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April 2, 2001
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- MIDI SYStem EXplorer (Amiga) is now freely distributable.
- Fixed memory leak caused by sometimes unfreed module gadgets.
- Fixed bug that would sometimes cause a crash when opening a module.
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MODULES
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The following MSE modules are available for download from the
MIDI SYStem EXplorer support area of the young monkey website:
http://www.youngmonkey.ca/hands/files/MSE/index.html
- Akai S-612
- Boss SE-50
- Korg M1
- Lexicon LXP-5
- Oberheim Matrix 1000
- Oberheim Matrix 6R
- Roland A-880
- Roland Juno-106
- Roland MKS-7
- Roland MKS-50
- Roland M-VS1
- Roland SDX-330
FEATURES
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- Fully automated control.
- ARexx support.
- Openable on any public screen.
- Extensive customization allows the user to design standard
interfaces for all MIDI products connected to the system.
- Graphic interfaces are designed external to the main program. This
minimizes memory requirements and increases the interface speed.
- Just about everything is customizable, including: layout, fonts,
gadgets, colors, images, menus, MIDI events, etc.
- Allows the user to enter MIDI information from a device's user manual
and configure a custom interface to access parameters.
- Supports ALL MIDI events.
- Patch/Librarian data is stored in MIDI standard format, for easy
importing to other software.
- Has the ability to edit individual parameters on devices that only
support patch dumps.
- MIDI communication can operate with realtime feedback and/or through
user interaction.
- Edits can be made without connection to a MIDI device, if required.
- Includes lots of examples and common device interfaces, to get you
started.
- Supports MIDI.library (PD), BlueRibbon.library (B&P), TriplePlayPlus,
and CAMD.library (DeluxeMusic) allowing simultaneous use with other
programs that also use these libraries.
- Can be run upto 9 times simultaneously, with individual ARexx
ports.
ABOUT MSE
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Many, so called, UNIVERSAL PATCH EDITORS have come and gone for the
Amiga. One of our biggest complaints, and the reason why we made
MSE, is that these editors are not anywhere near UNIVERSAL. The
approach others have taken is in requiring 'modules' to be purchased
for each MIDI device to be controlled. This is fine as long as you can
get a module for EVERY device you have. But we all know that,
especially on the Amiga, this has not ever happened. Then of course,
when the company goes out of business or discontinues the program, no
further modules are ever made.
So, along come a few other public domain and shareware authors to try
and fill in the hole. These programmers either chose to code
individual editors or make an another attempt at a UNIVERSAL EDITOR of
their own. These UNIVERSAL EDITORS require you to be able to program
in C or Assembler in order to make your own editors. If you wanted to
do that why would you bother with their patch editor at all?
Well, MIDI SYStem EXplorer has arrived... we do not claim that MSE is a
UNIVERSAL PATCH EDITOR... we are not sure such a thing is even possible,
but MSE does strive to solve a lot of these problems:
1) Development of other programs stopped because nobody was buying it,
and no editor exists for my new one of a kind MIDI ZEN-ZAMBULATOR.
Even if development of MSE stops, you would very likely still be
able to create new modules, because MSE already supports most MIDI
formats.
2) You are a musician, you do not know how to program in C, or
Assembler or any other language. And if you did you would rather be
composing than programming modules!
MSE supports modules created by the MSE-Compiler. It converts text
definition files into modules that MSE can use. The compiler uses an
easy to learn language specifically written to be as easy to
understand as possible. In many cases, you can simply modify an
existing definition file to work with another device.
If you can use a text editor and you understand X/Y coordinates you
will likely learn MSE's definition language fast. See the definitions
directory for samples of definition files. Once you get a hang of
things, making modules is FAST. And once you have the editor done, you
will be amazed at how much time is saved and how much more creative the
process of sound generation becomes!
Definition files and modules will be freely available. So, if
you are not interested in making your own modules you can still use
modules made by us and others.
3) Other editors do not work while my sequencer or other program is
running.
MSE will run in conjunction with programs that use the public domain
MIDI.library, BlueRibbon.library or CAMD.library.
Imagine being able to edit patch data while having that MIDI
information recorded directly into a sequencer. It is possible and
opens up great creative possibilities.
5) Other software is too expensive!
We think so too.
WHAT WILL MSE DO?
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MSE has been designed to control all types of MIDI data through a
programmable graphic user interface or by external software control.
MSE can be used as a simple MIDI Controller or a complex patch editing
system.
Some possible applications:
- MIDI Volume/Pan Mixer (with automated fading)
- Patch Editor
- Patch Librarian
With the definition language you can design the entire user interface
to meet your needs. Screen mode/size (Amiga/CyberGFX/etc.), window
size and position, fonts, borders, colors, gadget placement, etc. can
all be customized. As well, you can define the character set, MIDI
port (Triple Play Plus is supported) and much more.
WHAT WON'T MSE DO?
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- Waveform editing (samplers) is not supported. Another program
WaveFormer (under development) is being designed for this.
- Probably some other things too, but that first one is the most commonly
asked about.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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http://www.youngmonkey.ca/hands/files/MSE/index.html
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