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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:FUNYET::ANDERSON
Created:Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1433
Total number of notes:10312

607.0. "Midi Music for beginners" by LASHAM::POORE (Stuart Poore, SRAC, Basingstoke, UK) Tue Sep 19 1989 17:50

    Now I am a complete novice when it comes to music & midi. 
    
    I plan to buy a CHEAP midi keyboard & a CHEAP program for my 520STFM
    (which may soon be upgraded to a 1040). Any recommenations ? (P.D.
    software would be the cheapest !)  
    
    Music Studio seems to be used a lot, but I think I read somewhere that
    it's midi input recording facilities only store the pitch, not the
    duration. Is this true ? It seems a bit limiting. 
    
    Music Contruction Set can also be picked up cheaply these days.
    Does anybody know what it's like.
    
    Idealy, what I'd like to be able to do is play back the duration
    of the notes at my own speed, you know, a bit like the 'one key
    play' facility those cheap CASIOs have. This would help me play
    in a 'live' environment. Does anybody know of any programs that
    could do this (Seems like something that a PD home-hack program
    might do).
    
    Many Thanks,
    		Stuart Poore
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607.1Another noviceFSSB::SODERLUNDWed Sep 20 1989 08:5311
    Hi,
    have you tried the  notes conference " NOVA::COMMUSIC " ??
                                                            
    I think you can get the right answer there,try DIR/TITLE="MIDI" in
    that notes file.

    Just add it to your note directory,and try it.
    
    Regards Hans.
                                                  
    
607.2Music StudioCHEFS::MURPHYJ1Wed Sep 20 1989 09:118
    Re .0
    
    Music Studio is an excellent way of getting into Midi (speaking
    from experience). You are correct in stating that there are limitaions
    in input from a keyboard using this package - duration is not detected.
    
    Jon.
    
607.3Using MIDI, ATARI, SPECTRE, Keyboards, etc. for notation AND CHEAP!TANNAY::BETTELSCheryl, Eur. Ext. Res. Prg., DTN 821-4022Fri Sep 20 1991 07:5545
607.4Go To The MallRGB::ROSTSpike Lee stunt doubleFri Sep 20 1991 12:2113
    There are home keyboards in department stores from Casio, Kawai and Yamaha
    that have full size keys (49 or 61) and MIDI that you could use as
    input devices.  Prices start at about $150-200.  I couldn't hope to list
    model names, there are so many. Just be careful, many of those type of
    keyboards DON'T have MIDI.  You could probably find a used MIDI
    synthesizer for around $200, but buying a Casio off the shelf at your
    local mall is probably a simpler solution.
    
    As far as the problem with Spectre, the sad story is this: either buy a
    Mac MIDI interface to use your current software or buy some Atari
    notation software and use the built-in MIDI ports.
    
    							Brian
607.5Then what is the best Atari notation sw?TANNAY::BETTELSCheryl, Eur. Ext. Res. Prg., DTN 821-4022Fri Sep 20 1991 14:055
I may try and sell my Mac package and get some ATARI sw but I need lots of
functionality in the notation software!

Thanks,
Cheryl
607.6CLab's Notator is the best, without questionMIDI::DANDan Gosselin, Bookreader developmentMon Sep 23 1991 12:481
See my latest 'for sale' note...
607.7Santa was nice to meTANNAY::BETTELSCheryl, Eur. Ext. Res. Prg., DTN 821-4022Fri Dec 27 1991 09:2125
607.8PRNSYS::LOMICKAJJeffrey A. LomickaFri Dec 27 1991 18:083
Are you sure you don't mean 423?  I don't know what 432 is, but 423 is
interoperable with RS232.  You should only have trouble if the adaptor
is configured for 422.
607.9Yes, I got my numbers wrong but the intent is still the sameTANNAY::BETTELSCheryl, Eur. Ext. Res. Prg., DTN 821-4022Mon Jan 06 1992 06:515
As I understand it, the RS232 on the Atari is really an RS232 whereas on the
MAC the RS232 plug really has an RS423 behind it so the midi black box we
bought for the MAC doesn't work with SPECTRE MAC emulator on the Atari.

Cheryl