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From: Julian Baker
<jbaker@southbank.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Xtra to read MIDI input
Just to let you know that Beatnik has no latency compared to
Yamaha, and in
my humble opinion it's virtual synth knocks spots of QTMI (beatnik
contains
their own custom sounds including some electro sounds - missing
from
general midi), on top of that it now has ten different reverb settings
-
that's reverb types not amount. Actually I think Aplples sounds
are the
weakest, at least the Roland set.
Beatnik also allows you to embed your own samples, which Yamaha
doesn't.
You can do this with the Atomic Instrument Editor and QTMI but it
isn't
easy, even if you can find a copy.
Yamaha only has two advantages
really - it can direct midi-out to an
external setup, and the drum patches feature an 'analogue kit' better
known
as the 808, come on Beatnik give us the 808 & 909.
If you're developing for
the mac and don't want to play midi files, only
trigger notes, try Geoff Smiths Midi xobject, triggers notes from
QTMI, so
has very low overhead. And also has pitch bend implemented unlike
Yamaha,
we love those cheap effects!.
I'm with Lon that if you're
not Dir7 then Hypermidi is simply the only way
for midi-in stuff, but I've heard multiple reports that OMS (which
you
need) won't work under OS8.5.
Also hypermidi doesn't feature any virtual synth so you will need
an
external midi set-up.
I've heard through the
grapevine that there is a midi-in cross platform
xtra being developed - fingers crossed
Hope to be of help
PS Anyone interested or have knowledge of Director/midi feel free
to drop
me a line at jbaker@mailbox.co.uk, I'm trying to put together a
faq on midi
on my site, but as usual am busy - need that kick up the arse ;)
Jules
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