How can I tell what version my SB is? I saw people discuss about
version 1.0 , 1.5 etc. How can I know about my SB?

Thanks in advance!

Merry Christmas.

Billy Chan
chan@en.ecn.purdue.edu
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: dman@netcom.com (Dallman Ross)
Subject: Midisoft STUDIO Software Rating?
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 19:21:37 GMT


I bought myself Midisoft's STUDIO MIDI music-authoring software for
the Holiday, and I have to admit that I did so without doing any
research other than to compare competing products in the software store
by reading the marketing blurbs on the packages.  (This was at Fry's.)
I want to open this stuff and play, but I'm worried that I may have
made not the best choice for my money.  I hesitate to rip off the
cellophane wrapping until someone can reassure me that Midisoft's
software is decent enough.  

STUDIO cost me $160 + tax.  Comments?  Would really appreciate any.

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From: rga@rti.rti.org
Subject: Synths for Sale - Price Reductions
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 93 18:08:35 GMT

I'm reducing prices on these guys :

1) Roland Super JX : JX-10  $675+shipping ** Reduced to $625+ship **
	(DCO, VCA, VCF) Digitally controlled Analog Synth
	Warm analog timbres
	76 keys
	12 note polyphony
	2 voice Multi-timbral
	1 voice card

2) Yamaha TX81z FM Synth   $225+shipping **Reduced to $200+ship **
	1U Rack
	8 voice polyphony
	8 voice multi-timbral
	4 Operator FM

All these units are in fine shape, and need a good home (and I
need the cash !)

Will consider all offers.

Randy Alley
Raleigh, N.C.
(919) 571-9972 after 7:30pm EST
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: pan@pannet.UUCP (The PAN Network)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: RE: mirage disks 
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 03:18:10 EDT
Organization: The PAN Network
Reply-To: midigod@pan.com



It's not necessary to buy pre-formatted diskettes. Ensoniq got a bunch of flak
about this and came up with a formatting program about six months after the
Mirage came out. This program has to be on disk, it's not in the Mirage itself.
E-mail to me, MIDIGOD, if you get the sampler. I can give you copies of my
formatting diskettes (they load a new OS into the Mirage that will allow it to
only format disks), as well as copies of the MASOS software, which is an
absolute must if you plan to do your own sampling. I've got tons of samples,
too!


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