[Coco] CoCo MIDI

Wed Sep 2 10:17:49 EDT 2015

Brian, I have a version of Sound Chaser II sitting on my hard drive that I need to finish (NitrOS9 MShell based).
It has graphics user interface, mouse support, almost unlimited file listing (up to almost 2meg in 29 char names, only limited by your memory), selection from 2 dirs (even 2 separate drives), file filter to only see the formats you want, and supports a couple of more formats (including ".mid" & ".cmf0").
MIDI formats will even play through DW4 MIDI and wavetable music (Musica, Orch90) will play through the 6-bit DAC or the Orch-90 pak in stereo!
It's got 2 little bugs that are "buggin" me, that I need to fix. One of these days I'll finish it up and release it.

For those that weren't around (or have CRS and don't remember) when I released Sound Chaser I, it's an award winning, "Multi-format, Multi-Song Jukebox" for NitrOS9, playing ".ume", ".lyr", ".mus", ".mid" & ".cmf0" formats with ".orc" & ".bw2" in the works. Songs can be selected in any order or format and played individually or by selection list.
Sound Chaser won "Best in Sound & Music" at the 2013 Cocofest "CocoCoding Contest".

Here's the link:
https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/sound-chaser

Maybe this will inspire me to finish up the new version :-)

Bill Pierce
"Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull

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-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Blake <random.rodder at gmail.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Wed, Sep 2, 2015 8:27 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] CoCo MIDI

SoundChaser is still my favorite, Bill.... ;-) :-D

On 9/2/2015 2:17 AM, Bill
Pierce via Coco wrote:
> Mike, The Coco MIDI pak was originally made by "Speech
Systems" (then "Rulaford Research" & "MusicWare").
> The schematics were
obtained by the Glenside Color Computer Club in which they made a run or 2 back
in the late 90s (early 2000s?). You may be able to contact Glenside and see if
they have any laying around. I know they show up at the Cocofest auction quite a
bit.
> The schematics to the MIDI pak are available somewhere.... if you need
them, I have a copy.
> Also, the RS-232 pak can be converted to a MIDI pak. From
what I understand, it's pretty simple. I think Gene Heskett can tell you more
about that mod.
>
> Coco MIDI Pro was actually the software that was sold by
Musicware for the pak (from Coco MIDI, to Coco MIDI 2 & to Coco MIDI 3), a 16
channel real time sequencer/recorder. The software is available in the Color
Computer Archives as well "Lyra" (RSDOS), and "Ultimuse3" (OS9) sequencers, both
of which will use the MIDI pak OR a Coco serial to MIDI cable (bitbanger port).
Coco MIDI Pro will ONLY operate with the MIDI pak as the bitbanger isn't fast
enough to do two way MIDI communication.
>
> As an alternative, DriveWire4
supports "DW4 MIDI" in which the MIDI data is sent through the bitbanger to DW4
which is then ported to the PC's Software MIDI Synth (many available for free on
the net, DW4 comes with one). Both Lyra and Ultimuse3 can use this feature in
DW4 and play MIDI through your PC speakers without any real MIDI hardware
keyboard (really nice!). Special versions are available on my website
(Ultimuse3), or in the Color Computer Archives (Lyra).
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> Bill
Pierce
> "Charlie stole the handle, and the train it won't stop going, no way to
slow down!" - Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull
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> My Music from the
Tandy/Radio Shack Color Computer 2 & 3
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https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/
> Co-Contributor, Co-Editor for
CocoPedia
> http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
> Global Moderator
for TRS-80/Tandy Color Computer Forums
> http://www.tandycoco.com/forum/
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E-Mail: ooogalapasooo at aol.com
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> -----Original Message-----
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From: Michael Brant <brant.michael.l at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color
Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Sep 1, 2015 9:11 pm
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Subject: [Coco] CoCo MIDI
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> I was looking on the CoCopedia website and saw a
hardware device call CoCo
> MIDI.
> Does anyone know about this device or even
have one for sale?  The
> wiki article
> is nonexistent. I been wanting to get
more into MIDI and have
> been looking for
> MIDI hardware for my vintage
computers.
> Thanks,
> Mike
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