ST Music and MIDI

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2 total messages Started by Raoul Boomsma Tue, 22 Oct 1985 12:03

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Author: Raoul Boomsma
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1985 12:03

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And now for something completely different...

I am very interested in the sound and MIDI-features of the
ST, but I have some questions:

-	What are the possibilities of the built in music chip and
	what are the builtin GEMDOS system calls to use them?
	I already recovered the sound(x,vol,pitch,oct) and wave()
	calls, but I don't know yet how to use different voices etc.

-	Is this chip really as bad as some people suggest? Then I
	would rather use the MIDI-connections, since I have in mind
	to buy a MIDI-synthesizer soon. Anybody knows of some
	(coming) software for MIDI-applications?

I'd appreciate the experiences and opinions of some other (music)-
interested ST-owners. Thanx,


Raoul.
	
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	Raoul Boomsma
	Vrije Universiteit
	Amsterdam
	...!mcvax!boomsma@ark.UUCP

Re: ST Music and MIDI

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Author: Henry Spencer
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 1985 19:09

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> -	What are the possibilities of the built in music chip and...
> 	Is this chip really as bad as some people suggest?...

The GI AY-3-8910/12/13 series are not really music chips, they are
noisemaker chips.  That is, their purpose is to make noises, some of
which may be musical in a general sort of way.  They are not what you
would pick for serious music work.  They are, on the other hand, not
bad for using sound in human interfacing -- they are vastly superior
to a one-tone beeper!  That is how they should be viewed:  as a better
and more useful replacement for the beeper, not as God's gift to computer
music enthusiasts.
-- 
				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{allegra,ihnp4,linus,decvax}!utzoo!henry

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