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	Release 1.0 - - - MIDIstuff part I - - - Date: 16 Aug 1990

        Ok, so this is my little MIDI tool package. It's the first
             release, it's my first Amiga release anyway. :-)
      Introducing: This package contains 4 little tools that use the
      MIDI.library so that they can use MIDI at the same time and can
                   easily be combined in a modular way.

MIDIkeys	V1.0	"Virtual MIDI Keyboard"
~~~~~~~~
 Simulates a MIDI keyboard by painting a 10-octave (!) (full MIDI note range)
 into a window, all incoming MIDI notes (kinda OMNI ON) are displayed by
 highlighting the keys, the colours change depending on the velocity, when
 the window is activated a piano keyboard is simulated on the Amiga keyboard
 which is converted into outgoing MIDI events. Input and output streams are
 by default sent to the MIDI interface.

	SYNOPSYS: [run] MIDIkeys [-i <Input>] [-o <Output>] [-t] [<Name>]
	~~~~~~~~
 With the <i> and <o> options MIDI input & output streams can be redirected,
 if a stream doesn't exist then the keyboard simply won't have it, e.g.
 "MIDIkeys -i none" will cause MIDIkeys to not have any input to show.
 The <t> enables an additional "thru" route between the input and output.
 The <Name> is by default "Keyboard", it is the name used in the public MIDI
 routing lists, you can use an other if you use more than one keyboard, the
 new name will appear in the titlebar of the window.

 For other notifications the screen titlebar is used. MIDIkeys has a few
 special keys: Right-Amiga-[`] toggles MIDI thru, also F10 does.
 F2 and F1 respectively increment and decrement the channel the keyboard
 sends on, which by default is 1.
 And there also is a silly surprise key hidden somewhere...

MIDIdump	V1.0	"Simple MIDI SysX Dumper"
~~~~~~~~
 Receives & Sends MIDI "System Exclusive" data, (sysx, patch data for
 synthesizers etc.). Data can be stored and retrieved from DOS.

	SYNOPSYS: [run] MIDIdump
	~~~~~~~~
 This tool always connects directly to the MIDI ports. It allocates 50000
 bytes of buffer space for sysx data at startup. It opens a text window
 and displays the list of commands, it uses the ARP FileRequester for
 data storage. The program is self-explicatory (I hope!).

MIDIrec		V1.0	"Little MIDI Recorder"
~~~~~~~
 Records or plays back note data from the musical instrument digital
 interface (MIDI) using MIDI realtime information as timing clock.
 Sequential music data can be stored and retrieved from DOS.

	SYNOPSYS: [run] MIDIrec [-i <Input>] [-o <Output>] [-t] [<Name>]
	~~~~~~~~
 Arguments and options are identical to those of MIDIkeys, but, if a MIDI
 socket doesn't exist the program complains.

 You'll be surprised when you run it, it has no "PLAY" or "STOP" keys,
 in fact it expects START and STOP events to come from MIDI along with the
 timing information, so the only key there needs to be is the "RECORD"
 gadget which toggles recording and playback, when pressed it automatically
 'rewinds' so that recording or playback can be started immediately without
 even stopping the clock, unless you have a drum machine or sequencer
 attached, which would get out of sync. When activating the "RECORD" gadget
 the buffer is automatically deleted, no "tape merging" can be done!
 A MIDI-start-event rewinds the tape too, so the "REWIND" gadget isn't
 usually needed. For notifications the screen titlebar is used.
 Further functions can be obtains by picking menu items or pressing the
 equivalent keys. The functions and keys are:

	Load	(right-amiga-"l")	Choose a file to load.
	Save As	(right-amiga-"s")	Choose a filename to save music to.
	Re-Read	(right-amiga-"r")	Load that file again.
	Write	(right-amiga-"w")	Save it again.
	Help	(right-amiga-".")	Give info about "tape".
	Thru	(right-amiga-"`")	Toggle the thru function.

MIDIclock	V1.0	"MIDI Clock Generator"
~~~~~~~~~
 Should be a reliable source of MIDI realtime clock information, but it
 isn't. I warn you, this program generates a lot of load, too. It is better
 to avoid using it, rather have clock events come in from the real MIDI.
 But if you have no other choice...

	SYNOPSYS: [run] MIDIclock [-o <Output>] [<Name>]
	~~~~~~~~
 Redirect the output as usual, use <Name> if you want more then one
 (bleargh!) MIDI clock in your system! (to generate MIDI coughs etc..)

 The MIDIclock is called by the timer.device 96 times per quarter note, it
 then outputs a clock event to its MIDI port, which can be redirected
 into the recorder or anywhere else. It has 3 buttons, START, STOP and
 CONTINUE, which do what they're supposed to, a proportional gadget
 changes the speed, which by default is set to 120 b/m.

	 BUGS:	Amiga may halt when too much overhead is generated.
	 ~~~~
 This happens all too easy, for example when doing lots of multi-tasking
 like running a mouse accelerator or other load. It also can happen when
 you use the speed gadget while the clock is running, so always stop it
 when changing output speed, better not change it at all, it does strange
 things sometimes! The MIDIclock has a little overhead detecting routine,
 it will toggle the power-LED when overhead is detected. If the flashing
 rapidly increases you better click the MIDIclock away and start a new one.

List of files the binaries package should include:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
README
MIDIclock		The executables
MIDIdump
MIDIkeys
MIDIrec
EXEC.ME			A script to run a typical configuration

Libs			The libraries used by the executables
Libs/ARP.Library	I'm not sure if they are the latest releases.
Libs/MIDI.Library	Put them in libs: if you don't have them.

SeQuences		Data files that can be played by MIDIrec.
SeQuences/Bass & Tubes        [Lynx'86]		One channel, non-dynamic.
SeQuences/Castagna Groove     [Lynx'89]		Dynamic, multi-channel.

SysX			Data files for MIDIdump
SysX/CasioRequest.x	A sysx data dump request for Casio CZ synths.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE
 The binaries package is placed into public domain, this also includes the
 music files. Spread this data in whatever way you want, but leave my name
 in it, please. The package is provided "as is". I don't guarantee the
 functionality of any data provided with this package.
 Source-code and binaries are in seperated packages, the source is available
 but not in public domain, read the copyright notice provided with the
 source package.

 Follow-up MIDIstuff packages may contain more efficient versions of
 these programs, but also new MIDI modules like a MIDI-to-Amiga-Audio
 interface, enhanced recording software like a MIDI sequencer, a
 screen-sharing interface for all modules, REXX interfaces, etc...

CONCLUDING...
 Hope this helps you MIDIaners out there, enjoy music, enjoy MIDIstuff! :-)
 Btw, none of the executables can be made resident.

Material encouragements to:

	~~~	Carl "Lynx" v. Loesch
	$ $	  Georgenstr. 142
	 v	 D - 8 Muenchen 40
	\_/	       ~~~~~~~~        "West" Germany...

Virtual encouragements and suggestions to:

	loesch @ informatik.tu-muenchen.de
		(valid till october'90 i hope)
	lynx % suttner @ uniol.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de
		(if the mailers manage to get through to this machine)
	gebhart @ informatik.tu-muenchen.de
		(if the above doesn't works; a dear friend of mine)