From: Hiram A. <dom...@on...> - 2006-04-02 13:32:36
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Quoting Robert Jonsson <rj...@sp...>: > On Thursday 30 Mar 2006 21:43, Hiram Abiff wrote: > <..> >> so I did. I managed to figure out that the Ch refers to mono/stereo for >> a wave track. what I still don't get is the relationshiop of the Ch >> value for a MIDI track and the Output Port in Midi Ports/Soft Synths. > > Looking through the GUI I only found 'Ch' in reference to MIDI in the drum > editor so I assume that's what you are talking about? Yep. > Ch is, ofcourse, short for Channel. It is a part of the midi standard. > A physical midi connection has 16 defined channels. They can individually be > configured to refer to a different instrument. Hence by connecting one midi > device you can easily play 16 different instruments. > > The physical midi connection is in MusE referred to as 'Port'. > More over, in MusE you can only configure one device on a port, this is a > deficiency in MusE as it is possible with midi to connect several instruments > to a single midi cable. > Thank you for claryfying this, I think I understand the subject pretty well now thanks to the tips I got from people on the list. >> What's the difference between a Midi Port and a Midi Channel in >> Muse?? Could someone please shed some light on this, I feel stupid >> on account of not getting this as it seems all the rest of you >> grasp this concept. > > I don't think midi in itself was ever considered easy. And then taking into > account the actual implementation in MusE it's still confusing. Rest assured > that lots of people have struggled with it before you ;). > It would be great if all of this was explained at length in some muse tutorial/manual for us MIDI beginners to grasp. -- http://www.egoboobits.net/HiramAbiff |