Many patch editor programs allow you to click a mouse button 
to generate MIDI notes so you can hear the changes you've made to 
that sound. MOUS2MID.PRG works in much the same way, only it is a 
stand-alone MIDI note/patch change generator. This is useful if 
your MIDI set-up includes alot of tone modules or drum machines. 
With this program you can produce MIDI information to make sure 
your gear is receiving notes properly and is set to the correct 
patch, without having to move from the computer and mouse.
     Clicking the left mouse button produces a MIDI note. The 
pitch and velocity are determined by where the cursor is on the 
screen when you click it. The pitches range from low to high, with 
the lower pitches on the left and the higher on the right, just 
like on a piano or keyboard. The velocity is higher at the top of 
the screen than at the bottom. I'm sure you'll figure it out even 
if you've never worked with this kind of thing before.
     The default MIDI channel is 1. You can set the channel and 
send patch change commands over MIDI by selecting the proper menu 
item. To begin sending notes, select START in the menu. Clicking 
the right mouse button will return the cursor to normal mode so 
you can select the menu items again. Remember to make sure you set 
the channel in the menu to the same number as the MIDI device you 
want to control. You probably already knew that, right ?
     The current MIDI channel and the last patch change number 
sent are displayed on the screen. You can send any patch change 
numbered 1 to 128. The actual MIDI patch changes range 0-127. 
These correspond to the 1st through the 128th patches in a synth 
(if it can hold that much). In many synths, patch numbers may 
include more than one bank or group of patches, with the first 
half (1-64) in bank A and the rest in bank B (65-128). Of course 
your synth panel may refer to them as A11-A88 and B11-B88 as my 
Juno-106 does (or some other way), but the MIDI language knows 
them only as 0 to 127. To me, the first patch should be number 1, 
and my FB-01 synth agrees with me on that, so my program uses this 
convention. It can be a bit confusing if you have a synth, like 
the Juno-106, which uses a hex format patch name like A13 or B45. 
It is hard to calculate what number B45 is (its 29) so you might 
want to make a chart. If you type 0 when the program asks you for 
the patch number, no patch change will be sent. This is just in 
case you change your mind and want to avoid sending a patch 
change. I am aware that you can enter incorrect data at the 
prompts. This may mess up the display, but only legal patch change 
numbers will be sent and MIDI channel numbers set.
     This program is freeware and may be copied and traded as long 
this text file remains with it. No warranty of any kind is stated 
or implied with respect to the use of this program. I assume no 
liability for the use or results of use of this program. Any 
comments or suggestions can be sent to me on GEnie in care of 
L.STEINEBACH. If I get enough interest, I may release an upgraded 
version.


Scott Bultman
12-15-91