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From: sd344@city.ac.uk (Paul Sharpe)
Subject: X-based notator
Keywords: notation X 
Organization: The City University
Distribution: comp
Date: 19 Nov 92 13:32:43 GMT

Does anyone know of a notation program (preferebly *free*) to run under X?

cross-posted in comp.windows.x

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From: mmaccorm@fox.nstn.ns.ca (Mike Mac Cormack)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Are Adlib sound board and Visual Composer software any good?
Date: 16 Nov 92 20:00:18 GMT
Organization: Micronav International

I was in Radio Shack on the weekend and saw an Adlib sound board and Visual 
Composer software for $60 (Canadian, no GST) and was wondering if this is a 
good package.  Has anyone used this software to compose music?  What 
are its capabilities.  Would you recommend buying this package?  All 
comments would be appreiated.

Mike Mac Cormack
Micronav International Inc
P.O.Box 1523 / 104 Marine Drive
Sydport Industrial Park,
Sydney, N.S. Canada B1P 6R7
Tel: 902-564-8833      Fax: 902-564-8764
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: markus@clement.info.umoncton.ca (MARC PAULIN)
Subject: MIDI files.
Organization: Universite de Moncton
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:36:49 GMT

Hi,

	Could anyone give me some address where I can find midi files?  They'
re quite hard to track down.  Thanks in advance.

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From: vax@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Vax)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: ISA-bus (IBM compat) Sound Cards FAQ
Summary: A FAQ for high-quality sound cards
Keywords: sound midi music IBM ISA PCM FM
Date: 19 Nov 92 08:04:42 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

I'm compiling a FAQ list for the said subject (IBM compatible cards
which do PCM or FM sound or both).

I have alot of information on the MediaVision line of stuff, I'd like
some more information on Creative Lab's line of SoundBlaster stuff,
and Turtle Beach systems', as well as this Gravis UltraCard thingie.
Oh yeah, not to mention AdLib and Roland.

I need technical specifications and retail prices, I can obtain street
prices (and already have).  Except on the Adlib Roland and Gravis stuff.
They don't seem as popular as the SB* PAS* and Turtle Beach systems...

Specifically, I need PCM sample rates, size of samples, FM chip make/models,
# of voices, mixing capabilities, I/O devices (line, mike, CD, etc)
and anything else.

The list is mostly done, I just have to fill in a chart (mainly).  Also,
if you have the mfr's vital statistics (street address, phone #) I would
appreciate those.

Bug reports, as well as overall reviews encouraged.  Results posted in a month.



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Newsgroups: comp.music
From: downs@helios.nevada.edu (Lamont Downs)
Subject: Re: Finale uses windows in standard mode?
Keywords: finale windows standard
Organization: UNLV
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 03:01:40 GMT

>I tried out a demo of Finale that Coda sent me on diskette a little while
>back.  I remember that in order to run it, windows needed to be started
>in standard mode (I believe).
>
>Does the non-demo version have this same limitation? 

Finale will run in standard or 386Enhanced mode; however, the MIDI modules
will only work in standard. This _may_ be fixed in the upcoming release 3.0
(due out ???). You can do notation editing without problem in either mode.

Lamont Downs
downs@helios.nevada.edu
From: jpmakela@klaava.Helsinki.FI (J Pekka Makela)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Pro Audio Spectrum 16: How to play samples thru the sequencer?
Date: 17 Nov 92 23:14:27 GMT
Organization: University of Helsinki
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]


	The Pro Audio Spectrum 16 sound card I have does have
	capabilities to play both the FM synth sounds and digital
	sampled sounds together. However, the software that came
	with it does not seem to contain any means to control
	the digital sounds fro the included Voyetra sequencer. Only
	FM.

	So: does anybody know any way to make the digital audio
	to take orders from the sequencer? Basically, I think, it
	don't need anything besides a tsr program to make the 
	digital audio appear to the seq as an external MIDI device.
	But does there exist anything like that?




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From: lotter@cc.und.ac.za (Eddie Lotter)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: MOD files
Date: 24 Nov 92 05:23:35 GMT
Article-I.D.: cc.lotter.114.722582615
Distribution: inet
Organization: University Of Natal (Durban)
NNTP-Posting-Host: pc17.cc.und.ac.za

hardie@admin.und.ac.za (Roy Hardie) writes:
>Hi all. I have a whole lot of MOD files (about 60 MEG) =- 700 different 
>songs. If there is anyone who would like any of these MOD the e-mail me.

Roy, the best thing to do would be to submit these to any of the
anonymous ftp archive sites which carry mods. That way more people
have easier access to them without putting a load on you to mail them
to indiviual people.

Cheers
Eddie                                              lotter@cc.und.ac.za
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From: hirata@icot.or.jp (Keiji Hirata)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Japan ICMC info wanted
Date: 17 Nov 92 03:01:56 GMT
Organization: Institute for New Generation Computer Technology, Tokyo, Japan

> Does anyone have any info (phone number, email address, etc.) on who to  
> submit to for the next ICMC in Japan ?

Please contact ICMC 1993 Secretariat:

	ICMC 1993 Secretariat
	c/o The Campus Corporation
	Babashita-cho 9, Shinjuku-ku, 
	Tokyo 162, JAPAN
	Tel: +81-3-3202-7521
	Fax: +81-3-3202-7523
	Email: icmc93@waseda.ac.jp

ICMC 1993 Secretariat receives your submissions, too.  
ICMC 1993 is waiting for your submissions.  

Keiji Hirata (ICOT)
From: pan@pannet.UUCP (The PAN Network)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: RE: Docuentation for SMDI?? (was: Re: Co 
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 01:42:59 EDT
Organization: The PAN Network
Reply-To: altoreed@pan.com




SMDI was created by Peavey Electronics.

They are the best source of information on the topic.

Peavey Electronics. 711 A Street Meridian, MS 39301 USA 601-483-5365
From: ghartzog@terapin.com (Garrett Hartzog)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Patches for the PAS-16
Date: 20 Nov 92 20:39:15 PST
Organization: BBS

Hey, does anyone know of where I can get some better voice patches for my
PAS-16 to use with SP Spectrum (the program that came with it that's better
than nothing). I know my PAS-16 can do better than the feeble patches that came
with it and I'd like to find some that really show that the PAS16 is a cut
above the Adlib crowd.

Garrett Hartzog
ghartzog@terapin.com
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: leo@zelator.in-berlin.de (Stefan Hartmann)
Subject: Re: Pro Audio Spectrum 16: How to play samples thru the sequencer?
Organization: Puplic-Access-Xenix-System
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 22:10:18 GMT


Subject: New Genoa AudioBahn 16 bit soundcard !!!
Summary: 16 bits from Genoa
Keywords: 16 bit

Hi,

I just received the info, that company Genoa Systems from San Jose, CA
is releasing a new soundcard, the AudioBahn 16 !

It is a 16 bit Stereo soundcard with integrated SCSI port and
a MPU-401 MIDI-standard interface.

It is also Adlib and Soundblaster compatible.

SCSI Interface is: Adaptec AIC-6269 AL controller chip.


16 bit Recording and playback in Stereo at 44.1 Khz !

Synthesizer: Arial Chip from Sierra Semiconductor...
32 Voices simultaneously !

Modell 3600 1MB ROM-samples on the board !

Included software:
Wave for Windows lite
MCS Music Rack
Aria Listener

Drivers Mixers and *.DDl for windows
MPC-compatible


Seems to be the winning card in 1993 !

This is all I know in this moment..

If you are on Comdex, go to the Genoa booth at S2674 !

There you can see also my new 2 min15 sec MPEG (digital video via
software) demo-animation...

Best regards, Stefan Hartmann, c/o Ingenierbuero Gatz & Hartmann.
email to:  leo@zelator.in-berlin.de

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Newsgroups: comp.music
From: r2yh2@vax1.cc.uakron.edu (Yang Hu)
Subject: Looking for CakeWalk Prof.(used)
Followup-To: rec.music.synth
Organization: The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 03:43:35 GMT

I'd like to buy a used CakeWalk Prof. software.  Please mail your
response to r2yh2@vax1.cc.uakron.edu.   Thank you!
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The U of Akron
Akron, OH 44325
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: cowles@convex.com (John Cowles)
Subject: Re: Sysex on a SoundCanvas
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 23:03:42 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

In article <1992Nov17.160631.12236@convex.com> cowles@convex.com I wrote:
>Has anyone been able to get patch parameter sysex on a SoundCanvas working?
>I can set system parameters and I can do bulk dump uploads -
>but what I want to do is mute a part - which *ought to be* setting
>location 401n08 to 0. I send out F0 41 10 42 12 40 11 08 00 A7 F7 and
>nothing happens. Am I missing something or is this a bug? Surely
>Roland doesn't expect a performer to stop his music and mute 15 parts by
>hand, just because he's got other modules on stage with him besides the
>SoundCanvas. I have an SC-155, BTW.
>
>Using the micro-edit faclity I can change the location from 1 to 0 and
>the part becomes muted.
>


I discovered that the checksum is calculated based on *SEVEN BITS!!* not
eight bits. So, in the above, the checksum should be 27 instead of A7.

I don't think this is documented very well in the manual, but tech support
was very good. Everything is fine now and I won't have that embarassing
pause between numbers on stage! :-)

John
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From: DOWRJ@UK.AC.BHAM.IBM3090
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: info? on generative grammar implementation
Date: 22 Nov 92 09:22:19 GMT
Organization: The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

>I'm attempting to write a computer composition program in C that utilizes
>generative grammars to write music. I found a good generative grammar, but I'm
>not sure how to implement it. Could anyone spare advice and/or source code on
>how to go about this. And please spare any comments on whether or not computers
>can actually write music, and "is it art?" I've read most of the writings of
>Steven Holtzman, who has done extensive work in generative systems using
>grammars.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>
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Have you thought of using a more appropriate language such as PROLOG to
implement the grammar. This would be easier than grundging around in 'C',
though a bit of a nusiance if you then wanted to do something (MIDI) with the
data. But you could have PROLOG as as the generative part of a two part
program (well - I have tried a few experiments with this). If you like I can
send you a simple RTN grammar in prolog, the program generating random
sentances using this and a lexicon.

Robert Dow        DOWRJ@ibm3090.bham.ac.uk      University of Birmingham
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: dgriffin@afit.af.mil (David R. Griffin)
Subject: Voyetra Midi/Windows 3.1
Originator: dgriffin@wb4
Organization: Air Force Institute of Technology
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 01:27:42 GMT


Hello,

Has anybody tried to run windows3.1 with a voyetra midi card? I have 
decided to upgrade my sequencer software for my pc-clone. I've been 
downloading the various windows demos (cakewalk, cadenza), but have 
been unable to get any of them to function. 

System: 486SX, trident 8900 VGA, WD-RLL 1-1 Hard drive interface
2 serial/1 printer/joystick, genius mouse, 4M memory
Dos 5.0/Windows 3.1

Midi Interface: Voyetra 4001 with FSK sync (MPU401 compatable, 
1987 vintage), using default interrupts/port (9/2 and 330). 

Synth: DX7s

Windows setup:

default setup as supplied by microsoft EXCEPT:
   trident 1024x768 video driver
   genius mouse 

Using either windows MPU401 driver or cakewalk driver, I am able to 
play notes to the DX7, but unable to record from the DX7 using the 
cakewalk-for-windows demo. Sometimes the message "MIDI BUFFER FULL" 
appears on the DX7. The "metronome" plays, but no midi information 
from the DX7 makes it back to the sequencer. The "sysex" download 
crashes immediately, saying it is out of memory.

I was unable to get the Cadenza-for-windows demo to start either. It 
claimed "Couldn't set up port driver MUP_DRV.DLL with parametr 2."

My old voyetra SP1 sequencer works fine, as does the voyetra DX7 
librarian. I have been unable to get any of the windows sounds to 
work.

Attempts:
   removed every combination of the sound drivers in the windows 
   environment
      
   changed the interrupts on both the Voyetra card and windows 
   drivers.
   
   Tried to reset the card using a routine in the librian; Unable to 
   get windows to allow a DOS program to access the midi card.
   
   Tried various shareware/public domain programs - The same: able to 
   play, unable to record.


Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks,

David.

  

Newsgroups: comp.music
From: grahame@skyfox.usask.ca
Subject: Wanted: SH-101  &  TR-909
Organization: University of Saskatchewan
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 00:04:43 GMT

Hmmm. No, not superstratosonic jet fighters or brands of dental floss,
but wonderful old Roland products.

I'd like a good condition Roland SH-101 monosynth (preferably red, but I'll
take what I can get) -- and a nice ugly ol' TR-909 drum box. Send mail to
GRAHAME@SASK.USASK.CA

Thanks folks.
Xref: sparky comp.music:5261 rec.audio.pro:2355 rec.music.synth:18557
From: kls30@cd.amdahl.com (Kent L. Shephard)
Newsgroups: comp.music,rec.audio.pro,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Questions about CD mastering
Date: 17 Nov 92 16:54:20 GMT
Distribution: inet
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1e9i9uINN4g7@calvin.usc.edu>, alves@calvin.usc.edu (William
Alves) writes:
>I would like to talk to anyone who has had some experience mastering
>and
>pressing a CD. I assume that one sends the company that does the
>pressing 
>a DAT, but what are the other details? I assume each track is marked
>by
>a DAT id that corresponds to the track number, but what about the time
>between tracks? First, how much time is usually put between tracks?
>Second,
>I have seen that CDs have a countdown time between the end of a track
>and
>the start of another - how is this represented on the DAT? Finally,
>does
>anyone have the names of and experiences with CD manufacturers? What
>are
>some typical costs and how easy are they to deal with? Thanks for any
>info.
>
>Bill

Typical time between tracks varies from about 2-4 seconds.  A DAT is sent to
the pressing house.  With the DAT you also need to send a play sheet that lists
the absolute start time and length of each song.  You need 15 seconds at the 
beginning and end of the date that is completely blank.  You need no test tones
on the tape since the transfer will be digital.

You DAT will need to be "level corrected" either before you send it to the 
pressing house or after.  Before is better since they charge lots of cash for
mastering.  The level correction is actually called normalization.  All this
does is make the peak of every song the same level so a person doesn't have to 
play with the volume on their stereo for each song.  Also make sure you record
at 44.1KHz vs 48KHz since sample rate conversion would have to be done or an
analog step would be needed to get the sample rate to 44.1KHz.  

The pressinfg plant will charge a slight amount to convert from DAT to Sony
1630 format which the disk is cut from.  The more you do on your end as far as
prep goes the less you will wind up paying.  

I do all my mastering and mastering for other folks on a NeXT and they take the
tape with the times and length of songs to the pressing plant they use.


There are quite a few pressing plants.  Disc Makers in Pittsburg,Pa. and
New York have a policy of satisfaction or they refund your money.
They als have a 1 week turn around for cassette.



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From: tom@mills.edu (Tom Erbe)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: SoundHack 0.64
Date: 20 Nov 1992 19:28:22 GMT
Organization: Mills College, Oakland CA
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: ella.mills.edu

I have just finished a new version of SoundHack, a sound file processor for
Macintoshes with FPUs.  The new version has the following:

- binaural processor 
- sound file convolution (spectral multiplication)
- phase vocoder (independant time and pitch scaling)
- vari-speed (interdependant time and pitch scaling)
- ability to read and write many sound file formats, including: Sound
  Designer II, Audio IFF, NeXT/Sun, IRCAM, DSP Designer and text.

SoundHack can be obtained through anonymous ftp to mills.edu (144.91.4.6).
It is in directory /ccm, file SndHck64.hqx.


-- 
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  tom@mills.edu * Mills College, Oakland, CA  94613 * (510) 430-2191
From: joek@cogs.sussex.ac.uk (Josef Karthauser)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: MT-32 Drum Patterns
Date: 22 Nov 92 13:41:53 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex

Is there anywhere that I can get drum patterns for an Roland MT-32 (preferably in
.MID format)? Also is there an MT-32 mailing list?

Any answers would be grately received....

Joe

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From: pan@pannet.UUCP (The PAN Network)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Nancarrow and MIDI (Windows 3.1 
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 01:43:14 EDT
Organization: The PAN Network
Reply-To: dhthomas@pan.com



In re MIDI smear: There are, I would hazard, far too many variables in the
average sound chain to be able to lay blame for MIDI delay on MIDI itself.  From
the sequencer program through to the sound module itself, there can be many
culprits causing audible delay... While MIDI accuracy has been discussed in many
venues (see Keyboard and Electronic Musician magazines for some of these
discussions), MIDI smear is less frequent than many seem to believe.  Yes, MIDI
will have problems with multiple simultaneous glissandi (although maybe not if
the data were sent out separate MIDI ports?), but more often the problem of
audible smear results from delay in the sound generating equipment response
time, or the response time of the actual patch selected. In *most* cases, it
should be possible to find a way to eliminate the problem.



Xref: sparky comp.music:5298 rec.music.synth:18723
From: pcastine@tubkom.prz.tu-berlin.de (Peter Castine)
Newsgroups: comp.music,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: General Midi questions
Date: 21 Nov 92 00:40:32 GMT
Followup-To: comp.music
Organization: TU-Berlin TUBKOM, Germany

In article <jmw.721886486@tasman> jmw@tasman.cc.utas.edu.au (John Mark Williams) writes:
>
>1)	if a module receives a note-on message for a currently sounding note
>	on the same channel should the first note be turned off (some Roland
>	synths default to this)?
>

It's up to the manufacturer

>2)	when a module is using all its available notes, should new
>	notes have priority over currently sounding ones?
>

It's up to the manufacturer


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From: cjn@vaal.cpr.upenn.edu (Christopher Nagel)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: What can I do with my guitar and MIDI?
Date: 24 Nov 92 02:45:33 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.190426.14501@midway.uchicago.edu>  
kamartin@quads.uchicago.edu (kai anthony martin) writes:
> Hello out there,
> 
> 	I'm a guitarist who has recently been turned on to the notion of all 
> this MIDI stuff, and possibly putting songs in my computer, etc.

Well, don't give up.  There is a pickup from Roland, the GK-2 that you can hook  
up to a rack-mount GM-70 (with no sounds) to get MIDI out from your guitar.  Or  
you can get the GR-1 synth which you also need the GK-2 with, but you get alot  
of guitar synth sounds (and a sequencer) with it.  Or you can find a used  
Gibson "Widget" which is a direct MIDI converter that clamps onto your  
straplock.  They discontinued them for lack of sales.

While using MIDI as a way to add cool realtime boxes to your axe may be  
frustrating, you *can* use it to drive composition tools or to record changes  
you can then play back and play over or to tune up or to do chord/melody  
memorization tests or to do finger-training tests, etc.  (These options are  
mostly ideas I'd implement if I had the time on my...yep, you guessed it:  
NeXT!).

So, decide what you want:
	A fancy plug-in box? ____ No.
	A tool for practicing? ____ Yes.
	A tool for composition? ___ Yes.

(these are my late night opinions  :-)

Chris
cjn@vaal.cpr.upenn.edu