The HyperMIDI Toolkit is a collection of routines (XCMDs and XFNCs)
for MIDI programming in HyperTalk, the language of HyperCard. These
routines include utilities for transmitting and receiving data over
MIDI, and for implementing active MIDI controls.
### HyperMIDI is well suited for:
* Ugly little one-time tasks:
A real-life situation: Yesterday I got around to looking at the MIDI
implementation manual for my Roland D-50. The manual is not the most
lucid I've seen, abounding with grammatical atrocities (an obvious
translation from Japanese). In the dump format, the checksum is
described as the sum of "address, size, and that checksum" being zero
(modulo 128). Since size is not otherwise mentioned, I wonder if they
mean address + data + checksum, address + size of record + data +
checksum, etc. So, I do a bulk dump from the D-50 front panel, read it
into a text field with RxMIDI, edit out all but one block by mouse
selection, and write a 6 line script to add the 259 address and data
bytes up and see what I get. Less than 5 minutes to do all of the
above, a job which would otherwise would have been a pain even for an
experienced programmer.
* Orphaned MIDI instruments:
Have we seen these before?
* Custom solutions:
We don't always like the way XYZ, Inc's patch editor for the XDD750+
synth is laid out in certain respects (you can't please everybody).
Well, from MultiFinder you can run their patch editor, and switch to
HyperMIDI when you want to use your custom oscillator/filter/envelope
panel WITH RANDOM PATCH CAPABILITIES, etc.
* Experimental:
Explore the Wonderful World of MIDI (hey, we'll get Marlin Perkins to
host...).
* MIDI Macros:
Set up your MIDI system from HyperMIDI, switch back to your megabuck
sequencer program.
### Become a professional MIDI programmer:
Programs using the HyperMIDI Toolkit routines may be distributed
freely in free or shareware products (contact me about commercial
applications), as long as you are a registered owner and adhere to any
restrictions in the licensing agreement.
