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Re: Converting MIDI files to play on Diversitune GS?

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On 2011-04-15 19:37:53 +0100, Mitchell Spector said:

> dsmith <darylsmith2@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I was browsing your newsgroup looking at archived posts regarding
>> Diversitune GS and a way to play MIDI files with it. From what I have
>> read, the files have to be converted to work with Diversitune. There
>> was even mention of some utility that can convert MIDIs to the MUS
>> format for Diversitune.
> 
>     The program you're referring to (and Alex mentioned) is called
> The Music Modifier. Looking in my archives, I have version 2.8
> and it was written "M. Jackson".
> 
>     It's a GS/OS program with text-based interface. It allows you
> to convert MIDI into Diversi-Tune format, but from what I recall
> you have no control over the conversation process. It did work,
> but from what I remember all tracks are assigned to the "piano"
> instrument (it may have used drums too?) and the tempo was
> set far too slow.
> 
>     The program also had the option of converting Diversi-Tune
> and MIDI files into MIDIsynth (synthLAB) format, as well as
> convert Diversi-Tune songs into MIDI files. I seem to remember
> using it years ago before MIDIConverter was introduced.
> 
>> What I would like to achieve is the ability to take MIDI files from
>> the web and convert them to work with Diversitune. Then I would use
>> ADTPro to transfer a disk image with the appropriate files to work on
>> my Apple IIGS.
> 
>     I found MIDIsynth a better format simply because you have
> a wider variety of instruments and more realistic wavetable-type
> sound. Diversi-Tune was a type of rich sounding FM-synthesis,
> although you'll have more voices available.
> 
>> I'm also using Kegs 0.91 on Ubuntu Linux and Ciderpress via Wine
>> emulation. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or assistance.
> 
>     I found Diversi-Tune doesn't emulate that well under KEGS.
> The program runs fine, but the tonal quality sounds broken
> and strange. MIDIsynth has some similar issues, it's something
> I would have assumed would be fixed all these years later.
> 
> Mitchell Spector

Damn! Wish I'd read that earlier, it's taken me ages to find the 
program itself!

If you go to my site here:

http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/cffa-card-review

Go to the bottom of the article and download the Utilities & Aural 
Creative 32 meg image, it includes Music Modifier. Once on your real or 
virtual IIGS, open the image in the Finder and open the 'SW.Aural' 
folder and it's in there, with all docs.

Hope you get some good use out of it! BTW - I encourage anyone and 
everyone to re-download the rest of the 32 meg images on the same page, 
as I quietly update them from time to time, stuffing each image to 
gills with as much IIGS software as possible.

- Alex

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Converting MIDI files to play on Diversitune GS? dsmith <darylsmith2@gmail.com> - 2011-04-08 23:25 -0700
  Re: Converting MIDI files to play on Diversitune GS? Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> - 2011-04-09 20:34 +0100
    Re: Converting MIDI files to play on Diversitune GS? dsmith <darylsmith2@gmail.com> - 2011-04-10 14:21 -0700
  Re: Converting MIDI files to play on Diversitune GS? Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-15 14:37 -0400
    Re: Converting MIDI files to play on Diversitune GS? Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com> - 2011-04-16 21:41 +0100

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