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FamiTracker
I was wondering if it would be more practical to allow the user to modify the Song settings little boxes by typing in them. Some of them take a while to adjust it by clicking those little up and down arrow buttons. For example, if you wanted to change the Tempo from 150 to 120, it would take 30 clicks.
But then again, maybe these settings aren't to be touched often? I haven't really got the program working yet, as I am a novice/beginner to this program.
The reason I'm asking is because whenever I tried to import a midi, the default speed it plays is incredibly slow. I am simply just trying to get this thing to play some sort of demo so I can hear it in action, much like a "hello world" example for music.
PS: Another strange thing I noticed, is when I play with the Speed settings in "Song settings" for an imported MIDI, the speed 120 jumps down to 18 or 19, depending on which button I click. I am wondering if this is a bug.
You can type in them; you just have to double-click them in order to type. But the change won't take effect until you click outside of the text fields or hit ENTER.
These settings are touched quite often, as they're the basic, global means of setting the speed & tempo of a particular song.
However, I haven't tried MIDI importing to see this speed bug. What version of FamiTracker are you using?
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I'm using the latest version. Seems to happen on any MIDI I import.
Thanks for your interest in the thread.
BTW, I figured out how to just "make music play". In case anyone else is new here and reading this, all you have to do is add a single instrument, and configure your MIDI keyboard (have it selected in input)... and presto!
BTWm TechEmporium, I just read that you had piano lessons for many years. You also said you cannot afford a MIDI keyboard, and don't have a MIDI port on your computer.
If you have a USB port on your computer, that's all you need. I bought a $200+ dollar 88 key keyboard (M-AUDIO Keystation 88es) which is pretty good deal if you ask me, and the thing just uses a USB cable to do midi stuff.
So I am just writing this in case you think you have to fork out 500 bucks to get a crappy MIDI keyboard, and also that you don't need an actual MIDI port.
Since you have played the piano for so long, I think you will find using a MIDI keyboard for tracking music far easier. That's just my opinion. Hope this helps in some way.
What does a Midi port look like? My piano isn't cheap, but all it uses to import/export midi is a USB printer wire (The one with a D shaped plug on one end and a regular USB plug on the other)
It seems to work fine though o_o... (Not that I use it much)
MIDI ports are also known as game ports when you're talking about computer peripherals; they're 15-pin sockets that look like serial or parallel ports.
[quote=smujohnson]BTWm TechEmporium, I just read that you had piano lessons for many years. You also said you cannot afford a MIDI keyboard, and don't have a MIDI port on your computer.
If you have a USB port on your computer, that's all you need. I bought a $200+ dollar 88 key keyboard (M-AUDIO Keystation 88es) which is pretty good deal if you ask me, and the thing just uses a USB cable to do midi stuff...[/quote]
Yeah; it still seems a bit too pricey for me, but I appreciate your telling me about this. In any case, I still have a standard keyboard & it's as simple to use as a multi-keyboard organ. Thanks for that, smujohnson.
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