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Re: Problem with midi2cs and other midi questions

Date1998-03-12 10:49
Fromjames@maths.ex.ac.uk
SubjectRe: Problem with midi2cs and other midi questions
> Yes Csound is not yet midi-intuitive.  I am using alot of algorithmic
> composition software at the moment as well as Cakewalk Pro Audio as my
> master container and manipulator.  I am endevoring to create midi
> controlled virtual synths in Csound so that the score would almost be a
> non-issue, except for the minimal f-statement.
> 	In Cake, there is now a feature called studioware, where one can build
> virtual control panels for any piece of equipment so I plan on building
> panels to control and program these synths in real-time.  They also let you
> save the parameters of these panels so in effect you could save presets
> like on a real sysnth.  Then you could call up a work file and there would
> be your synths and saved sounds.  Wish me luck.  I will post my work as I
> progress.  It would also help the non-score midi type people in the Csound
> community to get into Csound without a huge learning curve.
> Ken Locarnini  
> 

I've been listening with interest to the threads regarding real-time 
control and the problem of intuition while working with CSound and 
we seem to be thinking along the same lines.      I would like to see 
CSound become far more intuitive,   hence Visual Orchestra,   but I 
have experimented over the last few days with MIDI control of 
parameters using CSound command MIDICTRL.   It seems to me that a 
virtual MIDI synth interface is what is needed,     I've not seen 
Cakewalks studioware feature but I suppose it to be similar to 
Cubase's realtime MIDI controllers,   OK but not ideally suited to 
CSound control.

	What about a MIDI controller designer (This could 
be incorporated into VisOrc or be run seperately) where the user can 
design and save sets of buttons and sliders with assignable MIDI 
functions?      I'd make a start but CSound crashes with even the 
simplest MIDI control messages.

Dave Perry
   
Dave Perry




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