Re: Using MIDI with Audio Animator

[nparker@cie-2.uoregon.edu (Neil Parker)]

In article <22JUL199618043551@vax2.concordia.ca> spec@vax2.concordia.ca
(Mitchell Spector) writes:
>   I just installed an AE Audio Animator last night, though it came 
>without the manual or a complete set of disks. So far, I've been unable 
>to access it's built-in MIDI feature. Selecting the MIDI sequencer from 
>the AA software application reports, "Could not initialize MIDI Tools0046".
>I've already installed 'Tool032' and tried selecting both 'Card6580.MIDI' 
>and 'Apple.MIDI' from the MIDI control panel. The error seems to indicate
>that a specific file/driver is missing. I've also tried synthLAB and it 
>doesn't see any MIDI devices either (I've set the slot the card is in,
>slot-2, to 'Your Card' before anyone asks).
>
>   Am I missing a special driver or have I merely overlooked the obvious?
>Incidentally, this is one of the few IIgs products Applied Engineering
>did a nice job on. It's nice being able to sample (nearly) distortion-free
>digital audio and in true 2-channel stereo in less! (It actually captures
>both the left and right channels of your audio source as you digitize). 

If you have the disk with the AA application on it, then you should have
all the software you need.  The AA comes with a second disk, but there's
nothing essential on it--just sample sound and MIDI files.

It sounds like the file you need is "CARD8530.MIDI".  You can find it on
the AA application disk, in the SYSTEM/DRIVERS directory.  You need to copy
it to the SYSTEM/DRIVERS directory of your boot disk, and then select it
using the MIDI CDEV.

You have to use the driver from the AA disk...the AA hardware isn't compatible
with either of Apple's drivers.

            - Neil Parker
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