Re: [Finale] TAN: SoundFonts, QuickTime, and OS X

2003-06-08 Thread John Croft
On Sunday, Jun 8, 2003, at 02:41 Europe/London, Tim Thompson wrote: I don't know about Soundfonts, but the concept works with certain soft-synths in pre-X setups. The QT control panel accesses OMS (if that is what you are using), and you can set the inputs and outputs. For example, I have a

[Finale] TAN: SoundFonts, QuickTime, and OS X

2003-06-07 Thread John Croft
I'm using a Roland PC-300 MIDI controller connected by USB to my Mac. This setup works fine for all purposes under OS9, including Finale input, and for most purposes under OS X as well. The thing is, I would like from time to time to be able to use the computer as a sound module directly under

Re: [Finale] TAN: SoundFonts, QuickTime, and OS X

2003-06-07 Thread Philip M. Aker
On Monday, Apr 7, 2003, at 07:05 America/Vancouver, John Croft wrote: So, does anybody know if it's possible to patch an external MIDI keyboard directly into QuickTime, and have it use the selected SoundFont? (It would be nice if Apple's Audio MIDI Setup utility recognised QT as an output, so

Re: [Finale] TAN: SoundFonts, QuickTime, and OS X

2003-06-07 Thread John Croft
On Saturday, Jun 7, 2003, at 18:01 Europe/London, Philip M. Aker wrote: I've just been through a similar issue with Andrew Levin offlist. Our conclusion, based on the setups of our 4 different Macs, was that it's not possible with QuickTime (including Pro) right now. I think it's something

Re: [Finale] TAN: SoundFonts, QuickTime, and OS X

2003-06-07 Thread Philip M. Aker
On Saturday, Jun 7, 2003, at 12:55 America/Vancouver, John Croft wrote: I've just been through a similar issue with Andrew Levin offlist. Our conclusion, based on the setups of our 4 different Macs, was that it's not possible with QuickTime (including Pro) right now. I think it's something

Re: [Finale] TAN: SoundFonts, QuickTime, and OS X

2003-06-07 Thread Tim Thompson
I don't know about Soundfonts, but the concept works with certain soft-synths in pre-X setups. The QT control panel accesses OMS (if that is what you are using), and you can set the inputs and outputs. For example, I have a lab that has Virtual Sound Canvas used in this way. QT plays the