one thing that I've forgotton : if you don't need a high level of interactivity, but e.g. you only want the user to select from a couple of different instruments and a couple of different notes, you don't need any Midi xtra, but you could create a quicktime file with multiple music tracks and switch them on and off with lingo according to your needs. this works for both mac and windows.
valentin Valentin Schmidt wrote: > some facts/thoughts about midi and director: > - Beatnik xtra is still a great xtra, it's shockwave safe and it works > in dmx2004, BUT, as mentioned by Johan, there is no OSX version > - There is MIDIio X-Tra for realtime sending and receiving of MIDI > messages (eg. to a MIDI synth, OMS on mac, system's default MIDI synth > on PC), but I think it's not shockwave-safe and it has no OSX port. > - Your best choice is propably Sequencer Xtra > (http://www.sourceforce.nu/index2.htm), it's shockwave-safe and ported > to OSX > - There is unfortunately no easy way to use QT musical instruments > interactively on windows, although this could be implemented, and in > fact I'm thinking about trying myself to create a simple scripting > xtra > which can do it. At the moment, if you want to play notes with MIDIio > and Sequencer Xtra on windows, you have to rely on the > system's/soundcard's midi synth, which might or might not be crappy, > and > you don't have any extra/custom soundbanks. > - if you like experimental stuff or don't want to pay for an xtra, > I've > created a little parent script (MIDI CLASS) for reading, analyzing, > manipulating and creating Standard Midi Files (*.mid) at runtime, but > of course this needs file system access and can't be used in a > browser. > it's available from > http://dasdeck.de/staff/valentin/lingo/midi_class/ > > regards > valentin > >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >> Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] John Waller >> Verzonden: woensdag 17 maart 2004 7:25 >> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Onderwerp: <lingo-l> Midi and Director >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I was wondering if anyone could give me any advice regarding the >> possibility of using Midi sounds in Director. >> >> I have a situation where I would like to be able to play individual >> notes or chords (not necessarily sequences, though this might also be >> a >> possibility). I thought Midi files would be smaller than sound >> samples and would also offer greater flexibility and range of sounds. >> >> However I guess I also need to think of cross-platform playability. >> Most >> >> Macs will have QT installed and therefore I guess access to >> QuickTime's >> midi instruments (assuming this is still a function of QT) but PC's >> might have a problem with this - or are there common equivialents on >> the >> >> PC which play midi sounds? >> >> The final application will be both on the Web via Shockwave and on CD >> or >> >> hard-drive as a projector. >> >> I am vaguely aware of the old Beatnik plug-in but do not really know >> what it does or how it works. However it sounds defunct and probably >> not >> >> useful anymore. >> >> I am using Director MX on Mac OS X. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> John >> >> [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go >> to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, >> email >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). >> Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] >> >> [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go >> to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, >> email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with >> programming Lingo. Thanks!] > > [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go > to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email > [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with > programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
