GUS Programmer's Digest Thu, 2 Sep 93 :07 MDT Volume 4: Issue 1 Today's Topics: Deleting some lists: PUGD, GMOS Discussion: Should GUS-OS2 also be deleted? SDK and Borland C++ 3.1 ultramid and sdk Standard Info: - Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest. - Before you ask a question, please READ THE FAQ. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1993 12:05:19 -0600 (CDT) From: ddebry@grue.dsd.ES.COM (Dave DeBry) Subject: Deleting some lists: PUGD, GMOS Message-ID: <9309011805.AA02839@grue.dsd.ES.COM> Unless I receive a huge amount of complaints, the GMOS ("General MIDI OS for GUS") and PUGD ("PC UNIX GUS Driver") lists will be deleted in the next couple of days. The only traffic that has been on either of these lists for the past month is subscribe/unsubscribe requests. If you'd like to continue the discussions of these topics, please move them to the GUS Digest or the GUS-SDK Digest. (I'd suggest the GUS-SDK Digest, since both of these projects are still in the creation phase.) -- Dave ddebry@ debry@ \ "How can I possibly understand you? I have a DeBry dsd. peruvian. | better chance of knowing which phone company es. cs.utah. | has lower rates." com edu / ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1993 12:15:29 -0600 (CDT) From: ddebry@grue.dsd.ES.COM (Dave DeBry) Subject: Discussion: Should GUS-OS2 also be deleted? Message-ID: <9309011815.AA02914@grue.dsd.ES.COM> As you may already know, the GMOS and PUGD lists are going to be shut down in the next couple of days, due to lack of use. Should I shut down the GUS-OS2 list as well? The only discussions going over that list of late have been: 1] "Are the OS/2 drivers out yet?" 2] "OS/2 vs. DOS vs. Windows NT vs. (ad nauseum)" 3] "Unsubscribe me" Topic #1 can be well covered on the GUS Digest, topic #2 has no place on any of the GUS lists (that's an order from the moderator, folks... namely *me*), and topic #3 is because people haven't been paying attention on where to send requests. I'd just assume get rid of it. Any complaints from the masses? -- Dave ddebry@ debry@ \ DeBry dsd. peruvian. | "Try a banana in your shoe and you'll know es. cs.utah. | what a day is." com edu / ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1993 16:47:47 +0930 (CST) From: Gavin Subject: Re: SDK and Borland C++ 3.1 Message-ID: <930901164747.139a6@hfrd.dsto.gov.au> Thanks to all those who responded. I have been tearing my hair out, I'll let you know how I get on. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1993 23:07:56 -0400 (EDT) From: dionf@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Francois Dion) Subject: ultramid and sdk Message-ID: <9309020307.AA27675@brise.ERE.UMontreal.CA> Since i only have the beta SDK (plus the low level one) i cant deal easily with the new patches, so i decided to try to use Ultramid. It is very straightforward (it only adds 20-40 lines to my total source), but i have a little problem (well maybe a few). I can load the patches, but when i issue a change of program, ultramid will still play the piano. If i load the percussions and send notes to ultramid on channel 10, all the percs will play. So what am i missing, here? Also, ultramid has it's limitations (particularly since people need to get gusail to use the software and it only load patches in 8 bit). So i'd much prefer using functions like there was in the beta SDK. Are these available in an updated package? Is the code fast enough to work on a 8086? (my code is not really an issue here). Last, what is the proposed Gravis sysex set? If there is none (GM excepted), is it because suggestions are needed? Cause i'll be implementing a full implementation, including patch dumps (with the midi wave sysex dump), modifications to patches (tuning etc...) and a few other things. This will have a release date in 93, with the full interface published, so it would be better if it was in accordance with the Gravis sysex set. Including BANK SWITCHING. Ciao, -- Francois Dion ' _ _ _ CISM (_) (_) _) FM Montreal , Canada Email: CISM@ERE.UMontreal.CA (_) / . _) 10000 Watts Telephone no: (514) 343-7511 _______________________________________________________________________________ Audio-C-DJ-Fractals-Future-Label-Multimedia-Music-Radio-Rave-Video-VR-Volvo-... ------------------------------ End of GUS Programmer's Digest V4 #1 ************************************ To post to tomorrow's digest: To (un)subscribe or get help: To contact a human (last resort): FTP sites: archive.epas.utoronto.ca pub/pc/ultrasound wuarchive.wustl.edu systems/msdos/ultrasound Hints: - Get the FAQ from the FTP sites or the request server. - Mail to for info about other GUS related mailing lists (UNIX, OS/2, GUS-MIDI, etc.)