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                **   Welcome to the MIDI Age!!!   **
                **    -- Midi Age Software --     **
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MidiRouter Demo Disk
====================

Version V0.1        - 11-20-88

First Demo program of Miles Eddy's, 'MidiRouter' with note split point
utility module and SoundScape bridge module. Based on the 'MIDI Lib'
message passing routines written by Bill Barton.

Changes
-------
    v0.1    11-20-88        - First writing of free Demo.
    v0.2    11-30-88        - Update MidiRouter for version v2.0 of MidiLib

Un-Packing MRouter1.arc
-----------------------

    1) Create a new directory and 'cd' to directory for ALL MidiRouter files
    2) Copy MRouter1.arc to current directory
    3) Make sure you have at least 474 blocks (216092 bytes) in your current
       directory. If you do not, you may move MRouter1.arc to another disk
       and unarc the file to this current directory and skip step 4.  The
       end results of step 4 should be all the files in MRouter1.arc being
       in the current directory.  The file MRouter1.arc itself does not have
       to be included.
    4) Enter 'arc x MRouter1'.  'arc' is a PD program you should already have.
    5) Enter 'execute fixarc1.bat' to rename the files from the arc to AMIGA
       file names.  This will also make a second copy of the MidiRouter and
       SplitNote programs used with different .info files.  In a later
       release I will make the .info files 'project' instead of 'tools' so
       that only one copy of the program needs to be on your disk.
    6) There are two AMIGA library files used by MidiRouter or MidiLib.
       If you already have them, you are done.  If not, copy the arc
       MRouter2.arc to your libs: directory.  Enter 'arc x MRouter2'
       then 'execute fixarc2.bat' to extract and then rename the libraries
       Midi.library and arp.library.  You may now delete MRouter2.arc,
       and fixarc2.bat. Midi.library is version 2.0 of MidiLib.

Contents
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    Read.Me         - This file.
    Intro.doc       - Read this next.  Introduction to who I am and what
                      this product is all about.

    MidiRouter      - Icon base MidiLib Route handler.
    MidiRouter.info - Intuition info file with parameters to MidiRouter.

    MidiRouter-midi.info
                    - info file for MidiRouter to Disable Midi IN/OUT.
                      Will need to copy MidiRouter to MidiRouter-midi.
                      This is done for you by "Fixarc1.bat".
                      Mainly used if running with SoundScape.

    MidiRouter.CHIP - Icon definitions to read into CHIP memory.

    SplitNote       - Multiple split points module for MidiRouter.
    SplitNote.info  - Intuition info file with parameters to SplitNote

    SplitNote+midi.info
                    - info file for SplitNote to connect routes to MIDI
                      in/out. Will need to copy to SplitNote.info or copy
                      SplitNote to SplitNote+midi.  This is done for you
                      in "Fixarc1.bat". Mainly used when
                      running module by its self.

    SSBridge        - Create nodes for both SoundScape and MidiLib routes.
    SSBridge.info   - info file for SSBridge.

    Basic-Split.env - Example environment using SplitNote Module.
    Split-Layer.env - Example environment of multiple splits and layers.
    chord.route     - Example route file to play chord from a note.
    OMNI.route      - Example route file to map notes on MIDI channels
                      1-7 to channel 1.
    fixarc1.bat     - Execute this to rename files in arc to those above.
    MRouter1.arc    - Arc with about files (after 'execute fixarc1.bat)
    fixarc2.bat     - Execute to rename libraries in MRouter2.arc.
    MRouter2.arc    - The libraries Midi.library and arp.library.  See
                      Read.Me2.

If the icon do not look very good, know that I used the following colors
for my preferences:
    color 0 - black
    color 1 - white
    color 2 - red
    color 3 - yellow

Copyright & Distribution
-------------------------

The 'MidiRouter', 'SpiteNote', and 'SSBridge' programs and all related files
are copyright (C) 1988, Midi Age Software & Miles Eddy.  The contents of
this disk may be freely distributed as long as all files and copyrights
remain intact without change or deletions.  No money may be received for this
software except for normal copying cost.  This software is not Public domain
but this version of the demo is free.  The intent of
this demo is not as much to make money as to introduce myself and to start
a mailing list.  Free use of this software is granted simply by informing
me of your mailing address and use.  The intent and use of this mailing list
is better described in 'Intro.doc'.  (Please read next.) This software may
not be included on any disk for commercial sales without the written
permission of Miles Eddy.

'MidiLib' is Copyright (C) 1987, 1988, Pregnant Badger Music and written by
Bill Barton.  My greatest thanks to him and on his wisdom of providing these
tools freely.

'SoundScape' is Copyright (C) 1986, Mimetics and written by Todar Fay.


Contact
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As of the time of this writing (11-20-88), I can be reached at:

    Miles Eddy
    1650 E. Cambridge #5139
    Phoenix, AZ. 85006
    [phone]

This address should be good at least until June, 1989.  After that I can
be reached at:

    Midi Age Software
    c/o Miles Eddy
    PO Box 3562
    Littleton, COLO. 80161-3562

This address should always be good but will take longer to be forward.
Since this Demo is only the beginning of what I hope to be a steady
building of a USER supported company, keep your eyes open for updates to
this Demo.  I also keep up with the Echo Mail "MIDI-NET (tm)".  I also have
strong ties with Andy Velasquez who is SYS-OP of the "Musicians Den"
BBS at [phone].

For information and/or a copy of the complete MidiLib software disk, contact:
    Bill Barton
    1111 El Sur Way
    Sacramento, CA  95864
    [phone]

    BIX: peabody
    Delphi: BBARTON


BBS Support
-----------

A "Midi Age" message area is now set up on "The Musicians Den".  The
focus of this area is MidiRouter and utilities, Bill Bartons MidiLib,
and third party software for SoundScape by Mimetics.  It is my hope
that this message area will be widely used and act as a central location
for the above topics.  I will be talking more about the software on this
disk in addition to new utilities leading up to the first release of this
product.  I will include more examples and possibly more free utilities.  It
is also my may to talk to you directly to discover what YOU want in the line
of new utilities.

"The Musicians SnowBird Den" is reachable via PC Persuit and is in Phoenix.
The number is:

    [phone] (1200 baud)
    SYSOP: Andy Velasquez

This number may change soon but if it does ask for "Musicians Den" on
MIDI-NET (tm).  It is my hope that once I start getting more support (from
YOU) that I will set up my own BBS.  But for now I would like to give Andy
a special thanks for his help, and the use of his all to precious
disk space! Thanks Andy!


Acknowledgment
==============

There are several people I wish to give special thanks to.  First and
formost is Bill Barton for writing MidiLib and for freely giving it to
the Public Domain.  Also for allowing me to use this software in a
soon to be commercial product.  Thanks Bill!  Without you this product
would not have been possible.

I would also like to thank Andy Velasquez for being a supportive friend and
for sharing his BBS with this project.  His interest and enthusiasm
for music and computers has been more of an encouragement to me than I think
he realizes.

I would also like to thank Todar Fay for his willingness to help me and
for his help in providing the code I needed to get the PD programers kit
for SoundScape working with version 3.4 of Aztec "C".

Disclaimer
==========

This Demo is given as is.  No warranty is given or implied.  The software
is to be considered a PRE-release and is used at the users own risk.  It
is not the intent of this demo to demonstrate a working releasable
product, but to give my fellow musician usable software while I make the
final changes to what I hope to be my first product.  The documentation
included on this disk is considered minimal.  More examples and documentation
may be found on the "Musicians Den" BBS in the "Midi Age" message area.
This demo demonstrates only some of the features of MidiRouter.  Not all
parts are working.  The parts talked about in this document should work
without problems.  If you do have problems, PLEASE let me know so I can
fix them.

        Enjoy!!!!

Sorry
-----

I have already spent a great deal of time trying to get this demo together
with enough documentation to be useful.  But I am finding that I am spending
all my time on this demo and not on moving forward in the code.  So I am
saying "sorry" for the fact that this documentation is full of spelling
and other such errors.  But at this point, I figure you would prefer to
get what I have instead of waiting even longer for me to make everything
perfect.  When the time comes to write 'real' documentation, I will either
take the time it needs or I will hire someone else to do it.