Re: Sucess with FTS, Midiyoke, and the new scala

Hi Todd,

> I built my new laptop: installed midiyoke on win2k no problem, I
> tried fts midirelaying from cakewalk, again no problem. I used
> scala's midi relay which went equally smooth, and did in fact seem
> to produce polyphony.

Hurray!

Yes, SCALA does polyphony, but I gather, only one voice at a time at present.
However I somehow wouldn't be surprised if Manuel adds in multi-timbral
midi relaying at some time in the future...

FTS can either relay separate voices from each midi in channel, or you can
set the keyboard up so that e.g. left and right halves of keyboard
have their own voices, and then FTS sends the appropriate program change
before the note on in whichever channel it is relayed to.

That's easiest if your midi synth lets you play voices at once in the same
channel e.g. flute and oboe both playing at once in channel 1.
I gather that's the way a modern soundcard GM midi synth normally works.
With that you can retune most midi files to almost any tuning unless the files have
effects such as pan already applied to the channels as well, or
require a lot of pitch polyphony (e.g. you want to retune them
to a scale with more than 15 notes all to be played simultaneously
or a non octave scale with more than 15 pitches of polyphony).

Even on a soundcard you can still run out of channels in multi-timbral work,
e.g. if the midi clip has many voices each with a particular pan position,
or other effects such as modulation etc. For those the only Midi solution
as far as I know is to use tuning tables as there simply aren't enough
midi channels available to retune them using pitch bends.

In FTS the multitimbral midi relaying options are selected from Out | Options
| More options and in the new upload there are three buttons there to
set them to the modern soundcard default, GM synth default, and
non GM synth default.

> on fts: the computer having troubles lacks a modem or means to
> connect to the internet. I had to reinstall the os because it kept
> freaking out. So I haven't really had to email an error report :(
> the good news is i should be registering the software soon.

That's all right! Anyway if one crops up be sure to send it.

It's reassuring that it works on the laptop in win2k.

Wish you much pleasure with FTS and thanks for registering in advance
for whenever you do!

Robert