AW: [Jsynthlib-devel] Driver writing help

[Joachim B. <jba...@pi...>]

Hi,

> I guess support for my weird Yamaha S80 interface would be=20
> nice, sine I'd guess the Motif series uses it

there is already a synthdriver for the Yamaha Motif:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/jsynthlib/JSynthLib/synthdrivers/Ya=
mahaMotif/

This may help you perhaps.

Regards,
J. Backhaus

> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: jsy...@li...
> [mailto:jsy...@li...]Im Auftrag von
> Daniel Lyons
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 11. Mai 2005 05:37
> An: jsy...@li...
> Betreff: Re: [Jsynthlib-devel] Driver writing help
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> Woops, sorry - I went off the thread and back on with my replies.
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> The XML interface looks cool, I noticed there's another=20
> opensource project doing patch editting using XML in it (I=20
> presume for the synth description).  Might not be the worst=20
> idea to have the same XML format, then you could dig from=20
> both worlds of Drivers for, perhaps, more synths=20
> (SynthDescription might be a better word over drive.. or=20
> SynthInterface).
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> They're at: http://synthed.sourceforge.net/
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> I guess support for my weird Yamaha S80 interface would be=20
> nice, sine I'd guess the Motif series uses it, and from the=20
> docs I know some others use it.
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> Which is multiple values get crammed into one sysex string -=20
> E.G. There's a 13 byte string for an oscillator and some=20
> parameters, then a 29 byte string for the Amplitude, then a=20
> 27 byte one for the pitch, and so on.
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> I guess I'm going to make sets of Model/Sender pairs for each=20
> of those for now... and work from there.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rib Rdb" <ri...@gm...>
> To: "Daniel Lyons" <soc...@ma...>
> Subject: Re: [Jsynthlib-devel] Driver writing help
> Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 17:10:06 -0700
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> > On 5/10/05, Daniel Lyons <soc...@ma...> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I guess the way to do it would be to make a ParamSender=20
> that knows
> > > > about all thirteen parameters.
> > >
> > > Ok.  So.. that tells me that there isn't a great way to handle=20
> > > this in the core. :)
> > >
> > > > Also, I'm curious how are you designing your driver. I started
> > > > creating the XML driver to solve the problems dealing=20
> with multiple
> > > > sysex messages and the huge number of parameters that=20
> the Motif has.
> > > > I'd assume the S80 has the same issues.
> > >
> > > I was just going to do it straight out.. I guess, yes, a whole=20
> > > lot of sliders, maybe in a scrolling window.
> > >
> > > Let's see, a patch as 218 common byes and 4 wave configurations=20
> > > at 200 bytes each..
> > >
> > > So probably something like 700-800 widgets? HRM!  I was going to=20
> > > have tabbed panes for waves, maybe.
> > >
> > > Perhaps a nice design would be to have the main editor window=20
> > > have buttons which bring up pop-up windows - so you could pop-up=20
> > > the different effect windows and voice windows as desired - thus=20
> > > having whatever controller groups on screen as desired.
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> > That's what I was thinking. JSynthLib seemed to run way to=20
> slow when I
> > had that many widgets loaded at once.
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> > > The XML driver sounds intriguing, how's the progress of that? =20
> > > That sounds very interesting .  As of yet I've been using the .20=20
> > > code rather than grabbing the repos version - just so i had=20
> > > something stable to play with.
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> > The XML driver currently supports librarian support for single (but
> > not bank) patches, and simple editors. Simple editors means a single
> > window and no complex widgets like envelopes.  I have ideas=20
> on how to
> > implement more complex editors, but haven't had time to=20
> implement it.
> > I don't know when I'll get around to bank support.
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> > If you're interested, I'm creating a tutorial on what's currently
> > possible with the XML driver. I'm putting it on Joe's wiki.  There's
> > not much there yet, but the url is
> > http://joe.emenaker.com/Wikka/wikka.php?wakka=3DXmlExample
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