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- MIDIGraphy Ver.1.4.0 / Release Notes
- (English edition)
-
- Created by M. Maeda (TONTATA).
- Copyright (c) 1993-98 M. Maeda (TONTATA).
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- email: mmaeda@ca2.so-net.ne.jp
- Home Page: http://ux01.so-net.ne.jp/~mmaeda/
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- BRIEF DESCRIPTION
-
- MIDIGraphy is a multi track MIDI sequencer for the Macintosh, which allows
- you to edit, play back and record standard MIDI files. It may be good for a
- Desk-Top-Music use. Comments, suggestions and bug reports can be sent to me
- at:
-
- mmaeda@ca2.so-net.ne.jp
- tontata@kagi.com
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- NOTES
-
- * The creator code has been changed at ver.1.3.0 to register it with
- Apple computer, Inc. Double clicking the data files which were made
- with earlier versions might not be launch this version of MIDIGraphy.
- Please open these files and save again by using this version.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- * MIDIGraphy runs under System 7.0 or later. It has not been tested under
- earlier versions of system software.
- * MIDIGraphy needs a sound generator to play MIDI files. As a sound
- generator, you can use one of following:
- 1. MIDI sound generator connected to the modem or printer port of
- your Macintosh.
- 2. QuickTime 2.0 or later with QuickTime Musical Instruments.
- 3. Apple MIDI Manager and a compatible sound device.
- 4. Open Music System 2.0 or later and a compatible sound device.
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- LICENCE
-
- * MIDIGraphy is shareware. If you find it useful, please send me US$20
- registration fee.
- * There are no disabled functions for non-registered users. Shareware
- works on trust and good will.
- * If you have already paid your registration fee for a previous version
- of MIDIGraphy, you don't have to pay for this version. If you think
- that the new version is more useful and changes are worth paying for,
- do feel free to register again.
- * The method for payment is:
- 1. Using a shareware registration service provided by Kagi Shareware.
- + You can send your payment with Cash, Check, Credit Card or
- First Virtual.
- + In case you use Credit Card or First Virtual, you can
- register via fax or email.
- + For details about payment, refer the file "How to Register"
- in the "registration" folder.
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- DISTRIBUTION
-
- * MIDIGraphy can be freely distributed non-commercially. Please keep
- package contents (including accompanying written materials) unchanged.
- When you post MIDIGraphy to sites or BBSs, please let me know where you
- post it.
- * Prior permission is required for commercial distribution. Any
- commercial distribution will require the following terms.
- 1. Price is not unreasonable.
- 2. Any right or responsibility is not transferred.
- 3. No changes from the author's original package are allowed.
- (Extracting archives or recompressing the whole package contents
- is admitted.)
- 4. One set of distribution materials is provided to the author.
- * To use MIDIGraphy for commercial purposes, prior permission from the
- author is required.
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- COPYRIGHT
-
- * MIDIGraphy and accompanying written materials are copyright 1993-98 M.
- Maeda (TONTATA).
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- WARRANTY
-
- * MIDIGraphy and accompanying written materials are provided "as is"
- without a warranty of any kind. Any damage caused by using or
- impossibility to use this software or accompanying written materials is
- the responsibility of the user.
- * By using MIDIGraphy and accompanying written materials, a user can
- freely produce and distribute data or software which can be used by
- MIDIGraphy. However, any damage or trouble caused by the distribution
- or by using materials distributed is the responsibility of the user.
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- VERSION HISTORY
-
- Ver.1.4.0 (1998/08/20)
-
- * Fixed bugs on PPC Native code (irrelevant on 68k Mac).
- o Fixed a bug of selecting events by dragging with the select tool.
- o Fixed a bug that track names are not displayed.
-
- Ver.1.3.9 (1998/08/04)
-
- * Now MIDIGraphy works with the PowerPC native code (FAT application).
- * Fixed a bug related to sending panpot control to the QuickTime.
- * Support MIDI input via the QuickTime.
- o To use MIDI input device via the QuickTime, you have to setup
- devices by the "QuickTime Settings" control panel.
- * Fixed a bug related to editing velocity parameters again.
- * Fixed a bug that cannot export to AIFF with QuickTime3.0.
- * Exchanged the terms of the Stroke "Up" and "Down".
- * Changed name of the "QTGSI Profile" to "QT3MI Profile".
-
- Ver.1.3.8 (1998/06/10)
-
- * Fixed a bug related to editing velocity parameters.
- * Fixed a bug related to muting channels.
- * Changed the key-combination for the drag-duplicate operation: from the
- [caps lock] key to the [option] key.
-
- Ver.1.3.7 (1998/03/29)
-
- * Appended the "Jazz Kit" into the QTGSI Profile.
- * Choosing the "Edit > select all" item deselects all when all events are
- already selected.
- * Appended the "Square wave" and "Saw wave" to the curve mode palette.
- * Improved the pre-processing before start playback.
- * Added the "Mute by disabling note-on" option to the playing options
- dialog.
- * Added popup menus on the View document dialog , which allows you to
- select font or size.
- * Fixed minor bugs.
-
- Ver.1.3.6 (1998/01/08)
-
- * Fixed a bug of the file reading process.
- * Supported the QuickTime 3.0:
- o Properly output the bank select control changes.
- o Properly output the program changes to the drum part.
- o QTGSI Profile is newly included.
-
- Ver.1.3.5 (1997/09/11)
-
- * Corrected mistakes in strings of profiles.
- * Fixed a bug of display in the Graphical mode.
-
- Ver.1.3.4 (1997/06/11):
-
- * Fixed a bug that file types of the setting files were mistaken.
- * Fixed bugs of StretchTime and AlignEvents plug-ins.
- * Fixed a bug of SLG Import that text events containing double-quote
- character (") will not be converted correctly.
- * Slightly changed the appearance of the graphical mode: The selected
- events will appear in front of the others.
- * Fixed a bug of the time descriptions in the event list mode window.
- * Corrected spelling mistakes in strings of profiles.
-
- Ver.1.3.3 (1997/03/23):
-
- * Fixed bugs of profile strings.
- * Fixed a bug related dragging note events.
- * Added the "StrokeUp/Down" plug-in.
- * The SLG Import and the SLG Export plug-ins are combined into one file.
-
- Ver.1.3.2 (1997/02/19):
-
- * Fixed a bug related the key type handling for "meta event type"
- parameters in the Event List Mode window.
- * Divided manual files (1 file per 1 section).
- * Deleted SC55map's data from the "SC-88 Profile" to reduce the file
- size. -- Use the "SC-55mkII Profile" for the SC55map.
- * Added the "SC-88Pro Profile".
-
- Ver.1.3.1 (1996/12/23):
-
- * Added block zooming functions in the graphical mode and the mixer mode
- window.
- * New Feature: The XF or the KAR lyrics are performed in the mixer mode
- window.
-
- Ver.1.3.0 (1996/11/22):
-
- * The creator code has been changed to register it with Apple computer,
- Inc.
- * Fixed some serious bugs which may cause system errors or a freezing.
- * Fixed a bug that the RCP files can not be open.
- * Corrected spelling mistakes in English documents and in strings of
- profiles (Thanks to Mr. Mario Leonti and Mr. Paul Ellis).
- * Fixed a bug related auto-scrolling in the event list mode.
- * Improved redrawing of 2-dimensional menus.
- * Grayout the control buttons while they are inactive.
- * Added the "QY10 Profile".
- * Fixed a bug related calculation of the zoom ratio in the graphical mode
- window.
- * Corrected mistakes of data in some profiles.
- * Fixed a bug that notes in the channel 10 may be played with piano
- sounds if you use with QuickTime.
- * The "SLG Import" is now acceptable for the DOS/UNIX format text files.
- * Now you can use the Printer Port while you are using EtherTalk.
-
- Ver.1.2.5 (1996/10/13):
-
- * Can assign 1-9 short-cuts to times of the play from marker list.
- * Added the "Insert dump" function which inserts a dumped file to the
- selected time of the sequence.
- * Now supports Open Music System.
- * Added the "AIFFExport" plug-in (requires QuickTime 2.5 or later).
- * Added the "SLG Export" and the "SLG Import" plug-ins (for
- writing/reading an SLG format dumped text file.
- * Revised the English documents (Thanks to Mr. John Perkins and Mr. Glenn
- Schaefer).
- * Added a system environment check: The Japanese resource file
- "MIDIGraphy.rsrc.J" will be ignored if any Japanese language system is
- not available.
- * Added a function to edit a track name by clicking track name box at the
- top of the sequence window.
- * Modified the control change popup menu to include all controllers.
- * Changed the control change popup menu and the program name popup menu
- to 2-dimensional menus.
- * Added the "Revert" function.
-
- Ver.1.2.4 (1996/08/04):
-
- * Fixed QTExport's bug related program changes.
- * Fixed a bug that if MIDI Thru option is off, receiving SysEx messages
- may cause a system error.
- * Changed appearances of the "Edit Time Signature" dialog.
- * Added MIDI > Play >"marker name" items to start playback from a marker
- point.
- * Fixed a bug that "Edit > Jump to Bar" jumps to a wrong line on the
- Event list mode.
-
- Ver.1.2.3 (1996/06/28):
-
- * Added the "Lock slidac controller" option to the "Playing-options"
- dialog.
- * Added the "SC-88 Profile".
- * Fixed a bug in the MIDI port input/output routine.
- * Modified QTExport to adapt QuickTime 2.5.
- * Modified the "QTMI Profile" to adapt QuickTime 2.5.
- * Fixed bug related velocity parameters of note-on for QuickTime.
-
- Ver.1.2.2 (1996/05/18):
-
- * Fixed a bug that preferences or settings created by previous versions
- can not be loaded.
- * Added a delayed popup menu to zoom buttons in the graphical mode
- window.
- * Fixed a bug: The check box "External Clock" in the MIDI port setup
- dialog will be disabled when you select the "Use QuickTime".
- * Changed a processing related time signature meta events.
- * Added a Strength parameter to the AlignEvents plug-in.
- * Added "punch & over-dub" item to the Record menu.
- * Fixed a bug that CopyBars doesn't perform correctly if the sequence is
- not in 4/4 time pattern.
- * Fixed a bug related searching resources.
- * Added "User's Manual (English edition)".
-
- Ver.1.2.1 (1996/04/12):
-
- * QTMI Profile is newly included.
- * Corrected spelling mistakes in English resources.
- * Fixed some bugs in CopyBars plug-in.
- * Fixed a bug related time-scale display on graphical mode.
- * Added an option "Note events only" to CopyBars plug-in.
- * Added a function: a program change is sent when editing.
-
- Ver.1.2.0 (1996/03/20):
-
- * Improved window redraw process in event list mode.
- * Fixed a bug related with a playing position indicator.
- * Improved loading profile process on startup.
- * Fixed a bug related to muting.
- * Fixed a bug that double clicking a profile, a plug-in module file or a
- preference file causes an error message "Can't read this file".
- * The implementation of the system exclusive filter has been changed.
- * Fixed a bug related to reading standard MIDI files.
- * Fixed some minor bugs.
- * Collected some spelling mistakes in program names of profiles.
-
- Ver.1.1.2 (1996/02/12)
- Ver.1.1.1 (1996/02/12)
- Ver.1.1.0 (1996/01/01)
- Ver.1.0.5 (1995/11/18)
- Ver.1.0.4 (1995/06/18)
- Ver.1.0.3 (1995/05/16)
- Ver.1.0.0 (1995/03/08) "Release Version"
- Ver.0.9.0 (1995/01/27) "Alpha Version"
- Ver.0.8.6 (1994/12/24)
- Ver.0.8.5 (1994/11/03)
- Ver.0.8.4 (1994/08/29)
- Ver.0.8.3 (1994/07/18)
- Ver.0.8.2 (1994/06/05)
- Ver.0.8.0 (1994/05/14)
- Ver.0.7.4 (1994/03/31)
- Ver.0.7.2 (1994/03/10)
- Ver.0.7.0 (1994/02/26)
- Ver.0.6.0 (1994/01/30)
- Ver.0.5.2 (1994/01/09)
- Ver.0.5.0 (1993/12/30)
- Ver.0.4.1 (1993/12/02)
- Ver.0.4.0 (1993/11/28) "First Test Version"
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- * English is not my native language. If you find spelling or grammatical
- errors in any part of MIDIGraphy, please inform me. Thank you.
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- MIDIGraphy / Release Notes (English Edition)
- Copyright (c) 1993-98 M. Maeda (TONTATA).
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