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Title: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: Mike_UK on March 07, 2006, 07:05:30 PM

Does anyone have a AMIGA with MIDI set-up?
I have just got a Roland D20  :-D  and wish to use the AMIGA as a sequencer??
I have managed to get hold of the ADF's for Music-X
Has anyone got any recomendations of better software to use?
Also need a MIDI interface.!
Cheers!  :pint:  

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: amigagr on March 07, 2006, 07:22:58 PM

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Mike_UK wrote:
Also need a MIDI interface.

these pages (http://www.google.gr/search?q=amiga+midi&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) may help :-)

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: SamuraiCrow on March 07, 2006, 07:29:06 PM

You could build your own (http://de4.aminet.net/hard/hack/SwG-MboX.lha) since the Amiga serial port uses the correct speed for MIDI interfacing.

There might be better MIDI software but I always used MED Soundstudio instead.  To get the download link for MED Soundstudio join the mailing list at MED_Soundstudio_Amiga-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: Xand on March 07, 2006, 08:00:47 PM

Look here under music: Amiga Uiversity. (http://amigau.com/)

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: bloodline on March 07, 2006, 08:12:28 PM

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Mike_UK wrote:
Does anyone have a AMIGA with MIDI set-up?
I have just got a Roland D20  :-D  and wish to use the AMIGA as a sequencer??
I have managed to get hold of the ADF's for Music-X
Has anyone got any recomendations of better software to use?
Also need a MIDI interface.!
Cheers!  :pint:  

If you are used to sequencers, then I find MusicX fits the bill... but I personally use OctaMED for pretty much all Music work on the Amiga.

I use the Datel MIDIMaster (http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=690)

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: Ral-Clan on March 07, 2006, 08:26:45 PM

Search for Bars & Pipes on Google.

Probably the best MIDI sequencer ever made for any computer platform.

OctaMED is good, but it's a different beast: more of a sample triggering program (although it can trigger MIDI too).  A bit mechanical in its approach to composing.

Bars & Pipes is for those who think more "organically".

Free and still being updated by Alfred Faust (thank you Alfred!).

http://www.alfred-j-faust.de/download.html#BPNew

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: Mike_UK on March 07, 2006, 10:15:57 PM

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bloodline wrote:

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I personally use OctaMED for pretty much all Music work on the Amiga.

I use the Datel MIDIMaster (http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showhardware.cgi?HARDID=690)

Which version is best for ease of use ?
I can download ADF's or PRO 2.0 to PRO 5.04???
Cheers!

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: Stefano on March 07, 2006, 11:17:19 PM

Hi Mike,

wether or not you use Music-X (V 2.0 preferably) or Bars 'n Pipes is up to you. They are both on an equal professional level. You have to find out which one works good for you.
 
For me Music-X works best. It's got everything you could wish for except that the Librarian page lacks specific support for many a synth. If you can get hold of a D50 or a Casio CZ... , you DO get the bonus of editing your synth patches grafically from within Music-X!! Otherwise you can still use the Librarian to only store your patches anyway.

I use it with:

AKAI-S900, Oberheim DPS, Yamaha SY55, Kurzweil Micropiano, Roland JX-3P, Emu Pro-cussion, Zoom 9030, Behringer Virtualizer, Tascam TMD8000 + DA98 and 3x DA38 (synced with MTC/SMPTE, where Music-X slaves) and various mics.
The TMD8000's automation can only be run from a Powermac. The Mac is connected to MIDI through a MOTU-interface.

There is actually only one thing that I find a bit quirky about the Music-X program. You cannot import/load MIDI-files straight from the menu. You have to use the supplied fileconversion software that perfectly turns MIDI-files into Music-X projects.

It's amazing that the author of the program only wrote some games and then co-wrote this comprehensive mega-music-tool with musicians and studio-engineers. I've seen it do things that programs like Cubase still cannot do.

But don't forget that talent and is not a menu-option.

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: billchase on March 08, 2006, 02:04:51 AM

Bars and Pipes is available for both MorphOS and OS4 if you
decide to go either route.

C Snyder

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: Ral-Clan on March 08, 2006, 05:38:22 PM

OctaMED SoundStudio v. 1.3c (I think) is the latest free version (available on the MED homepage once you sign up).  I'm not sure if it's the best version for an A500 though, as it is the most CPU/RAM intensive.

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: SamuraiCrow on March 08, 2006, 07:26:29 PM

Actually the latest free version of MED Soundstudio is 1.03c and you can get the link to it by emailing the link in my previous post.

Title: Re: AMIGA & MIDI
Post by: darksun9210 on March 08, 2006, 07:34:09 PM

YAY! i had a Roland D-5... wish i'd never gotten rid of... long story.

anyway. if you can get hold of one, the Datel Midimaster is your ticket to midi magic.

octamed soundstudio is pretty damn good.
music-X is good if you have the time to spend with it.
i had bars and pipes, but never made anything good with it. too complicated. but a professional bit of kit anyway.