WinUAE: MIDI Port where art thou?

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Make sure UAE is not running (i.e. an emulation is not executing) when you try to adjust your MIDI settings in WinUAE.  Sometimes you cannot change settings in UAE if an emulation is currently running.

Not sure if this is your problem, but it might be.

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Ya... I'm always good at bug reports...

So much so I think most authors hate me!

You need to make sure you actually have a MIDI device in your computer.  I.e. you said you were using a Soundblaster Live....someone suggested that the MIDI part (MPU-401?) might have been stripped out of your version.  Might want to check that.

Even so, if you are using Windows XP or beyond, isn't there a software MIDI module built into Windows?  I don't use it, but I remember that when I use MIDI software under Windows XP, I can either direct output to the MicroSoft MIDI module (can't remember what it is called) or my real MIDI hardware.

Anyway, WinUAE is great for MIDI.  I use Bars & Pipes and other MIDI software through WinUAE.  It's pretty good.  My MIDI interface is built into an M-Audio Audiophile 192 sound card and works well.

I think if you use something like MIDI-Yoke (freeware) or MIDI-OX you can even sync audio recording software running on the Windows side with Amiga MIDI sequencers via MIDI Time Code or MIDI Clocks and use the two simultaneously.

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Anyhow it is much better than being limited to one In port and one Out port as I will be in Windows.

The MIDI device sticks just out the back of the Amiga, is very sturdy, and has 1 In port, 2 Out ports, and 1 Out port that can also be switched to a Through Port. On top of that you can still plug in more devices behind this on. And to make a killer device even cooler, I ordered a MIDI switch from London that allows me to use a switch to determine what my Input device will be, thus giving me a total of 2 In Ports!!!!

Just use a MIDI merge box:
http://www.midisolutions.com/prodmrg.htm

Then you can have two (or four) MIDI inputs depending on which version of the box you buy...and you won't have to throw a switch.  All can be used at the same time.

I use a MIDI merge box on my MIDI input, and a four way MIDI splitter on my MIDI output.

But - you DO know MIDI devices can be daisy chained, eh?  Like two keyboard controllers can be daisy chained through each other, for instance (using the MIDI THROUGH) port.  Then it doesn't matter if your computer only has one MIDI input.

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Thus far in today's episode of OctaMED S.S. 1.3c vs winUAE.


Midi key up and or volume sensing isn't as responsive as it would be on a real Amiga. Some times it gets it right, some times it tweaks out.

When highlighting a range, the hilighted area does not entirely highlight.

I've not tested to see if sample timing has been corrected yet.

Are you running OctaMED SS 1.3c in a native chipset mode or an RTG mode?  Try and RTG mode, like 640x480 RTG or 800x600 and see if it helps.