THE INJECTOR DESK ACCESSORY from the Caged Artist

Users guide
copyright (C) 1988
Author: David A. Grunberg


Introduction...

The Injector desk accessory is a utility which allows you to read 
Caged Artist Editor synth files and load them into synthesizers, all 
from the GEM desktop. The Injector is always resident in memory, 
and can be called up at any time without leaving the main program. 
This is very handy if you are using a sequencer program, for 
instance.

Installing the Injector accessory...

Copy the file 'injector.ac' to a disk you normally boot from. If 
you use a hard disk, this is probably disk C. Then rename the file 
to 'injector.acc' (add a 'c' on the end). You can do this by 
single clicking on 'injector.ac', then selecting 'show info...' 
from the file menu.

Important: The files 'injector.fil' and 'injector.set' must be 
copied to the same boot disk as 'injector.acc', and must not be in 
a subdirectory (folder).
Re-booting the computer will now install the Injector accessory.

Warning: This, or any other desk accessory, will only work with 
GEM/menu based programs. Some non-GEM programs may not load or may 
crash if the Injector accessory is loaded.

Using Injector...

To call up the Injector, select 'Injector' from the desk menu. The 
main dialog box will appear. The left side contains a list of 
instruments currently supported. Each instrument has a Midi 
channel that you can set with the cursor and number keys to match 
your own setup. You can select an instrument with the mouse. On 
the right is a group of selector buttons. The functions are 
described below:

Load Instrument
     Loads a synth midi file (Caged Artist format only) from disk 
     and sends it to the selected instrument. A file selector box 
     appears that lets you select the file to be loaded. The file 
     name will appear next to the instrument under the 'File' 
     heading.

Load Config
     Loads a previously saved configuration of files into all 
     synthesizers in your setup (see Save Config). If you set a 
     midi channel to 0 (zero), Load Config will ignore that 
     particular instrument, even if a file for it exists in the 
     configuration file. Use this feature if you want to make sure 
     that a particular instrument is never changed.

Save Config
     Saves the current configuration of files that were loaded 
     with Load Instrument. A file selector box will appear that 
     allows you to select or change the name of the configuration 
     to be saved. 
     Note: All Synth midi files which are in a configuration must 
     be on the same disk to which you save the configuration. It 
     is recommended that you use one disk with all synth files and 
     configurations, to avoid confusion. 

Save Channels
     Saves your current setting of all midi channels. If you don't 
     boot from a hard disk, you must put your original boot disk 
     (the one with injector.acc, injector.fil and injector.set on 
     it) into drive A before saving. This will insure that your 
     channel settings will be loaded in whenever you re-boot the 
     computer.

Exit
     Closes Injector and returns you to the main program or 
     GEM desktop. The 'Return' key does the same.


COMING SOON from the CAGED ARTIST: A utility that allows you to 
customize the Injector instrument display to your exact 
synthesizer setup!