MIDI Stream Analyzer 1.0                      April 26, 1988


       
                                           
                                           
                                           
                               MIDI Stream Analyzer 1.0
                                           
                                  copyright 1988 by
                                 Lewis A.  Etheridge
                                           
                                 GEnie : LAETHERIDGE
                                   CIS : 72376,120
       
       
       MIDI Stream Analyzer (MSA) is an MPU-401 utility that will "decipher"
       what is coming into your computer's MIDI port.  Instead of those
       programs that simply fill your screen with raw hex dumps, MSA will
       translate the incoming data into readable MIDI commands.
       
       Simply type MSA <ENTER> at your DOS prompt to start the program.  Hit
       any key after the welcome screen appears, and you will be presented with
       a blank screen (except for the title bar across the top).  At this
       point, any incoming MIDI data will be translated and displayed on the
       screen.  Hitting any key will exit the program.
       
       This is version 1.0, but I have yet to find any bugs in this first
       release version.  MSA can translate the following MIDI commands:
       
            Note On
            Note Off
            Poly Pressure
            Program Change
            Channel Pressure
            Pitch Bend
            System Exclusive Dumps (Begin/End)
            Controllers:
                 Mod Wheel
                 Breath Controller
                 Foot Pedal
                 Porta Time
                 Data Entry
                 Volume
                 Controller Release
                 Parameter Number
                 Pan Position
                 Damper Pedal
                 Porta Pedal
                 Sostenuto Pedal
                 Soft Pedal
                 Second Pedal Release
       
       Your synthesizers may or may not support all of these commands.
       
       Each 'translation' will supply the relevant data bytes that go with each
       command.  For instance, if MSA receives a Note On command, it will









MIDI Stream Analyzer 1.0                      April 26, 1988


       display the note number and the on-velocity.  System Exclusive dumps are
       still a little messy.  MSA will display the System Exclusive message,
       followed by the entire dump in hex, and ending with a End of System
       Exclusive message.
       
       I have placed MSA into the public domain.  However, this is a
       copyrighted  program.  Do not attempt to modify, hack, patch,
       disassemble, decompile,  or otherwise alter this program.  Feel free to
       distribute original copies of this program with this documentation
       intact.
       
       If you have any comments about MSA or any suggestions for it's
       improvement, please contact me at the above electronic service
       addresses.