INCONTROL - MIDI Manager ------------------------ Version 1.0 (c) copyright 1991 J.S.Mclennan 5/91 written and compiled with GFA Basic 3.5 INcontrol is Freeware, it may be distributed freely provided no payment is charged and all the files are included unaltered. INcontrol runs in medium and high resolution and on large screen monitors. What is INcontrol? ------------------ INcontrol is a user-definable MIDI controller. It provides the user with 20 sliders which can be programmed to control your MIDI instruments. The possible applications included a mixer, which will allow you to control the volume of each of the 16 MIDI channels, or a basic synth editor. INcontrol is especially useful for MIDI equipment with features that can only be accessed via MIDI, the Roland MT-32 for example. Running INcontrol ----------------- Incontrol can work as both a program and an accessory. To run as a program INCONTRL.PRG must be in the same folder as INCONTRL.RSC and INC_COLR.RSC, the program is supplied this way, then simply double-click on the INCONTRL.PRG icon. To run as an accessory copy the folder 'INCONTRL' containing the *.RSC and *.INC files to the root directory of your boot drive. Now copy INCONTRL.PRG from the INCONTRL folder to the root directory and rename it INCONTRL.ACC. Now reboot the computer and INcontrol should be available from the 'Desk' menu. Running INcontrol brings up a dialog box containing 20 sliders, across the top is the close box, the 'menu', and the title of the current setup. Clicking on the close box quits INcontrol, if you are running it as a program you will be asked to confirm this. Clicking on the slider and holding the mouse button down will allow you to move the slider, the number in the slider will change but nothing will be output over MIDI as yet. The Pulldown Menu ----------------- Clicking and holding down the mouse on the 'Menu' in the top bar will pull down the menu. This pulldown menu works the same to the menus in Harlekin or on the Apple MacIntosh. To select an item keep the mouse button held down and move the pointer to the item you want then release the mouse button. The Menu Items -------------- Info - This brings up the program credits. Load - Loads in an INcontrol file. Files have the extension '.INC', it will warn you if you try to load an incompatible file. Save - Saves the current setup as an INcontrol file. If you save a file as DEFAULT.INC it will be automatically loaded whenever you run INcontrol. Edit - Allows you to edit the title and each of the sliders. Send All - Sends all the current values of the silders over MIDI. Quit - Quits INcontrol, same as the close box. Editing -------- Selecting the edit item from the menu brings up a dialog box. At the top is the current title, simply retype to change it then click on the 'ok' button. Clicking the close box in the top left exits without changing the title. The block of numbered boxes refer to the sliders, clicking on one of these takes you to the slider editing dialog. At the top is the number (in hexadecimal) of the current slider, the block on the left contains the sliders name, the display range, the output range, and its mode of operation. The display range refers to the range that the slider can move in, i.e. if the display range is 0 to 100 when you move the slider to the extreme left it will show 0 and when you move it to the extreme right it will show 100, and all the other values in between, i.e. it will show 50 when the slider is half way. The display range can be a maximum of -999 to +999. The display range is purely for display and has no effect on the MIDI output, that is handled by the output range. The output range works exactly the same except the values are output over MIDI as opposed to the screen. It output range can be a maximum of 0 to 255. The mode also controls the output. With the mode set to continuous, while the slider is being moved MIDI data is output, this may cause too much data which can upset some MIDI equipment. Release, on the other hand, will only send the MIDI data when you release the Mouse button. You should move about the dialog using the up and down cursor keys, only pressing return when you have finished editing. Clicking on the close box will exit without making any changes. The output string is the most complicated part. It is a list of what is output over MIDI each time you move the slider. To effectively programme it takes a good knowledge of MIDI, something I can't teach in the space of a READ.ME file, there are lots of articles about MIDI in ST magazines these days which will help you get the knowledge. Each entry in the list is either a number (between 0 and 255), a variable, an equation, or a checksum. Variables --------- A variable is the output from a slider, and as there are 20 sliders there are 20 variables (numbered v00 to v14 as all numbers in the output list are in hexadecimal). Any of the 20 variables can be included in the list. The syntax for a variable is:- Vxx Where xx is the number of the variable(in hexadecimal) Equations --------- An equation is a variable +,-,* or \ by a number or another variable. The syntax for an equation is:- Vxx+yy Where xx is the variable number yy is a number between 0 - 255 or Vxx+Vyy Where xx is a variable number yy is another variable number Checksums --------- Checksums are used for error checking. There are two types available:- CK1 is the 7-bit sum format used by Yamaha CK2 is the two's compliment format used by Roland The syntax for a checksum is:- CKx(yy,zz) where x is the type of checksum (1 or 2) yy is the list position from where the checksum starts zz is the list position where the checksum stops When you have finished programming the output string click on the 'ok' button. If you have made a syntax error an alert box will appear and the cursor will be placed at the incorrect line. Some preprogrammed files are included with INcontrol. Below is a description of their uses and operation. MIXER.INC - 8 channel MIDI mixer -------------------------------- This is a simple MIDI mixing desk with 8 volume faders and 8 panpots. It uses MIDI controllers 7 and 10 and should work with almost any MIDI device that supports these. When the slider at the top left is 0 the faders and panpots control MIDI channels 1 to 8, when it is 1 they control MIDI channels 9-16. Giving you volume and pan control over all 16 MIDI channels. R50_MIXR.INC - Kawai R-50 Mixer ------------------------------- Similar to the MIDI mixer in operation, this uses system exclusive codes to control the volume and pan of all 24 instruments in the Kawai. It only has 8 volume faders and panpots as in the MIDI mixer, to access all instruments use the 'Edit sound bank No.' slider. i.e. when the 'Edit sound bank no.' is set to 1, 'volume BD1/BD2/BD3' controls the volume of BD1. When the 'Edit sound bank no.' is set to 3, 'volume BD1/BD2/BD3' controls the volume of BD3. The MIDI Channel slider should be set to the same channel as the MIDI system exclusive receive channel on the R-50. See page 36 of the owners manual. When Manual pan is off the panpot sliders have no effect as the original PAD pan setting is used. See page 10 of the owners manual. This file may work with the R-50e or R-100 but I havn't tested this. If it doesn't then it should only need a simple adjustment. The MIDI data format page in the owners manual should have section marked '2.2 Parameter Change', the sixth entry in the list of codes should be 'Machine id'. Read off this number and replace the sixth line in the output strings of sliders 5 to 20 and 2 with it. MT32PERF.INC - MT-32 Performance Editor --------------------------------------- This file is a good example of how INcontrol can access features only available over MIDI. Only 'Reverb Mode' can be accessed from the front panel of an MT-32, this should really be called 'Reverb level' as that is what it adjusts. INcontrol allows you to set the 'Reverb Mode' (0=Room, 1=Hall 2=Plate, 3=Tap Delay), the 'Reverb Time' (0 to 7) and the 'Reverb Level' (0 to 7). 'Master Volume' (0 to 100) has the same effect as the 'master volume' on the MT-32. 'Master Tune' also has the same effect as on the MT-32. 'Edit part no.' and the other remaining sliders control the settings for each part. Select which part you want to edit with the 'Edit part No.' slider. 'Output volume' (0 to 100) adjusts the part's volume. 'Panpot' (-7 to 7) adjusts the part's stereo position. 'Reverb switch' (0 or 1) controls whether the reverb affects that part. 'Timbre No.' (1 to 64) selects a sound form the current timbre group. 'Timbre group' (1=Group A, 2=Group B, 3=Memory, 4=Rhythm) sets the current timbre group. 'Assign mode' (1=Poly 1, 2=Poly 2, 3=Poly 3, 4=Poly 4) adjusts how the MT- 32 assigns polyphony for the part. 'Key shift' (-24 to 24) shifts the pitch in semitones. 'Fine tune' (-50 to 50) allows fine tuning of the part in cents. 'Bender Range' (0 to 24) sets the pitch bend range for the part. More details on these controls can be found in the MT-32 owner's manual.