[Coco] more MIDI stuff

[Bill Pierce]

That is "Virtually: kool... ;-)

Actually, I have been using Loopbe since right after Vista came out. It seems to be the only
midi router working in Vista/7 right now. We used to use MidiOx but it's never been updated
so Loopbe is the one now. I use it mostly to send MMC (midi machine control) code between
programs to start/stop them at the same time for record and playback. There are several audio
routers that do the same thing as well.

Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: Aaron Wolfe <aawolfe at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Thu, Dec 8, 2011 5:44 am
Subject: [Coco] more MIDI stuff


It seems like CoCo and MIDI is a hot topic lately. I've been talking
ith several folks about various MIDI stuff so thought I'd share a new
rick I found today.
There is a free virtual midi redirector for windows called LoopBe1
hat lets you route midi between programs running on the same
omputer, even if that computer has no actual midi hardware.  Link is
ttp://nerds.de/en/loopbe1.html
We can use loopbe1 to route the MIDI output from the CoCo via DW4 into
ny application running on the host computer.. and that means you can
o some really neat stuff, all without any dedicated MIDI hardware.
f course if you do have MIDI hardware, DW4 will use that too, but
W+LoopBe1 lets you send MIDI from CoCo to a local software synth or
equencer without it.
Here is a new video showing this in action and answering some of the
uestions ppl have asked about previous vids.  It even has music
moused" by Bob Devries (but why does Ebony and Ivory just end in the
iddle..  a corrupt file or just got bored with the mousing?):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5BNxCUwGNE
BTW - This video might contain the most ridiculous amount of virtual
tuff I've ever assembled..  a virtual PC running linux running a
irtual CoCo in MESS using John's patch to make it's virtual bitbanger
end bytes over TCP/IP using a virtual network interface in the linux
M which talks to DriveWire 4 (which does actually run on a real
omputer, but in a java virtual machine), which then routes the MIDI
ata to a virtual MIDI port that is connected to a virtual FM
ynthesizer.  The only thing that's real is probably the music itself,
hich is actually very good despite the insane amount of tomfoolery
hat produces it.
-Aaron
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