Re: MIDI files on IIgs?

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Dave Althoff (dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us) wrote:
:
:
: Something tells me that this should be fairly straightforward, and has
: probably already been done...but I don't know where to look.
:
: I've noticed that many World Wide Web pages now have soundtracks provided
: by MIDI music files...tiny little files with whole multi-voice songs in
: them.  Of course, listening to them through a SoundBlaster 16 is a little
: unfulfilling when I know my IIgs can do better.
:
: So...Does there exist a program to either play these files directly, or to
: translate them from whatever that .MID format is into something that can
: be played by, say, NoiseTracker or SynthLab, or something like that?
:
: Just wondering...
:
: --Dave Althoff, ][.


Dave, although several programs can do converting of standard MIDI
files into synthLAB format, only one that I'm aware of (that's still
being sold) can directly load up a MIDI file, play it, let you edit
it, and save it back as a standard MIDI file.  This is Clayburn
Juniel's (sorry if I mis-spelled) Music Composer program.  I don't
remember how to contact him, but you can find out by looking at
the announcement in GenieLamp a couple of months ago (archived on
ground).  Other features of his program are a sheet music interface
and the ability to load SoundSmith and Music Studio files (with
instruments!), edit them, and save them as Music Composer, synthLAB,
or standard MIDI files.  Incidentally, this means you can finally
convert your GS music files to run on other computers (the only
other way is conversion to MOD format by NoiseTracker GS v2.0).

-Scott G.