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Re: MIDI output device support

• Posted by The Johnson Family <thedjs at INAME.COM> Feb 03, 2000
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Sounds brilliant - why not release it as a win32 module as per option 2. At
650 lines, it's hardly going to increase download time, and if people dont
want it, they dont Include it in their applications.

Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: Cuny, David at DSS <David.Cuny at DSS.CA.GOV>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 8:17 AM
Subject: MIDI output device support


> I've converted some VB code, so Win32Lib can now send MIDI events. You can
> do stuff like:
>
>   - get a list of available MIDI output devices
>   - open and close a MIDI output device
>   - send note on/note off/instrument change instructions
>
> This is useful if you are writing something like a music composition or
ear
> training program. It's not useful if you just want to play MIDI files.
>
> Since it doesn't rely on any controls, it's pretty much a stand along
> module. At 650 lines of code (lots of documentation and whitespace), I'm a
> bit hesitant to add it to Win32Lib. Should it be released as:
>
>   1. Part of the Win32Lib
>   2. A module in Win32Lib
>   3. A module, not part of the base package
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- David Cuny
>
>