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Band-in-a-Box™ CoreMIDI and QuickTime Options

Selecting a MIDI Driver

Band-in-a-Box for OS X offers two MIDI Output options - QuickTime Music

Instruments and CoreMIDI.

QuickTime Music does not require a Mac MIDI Interface or external synthesizer. The

OSX version of QT Music has better fidelity and lower latency than the old Mac Classic

QuickTime Music Synthesizer.

The QuickTime Music option is the simplest way to quickly make Music with Band-in-

a-Box. For best results, get the latest QuickTime download update from

www.quicktime.com.

CoreMIDI is the OS X standard MIDI driver method. CoreMIDI facilitates

communication with external MIDI devices, and it also enables inter-application

“piping” of MIDI data between MIDI applications.

CoreMIDI requires some setup, but is not terribly complicated.

CoreMIDI with a MIDI Interface and External Synthesizers

If you have not done so already, follow the manufacturer’s instructions to install your

Summary of content (10 pages)

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Band-in-a-Box™ CoreMIDI and QuickTime Options Selecting a MIDI Driver Band-in-a-Box for OS X offers two MIDI Output options - QuickTime Music Instruments and CoreMIDI. QuickTime Music does not require a Mac MIDI Interface or external synthesizer. The OSX version of QT Music has better fidelity and lower latency than the old Mac Classic QuickTime Music Synthesizer. The QuickTime Music option is the simplest way to quickly make Music with Band-ina-Box.
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MIDI interface. Installation details may vary, depending on the manufacturer and the model of your MIDI Interface. Hint: It is helpful to occasionally check your manufacturer’s web site, and download/install MIDI Interface driver updates which might become available. Apple “Audio MIDI Setup” Application ‘Audio MIDI Setup’ is usually found in your ‘Applications’ folder.
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Specific details of your Audio MIDI Setup screen will differ from this example, depending on your MIDI interface and your connected external MIDI devices. If your MIDI Interface has been properly installed, the picture of your MIDI Interface will automatically appear in the AMS window, showing input/output “pins” for each MIDI input and output socket on your MIDI Interface. You need to inform Audio MIDI Setup about your external devices (keyboards, synthesizers, drum machines, mixers, etc.).
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This example shows Band-in-a-Box configured to receive/record from a MIDI keyboard on MIDI Interface Port 8. Band-in-a-Box transmits tracks on an assortment of synthesizers, connected to various MIDI Interface ports. This scheme would be useful on a large MIDI setup, if your best Drum sounds are on a Port 5 synthesizer, best Piano is on a Port 2 synthesizer, etc. Your setup does not have to be so complex.
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QuickTime Music and a Controller Keyboard If you have a small MIDI controller keyboard, but you do not have any external MIDI Synthesizers, Band-in-a-Box can easily support this. Band-in-a-Box will receive/record from a keyboard connected to the MIDI interface, but the playback and keyboard MIDI Thru will go to the QuickTime Music synthesizer.
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Inter-Application Communication via Virtual Ports (compatible with Jaguar and Panther) The Band-in-a-Box Virtual Output allows MIDI Output to be “piped” into another MIDI/Audio application.
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Example: Connecting to Rax with Virtual Output Here is an example of controlling the Rax realtime AudioUnit host (Rax can be downloaded from http://www.grantedsw.com). Connecting to Rax with Virtual Output After setting Band-in-a-Box to transmit via “BIAB Virtual Output,” launch Rax and open its Preferences dialog… (The Rax Preferences window) Rax will now receive MIDI from Band-in-a-Box. For testing purposes, you can select the Apple DLS Music Device in the Rax Main Window.
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(Rax Program Window with the Apple DLS Music Device selected on Mixer Slot 1)
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Inter-Application Communication with IAC (Panther only) With OS X 10.3 Panther (or later), you can also “pipe” MIDI between applications, using an IAC bus. • Open Audio MIDI Setup, enable the IAC driver, and add one IAC port. Hint: Some IAC versions have a bug if using more than one IAC bus. • Go to the Band-in-a-Box ‘CoreMIDI Choose Ports’ dialog, and select IAC on all output ports.
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