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>   Well, i want it so much that i should be able to try to program it
> myself, though i only have very poor knowledge in programming... Does
> anyone more experimented could tell me if it's only possible, if it's
> hard, what programming langage i should use, and where i should look
> for needed tools and documentation? Basically, it should just analyse
> incoming midi strings and datas & replace the strings by an (user
> definable) different string and process the datas with several
> functions (incr/decr, +, -, /, *, ...)
>    
>   Of course, if an already existing soft does the job (even if it has
> other functions i don't need), i would be happy to bypass the
> programming learning ;)

>From: Boris Franck <boris_franck@...>
>Reply-To: atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com
>To: atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [atari-midi-archives] Midi event processor???
>Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 05:14:35 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hello,
>
>   Does anyone knows of a simple realtime midi event processor for the 
>Atari st? By simple i dont particularly mean easy, i just want to point the 
>difference with sequencing or algorythmic functions (that i don't need).
>
>   In my dreams, i imagine something like the "Midi Event Processor" 
>hardware from Midi Solutions, with maybe more flexibility: you should be 
>able to define several "event translations" functions like changing a 
>particular CC to a defined Sysex, or Note to Program Changes, or Sysex to 
>anything other... It should also be able to calculate events with 
>Increment/decrement functions (eg, it sends a program change incremented by 
>one each time i push the same button on my controller), and also define 
>maximum and minimum values in In & Out. Plus some mathematic functions...
>
>   The best would be a software like "Building Blocks" for PC (its a 
>modular environment -looks a bit like Audiomulch or Reaktor- that only 
>processes Midi information), but for the Atari. And mor stable, as BB 
>isn't...
>
>   I already asked this question here some times ago, was redirected to 
>huge lists of software, but wasn't lucky enough to find something close to 
>my expectations... Maybe such a software doesnt exist for the ST?
>
>   Well, i want it so much that i should be able to try to program it 
>myself, though i only have very poor knowledge in programming... Does 
>anyone more experimented could tell me if it's only possible, if it's hard, 
>what programming langage i should use, and where i should look for needed 
>tools and documentation? Basically, it should just analyse incoming midi 
>strings and datas & replace the strings by an (user definable) different 
>string and process the datas with several functions (incr/decr, +, -, /, *, 
>...)
>
>   Of course, if an already existing soft does the job (even if it has 
>other functions i don't need), i would be happy to bypass the programming 
>learning ;)
>
>   Any idea?
>
>
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>From: Rory McMahon <rorymcmahon@...>
>Reply-To: atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com
>To: atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [atari-midi-archives] Midi event processor???
>Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 13:57:33 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Boris,
>
>I would suggest looking at Midi View by Jim Johnson. It watches the
>midi ports and prints out what is coming in. It is written in 'C'. I
>would use 'C' because it is much faster than BASIC.  The source code is
>included, so you can press buttons on the keyboard and try to follow
>the source code to see what each button does. You would only have to
>modify the code to modify the midi codes and send it to Midi out.
>
>I think that you can find 'C' compilers online. Ebay sometimes has a
>Mark Williams version up for grabs. You may find the software
>elsewhere, but the support documentation is VERY important, so try and
>get the entire package.
>
>Rory
>
>--- Boris Franck <boris_franck@...> wrote:
>
> >   Well, i want it so much that i should be able to try to program it
> > myself, though i only have very poor knowledge in programming... Does
> > anyone more experimented could tell me if it's only possible, if it's
> > hard, what programming langage i should use, and where i should look
> > for needed tools and documentation? Basically, it should just analyse
> > incoming midi strings and datas & replace the strings by an (user
> > definable) different string and process the datas with several
> > functions (incr/decr, +, -, /, *, ...)
> >
> >   Of course, if an already existing soft does the job (even if it has
> > other functions i don't need), i would be happy to bypass the
> > programming learning ;)
>