Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!aurs01!whitcomb From: whitcomb@aurs01.UUCP (Jonathan Whitcomb) Newsgroups: comp.music Subject: Re: MIDI exclusive data Message-ID: <59949@aurs01.UUCP> Date: 27 Jun 91 13:44:27 GMT References: <696@rc6.urc.tue.nl> Sender: news@aurs01.UUCP Reply-To: whitcomb@aurxc3.UUCP (Jonathan Whitcomb) Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC Lines: 22 In article <696@rc6.urc.tue.nl> peter@stack.urc.tue.nl writes: >Hi everybody, > >This question may have been asked before, but when it has, I haven't read it >so far. So please, treat me gently. > >The question is this: are there any books with lots-a-data about MIDI-exclusive >messages from all manufacturers (or most of them) and how you can program a >specific sound from your computer (I want to write a generally useable >sound editor) ? Prefered language: English, German or (ahem) Dutch. There may be books on the subject, but in any case, you'll need each instrument's MIDI spec from the manufacturer before you can get into its guts. In my experience, Sysex data formats can be inconsistant not only between manufacturers, but also between instruments from a single manufacturer! Even different ROM versions of the same insturments can have inconsistancies. Black art, that Sysex! ********************************************************************** Jonathan Whitcomb UUCP: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh, NC GEnie: J.WHITCOMB3