A500 as MIDI module

18 July 2006, 23:25

Hi,

How can Paula chip be used as as a synth/sampler module controllable by a external MIDI sequencer?
Is there any software which can be used for this task?

A500
Fat Agnus 8375 (512KB or 1 MB. How can this be checked?)
Kickstart 1.3
TS MIDI interface

Psycreator[mds] · 19 July 2006, 02:42

http://uk.aminet.net/mus/midi/midiIn32.lha

midiIn seems to be something you want. It makes your Amiga to a 16 channel MIDI device wich can be controlled by external Midi sequencer. But this is only a MIDI Sampler, you can put samples like drumsounds on Single Keys of an Channel for Drumkit like layouts. Allso it is possible to put samples on hole keyranges so you can play a Piano like sample like a real one with velocity and Pitch and so on. But I do not know how many Polyphonie you will get over an A500, course this tool renders the samples to an realtime Audio stream over Paula, so on faster machines you get 32 channel polyphonie then... you should try it if it works for you. But is is an small tool wich does not need much memory, so beneath that it would be easiely possible to use a few 8bit samples for playback even on your 1mb A500.

Allso you could try older Octamed Trackers wich can allso handle MIDI data for Input to play some samples, or to sync the tracker to your external Sequencer using Midiclock.

But Softsynth like Midi tracker or tools I do not know any public software wich could run on an plain A500 sorry, for such things you need more power inside

) you should better try free VST Plugins on you PC instead.

RetroMan · 19 July 2006, 10:50

try Bars&Pipes

-> http://www.alfred-j-faust.de/bp/MAIN.html

thinlega · 22 July 2006, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycreator[mds]

http://uk.aminet.net/mus/midi/midiIn32.lha
But Softsynth like Midi tracker

did a full version of this ever get released?

Amiga1992 · 17 June 2010, 23:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psycreator[mds]

http://uk.aminet.net/mus/midi/midiIn32.lha

midiIn seems to be something you want.

THread necromancy!

This looks like something I could use while I figure out which tracker with MIDI suits me best.

Thanks for posting it1
Akai MPC 8-bit version sampler here we go

rkauer · 19 June 2010, 03:14

Best Midi sequencer is OctaMED Sound Studio, hands down.

Of course there is Bars&Pipes and others.

Amiga1992 · 19 June 2010, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkauer

Best Midi sequencer is OctaMED Sound Studio, hands down.

Of course there is Bars&Pipes and others.

You ALL forget that some times, you don't want to have your Amiga as MASTER. That's when the problems begin. Most Amiga MIDI app were focused on having them s masters, instead of slaved.

01 October 2010, 05:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinlega

did a full version of this ever get released?

Ditto.

Did a full version of midiIn ever get released??

Amiga1992 · 01 October 2010, 06:14

Well this program was an utter piece of shit.
I also tried ProjectMIDI. Same garbage.

Unstable and ridden with problems.

18 July 2006, 23:25	#1
pakipaki Posts: n/a	A500 as MIDI module Hi, How can Paula chip be used as as a synth/sampler module controllable by a external MIDI sequencer? Is there any software which can be used for this task? A500 Fat Agnus 8375 (512KB or 1 MB. How can this be checked?) Kickstart 1.3 TS MIDI interface

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19 July 2006, 02:42	#2
Psycreator[mds] Amiga Musician Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Warstein/Germany Age: 44 Posts: 18	http://uk.aminet.net/mus/midi/midiIn32.lha midiIn seems to be something you want. It makes your Amiga to a 16 channel MIDI device wich can be controlled by external Midi sequencer. But this is only a MIDI Sampler, you can put samples like drumsounds on Single Keys of an Channel for Drumkit like layouts. Allso it is possible to put samples on hole keyranges so you can play a Piano like sample like a real one with velocity and Pitch and so on. But I do not know how many Polyphonie you will get over an A500, course this tool renders the samples to an realtime Audio stream over Paula, so on faster machines you get 32 channel polyphonie then... you should try it if it works for you. But is is an small tool wich does not need much memory, so beneath that it would be easiely possible to use a few 8bit samples for playback even on your 1mb A500. Allso you could try older Octamed Trackers wich can allso handle MIDI data for Input to play some samples, or to sync the tracker to your external Sequencer using Midiclock. But Softsynth like Midi tracker or tools I do not know any public software wich could run on an plain A500 sorry, for such things you need more power inside ) you should better try free VST Plugins on you PC instead.

19 July 2006, 10:50	#3
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	try Bars&Pipes -> http://www.alfred-j-faust.de/bp/MAIN.html

19 June 2010, 03:14	#6
rkauer I hate potatos and shirts Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sao Leopoldo / Brazil Age: 58 Posts: 3,482	Best Midi sequencer is OctaMED Sound Studio, hands down. Of course there is Bars&Pipes and others.

01 October 2010, 06:14	#9
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Well this program was an utter piece of shit. I also tried ProjectMIDI. Same garbage. Unstable and ridden with problems.

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