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- ┌┬────────────────────┬┐
- ││ Watch: Programming ││
- └┴────────────────────┴┘
-
- Function key usage Mouse
-
- F1 - Display this help information. [Help]
- F3 - Exit program. [Exit]
- F4 - Reset channel and message filtering. [Channels]
- F5 - Reset send keys definitions. [Send keys]
- F6 - Return to MIDI monitor screen. [Monitor]
- F7 - Toggle MIDI thru on/off. [Thru]
- F8 - Toggle real-time messages on/off. [RealTime]
- F9 - Decrease value of selected cell. <Left button>
- F10 - Increase value of selected cell. <Right button>
- Alt-F2 - Same as F7.
- Alt-F3 - Push to DOS. [Push]
- Alt-F8 - Send all-notes-off message (on all channels). [Quiet]
- Home - Go to top of screen.
- Alt-R - Set other cells in row the same as current cell.
- Alt-1,...Alt-9, Alt-0 -
- Send MIDI data defined for corresponding key.
-
-
- ┌─────────┐
- │ Editing │
- └─────────┘
-
- Use the arrow keys to move the large block cursor around the screen to
- select the available data fields or "cells". On a color monitor, the data
- in cells which can be changed will appear yellow. Note the input area near
- the bottom of the screen, indicated by ">" and the small blinking cursor.
- To enter or change a selected cell, type into the input area and press
- return. The value entered will then appear in the cell (if the input was
- valid). A description of the valid input for the current cell will always
- appear on the line above the input area.
-
- Use the following keys for editing:
-
- Return - Retrieves the current contents of a cell and places it in the
- input area for modification (if the input area is empty).
- Insert - Toggles between character insert and overwrite modes.
- Delete - Deletes the character at the cursor.
- BackSpace - Deletes the character before the cursor.
- End - Moves to the end of the character string.
- Home - Moves to the beginning of the character string.
- Escape - Erases the input area.
-
- ┌───────────┐
- │ Operation │
- └───────────┘
-
- This screen allows incoming MIDI messages to be selectively filtered out or
- modified. [Note that Thru:On must be specified if the modified data is to
- be resent.] Each of the 16 available MIDI channels is listed across the
- top. The matrix below permits modification or filtering by channel for
- specific classes of messages listed on the left:
-
- - Enable: All messages for the channel may be enabled (on) or disabled
- (off). If enabled, the following items may be used to filter specific
- messages.
-
- - Map: Messages received for the channel indicated at the top of the column
- will be redirected to the channel specified. Default is the same channel.
-
- - Transpose: Note messages received on the channel (before mapping) will be
- transposed by the specified number of half steps (+ or -). Resulting
- notes below C-2 or above G8 are discarded.
-
- - Velocity: This value has two distinct uses. Note velocities on the
- channel will be scaled by the given percentage if the value is greater
- than zero. 100% is the original velocity and indicates no modification.
- Notes may be scaled up to maximum velocity. If the value is negative, its
- absolute value is taken as a velocity threshold below which note messages
- are filtered out. Both forms assume decimal values. Ex: A value of 200
- can double the velocity, and 50 will halve it. A value of -64 will filter
- out notes having a velocity less than 64.
-
- - Low note: The lowest note in the range C-2 to G8 which will be received
- (prior to transposing). C3 = middle C = MIDI note 60.
-
- - High note: The highest note which will be received.
-
- The following enable or disable specific message classes on the channel.
-
- - Note Msgs: All note messages.
-
- - Aftertouch: All aftertouch messages - poly or mono (channel pressure).
-
- - Ctrl change: All control change messages.
-
- - Prog change: All program change messages.
-
- - Pitch wheel: All pitch bend messages.
-
- ┌─────────────────┐
- │ System Messages │
- └─────────────────┘
-
- The following system messages can be selectively filtered:
-
- Exc: System exclusive
- Qrt: Quarter Frame ───┐
- Pos: Song position │ System
- Sel: Song select │ common
- Tun: Tune request ───┘
- Clk: MIDI clock ───┐
- Str: Start │
- Cnt: Continue │ System
- Stp: Stop │ real-time
- Act: Active sensing │
- Res: System Reset ───┘
-
- Overall filtering of real-time data is controlled using the F7 function
- key. If RealTime:Block is selected, no real-time data is passed. For
- RealTime:Pass, only those messages above specifically enabled are passed.
-
- All filtering and modifications are applied BEFORE data is displayed on the
- monitor screen and saved in the buffer. Also, the data displayed is what is
- output when MIDI thru is enabled. Note that data received while on the
- programming screen continues to be stored in the buffer.
-
- ┌───────────────────┐
- │ Sending MIDI data │
- └───────────────────┘
-
- Up to 10 keys may be assigned specific MIDI send functions. The bottom
- section of the screen allows the keys Alt-1 thru Alt-9, and Alt-0 (see note)
- to be defined as arbitrary MIDI data. When one of these keys is pressed,
- the associated data is sent. Each key may be defined as a short string of
- hexadecimal digits or the name of a MIDI data file. If a sequence is
- entered directly, it may be a continuous string of 2-digit hex numbers with
- no separators, or 1- or 2-digit hex numbers separated by spaces or commas.
- Messages up to 13 bytes may be entered this way. For longer messages, a
- string may be continued into the next key's definition by entering a plus
- (+) as the last item in the string. Up to 9 continuations are possible, for
- a total possible message length of 120 bytes.
-
- If the first character in the string is "@", a file name is expected to
- follow. When the key is pressed, the named file will be sent. The file may
- be a standard MIDI format file, or may be a binary data file containing a
- sequence of MIDI bytes. Continuation does not apply in this case. If just
- the "@" character is entered, or the file name includes a wildcard character
- (* or ?), a list of files from which to choose is displayed. Move to the
- desired file and press return (or click if using a mouse). The selected
- file name will be entered in the send key definition cell. The same rules
- used by DOS for file matching apply.
-
- MIDI sequences defined here may be sent from either the Programming or
- Monitor screen. Press Alt and a digit to send the defined sequence. If
- using a mouse, click on one of the 10 digits at the bottom of the Monitor
- screen.
-
- Note: The Alt-0 key has slightly different usage from the rest of the send
- keys. As a shortcut to avoid the need to switch to the programming
- screen to define it, the program will prompt for its contents
- (displaying the last entered string). That string may be modified
- or sent as is by pressing return. To cancel the send, press escape
- to blank the string and press return.
-
- ┌────────┐
- │ Delays │
- └────────┘
-
- Send delays may be specified using the "SysEx wait" and "Bytes/sec" values.
- These may be necessary to allow certain MIDI devices to properly accept bulk
- data transmissions. SysEx wait specifies the amount of time in milliseconds
- to wait before sending any sysex message. A delay of up to 9999 (10 sec.)
- can be entered. The overall transmission rate can be specified by setting
- the Bytes/sec value, thus reducing the standard MIDI transmission rate of
- 3125 bytes per second.
-
- Delays as applied to the transmission of standard MIDI files are slightly
- altered due to the real-time nature of the files. The basic transmission
- rate only applies to system exclusive data. The system exclusive wait is
- not applied to the special "running" or "sub-message" sysex events which
- should already have built-in transmission times.
-
- ┌──────────────────────────┐
- │ Saving the configuration │
- └──────────────────────────┘
-
- All filter selections, key definitions, and the overall status (thru,
- real-time, hex/dec) are saved when the program ends. They are restored the
- next time the program is run. The original channel status may be reset
- using the Reset Channels function. This also resets the system message
- filtering to allow all messages. The Reset Keys function will blank all the
- send key definitions. Settings are saved in the file "WATCH.STP". This
- file should not be altered, or results may be unpredictable.
-
- ┌─────────────┐
- │ Mouse usage │
- └─────────────┘
-
- When a Microsoft-compatible mouse is available and the mouse driver software
- properly loaded, operations using the mouse will be enabled. The mouse may
- be used to select an input cell on the screen by positioning the small mouse
- cursor on the cell and single clicking either button. The cell will be
- highlighted, just as if the cell had been selected using the arrow keys.
-
- Any cell which can be changed using the F10/F9 keys to increment/decrement,
- may be changed in a similar manner using the mouse. Once a cell is selected
- by clicking on it, subsequent clicking of the left button will decrement the
- cell value, and clicking of the right button will increment it.
-
- In mouse mode, the function key designations normally displayed at the
- bottom of the screen are changed to selector blocks for each available
- function. Clicking on a block will perform the indicated function. All
- functions may still be invoked via the normal keyboard equivalents.
-
- If mouse operations are not desired, add the -k option on the command line
- when the program is run to force keyboard mode.
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