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Far, far too much coffee has been consumed but the net result is a
flashy new version (1.7) of Visual Orchestra to be released at the
end of this week. A quick run through of some of the new stuff,
a request for help, a shout to Tim (???) Psychology at York (???)
and then back to it.
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Some of whats new, barely mentioning the entire internal
reworking....
MangoMIDI: 6 sliders for MIDI control of orchestra parameters in
real-time (requires compatible version of Csound and MIDI port)
Visualiser: You can now import standard Csound scores into VisOrc
for graphical display and editing. Orc's next, but that might take
a few years :-(
Added tool bar to main display with multimedia control to playback
audio files with minimum of fuss.
Multiple unit select in Orchestra: Use the right button to select
more than one unit in the orchestra, you can then move, copy,
delete and connect/disconnect in multiples.
View Orchestra/Score now shells to user defined text editor. Compile
options to shell to audio editor or play sound internally.
Orchestra Load/Save reworked. You can now import/export individual
instruments (and scores) into projects with more options.
Added 'Unsupported' unit. Any line of Csound code not available as
a distinct graphical device in VisOrc can be added to your instrument.
Can copy (drag and drop) units between instruments.
Added Help button. Click to display the 'notes' field of unit in
editor or drag and drop any unit onto it.
Can change parameter names
Can quickly add and remove unit parameters using the up and down
buttons (Useful for optional parameters and units like multitap and
linseg)
Dragging units onto the value boxes of parameters replaces the
selected text with the name of the unit being dragged.
Snap and Quantize options in score edit
Added Score menu with screen layout options.
Number of Fn Tables limited only be disk space.
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Now some help please. I've added a path option to call a
csound windows HLP file for general F1 usage but I'd like to
incorporate context sensative help so pressing F1 while a unit was
selected loaded the appropriate topic. If anyone who has compiled
a help file is interested in this compatability with VisOrc drop me a
line with the topic names and numbers.
More info soon
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Dave Perry
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