Short:        Roland Alpha Juno/MKS-50 Editor/Librarian
Author:       hakke@gmx.de (Andreas Winkler)
Uploader:     hakke gmx de (Andreas Winkler)
Type:         mus/midi
Version:      17.332
Requires:     AmigaOS 3.0+, 68020+, MUI 3.8+
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

AmiPG MUI - Roland Alpha Juno Editor & Librarian

A MUI-based editor, librarian and MIDI audition suite for the
Roland Alpha Juno 1 (JU-1), Alpha Juno 2 (JU-2), MKS-50 rack
module and the SynthPlus series (HS-10 / HS-80).

Edit tones on screen instead of squinting at the synth's two
knobs, keep a library of them on your Amiga, and move whole
banks in either direction over MIDI.

FEATURES:

Two switchable 64-tone banks in memory (128 tones), shown as an
8x8 matrix - compare them, and copy single tones or a whole bank
between them. Edited slots are marked, and AmiPG warns before
unsaved bank changes could be lost.

SysEx transfer of single tones and complete 64-tone bulk dumps,
to and from both disk and the synth, with progress gauges and a
full integrity check on every dump received.

Full editor for all DCO, VCF, VCA, LFO and Chorus parameters,
laid out like a real Roland PG-300 Programmer. Double-click a
slider knob to type an exact value.

Randomizer with a fantasy name generator, and a matrix of all 36
parameters letting you lock any of them out of it - vary one
part of a sound while the rest stays fixed.

Live envelope graph that redraws as you move the Time/Level
sliders.

Virtual MIDI keyboard for auditioning tones without an external
controller - click the keys or play them tracker-style from the
computer keyboard - with octave shift and chord modes.

Arpeggiator, built into the keyboard: plays the selected chord
one note at a time - up, down, up-down or random - with
adjustable tempo, gate length, octave range and latch, and can
be played from the synth's own keyboard as well.

The Arpencer - part arpeggiator, part sequencer - lays a 16-step
on/off pattern over it, turning straight sixteenths into
rhythmic figures, with a pattern length of 1 to 16 steps.

Fully usable without a mouse: function keys switch tabs and
windows, single-key hotkeys trigger the buttons, and Tab plus
the cursor keys reach every field and slider.

Four color schemes - System (4 colors), MagicWB, GlowIcons and
AmiPG's own - with a suitable one picked automatically for your
screen's depth on first start.

Optional live sending of every edit, bubble help and Iconify.

REQUIREMENTS:

AmigaOS 3.0 or higher, a 68020 CPU, MUI 3.8 or later, about
1 MB of free RAM and a screen of at least 640x480 (4 colors or
more). MUI is not included.

The slider graphics and the About logo also need
picture.datatype V43 or later (AmigaOS 3.5, 3.9, 3.1.4, 3.2);
without it they are simply left out.

Recommended: a MIDI interface and an Alpha Juno, MKS-50 or
HS-10/80. Without them AmiPG still manages tone and bank files;
but they are needed for anything live.

The 68020 is a MUI requirement, not AmiPG's. For a 68000
machine, use the GadTools or CLI/TUI version of AmiPG instead -
both are on Aminet separately.

INSTALLATION:

Copy the AmiPG drawer to your hard drive and double-click the
icon. Keep AmiPG.guide in the same drawer.

FUTURE PLANS:

MKS-50 Chord Memory support (load, save and transfer of the
MKS-50's 16 user-programmable chord assignments). This is
MKS-50-only - the feature does not exist on the Alpha Juno 1/2 -
and cannot be tested here for lack of the hardware, so it is
held back rather than shipped unverified. If you own an MKS-50
and would use it, do get in touch.

Freeware, no warranty - see AmiPG.guide for full documentation,
disclaimer and backup advice.