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gull
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response 7 of 15:
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Sep 4 14:07 UTC 2003 |
Re #6: A few points:
A serial port and a joystick port are different. I think the confusion
comes because some sound cards use the joystick port to carry MIDI
signals, and you can also buy MIDI adapters that plug into a serial
port. The two things are seperate, though.
The quality of your sound card's samples only matters if you're using
the sound card itself as a MIDI output device. If you're connecting
your keyboard's MIDI interface to the computer, the samples that matter
will be the ones on the keyboard. You can also get "software synth"
programs to play MIDI using their own sample banks, instead of the ones
built into the sound card or keyboard.
MIDI is a bit confusing until you realize what exactly it is. A WAV or
MP3 file is like a cassette tape recording; it contains a digitized
recording of a particular sound. It sounds basically the same no matter
how you play it. MIDI is more like a player piano roll; it describes
the music in terms of notes and durations, and it's up to the MIDI
output device to actually turn them into sounds. How the result sounds
will depend on what device it's played through. That device can be a
chip on a sound card, a software program, a keyboard, or anything else
that can make music. There have been MIDI-controlled pipe organs.
There's even a propane-powered organ that's controlled through a MIDI
interface. (See http://www.lhpo.org/)
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scott
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response 8 of 15:
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Sep 4 14:50 UTC 2003 |
I believe there are now some inexpensive USB-MIDI adapters out there.
Many sound cards have a 15-pin female connector for MIDI and also joystick,
but the adapter cable is $15-20 (I found a schematic online and made my own,
which wasn't trivial since the schematic was wrong!).
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fitz
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response 9 of 15:
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Sep 4 18:01 UTC 2003 |
I stand corrected on the distinction between a serial connection and a
joystick connection--It is a joystick connection.
Nevertheless, extensive lengths of cable can be used. I should have thought
to mention that USB-MIDI should be on the market by now.
I hope you don't have Win 3.1, because configuring the protocols for MIDI
devices was a real headache and test of patience with that platform.
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mynxcat
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response 10 of 15:
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Sep 4 18:22 UTC 2003 |
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scott
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response 11 of 15:
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Sep 4 18:36 UTC 2003 |
That would be a safe assumption, yes. :)
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jaklumen
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response 12 of 15:
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Sep 5 05:40 UTC 2003 |
resp:6 they used Finale at the piano lab when I was at Central
Washington University. The commands are a little complex, but it does
seem pretty comprehensive.
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mynxcat
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response 13 of 15:
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Sep 14 02:38 UTC 2003 |
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tod
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response 14 of 15:
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Sep 14 06:45 UTC 2003 |
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krj
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response 15 of 15:
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Sep 16 22:38 UTC 2003 |
(( Linked from Summer 2003 Agora to Music, so it can be easily found as a
reference topic. ))
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