Hi Csounders, I am fairly new to the list, haven't posted before, but have been using Csound for several weeks and enjoying it very much. :) I am an
organ student looking to branch out into computer music using Csound as my "virtual studio."

Now, my question . . .
jpff@maths.bath.ac.uk wrote:

> There is no code to deal with MIDI devices.  I did sketch some of it
> once, but as I do not have MIDI on my PC I could not check it.
> -Mstdin should work though, or it might.

How can I use the -M flag in Winsound? I don't see it anywhere in the dialogs. BTW, it appears to me that perhaps only about half of the flags listed
in the Windows help file by rasmus ekman are accessible using the dialogs when you run winsound.exe. Why?

Since "there is no code to deal with MIDI devices" in the Windows version of Csound and since at least some of us haven't been able to use MIDI files
with Csound in Windows, does anyone know of a Windows program for converting MIDI files to scores that meets at least some of the following criteria:

1. reliably translates channel number to instrument number, and velocity and note number to given p-fields;

2. optionally translates pitch-bend, aftertouch, continuous controllers, etc., to user-definable p-fields;

3. translates tempos;

4. allows the user to convert selected tracks and/or measures (so the entire song isn't compiled, to save time).

BTW, I am not looking for programs designed for realtime use, as I am stuck with a Pentium 75 for the time being. :(
Any pointers would be much appreciated.

Terry Cast
University of Oklahoma