Specifications

converter 1.5
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2000 - 2005 urr Sound Technologies Inc.
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new in version 1.4
The following features were introduced in version 1.4 of converter:
The following features were introduced in version 1.4 of converter:The following features were introduced in version 1.4 of converter:
The following features were introduced in version 1.4 of converter:
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Additional control functions for the ‘function’ operand in the midi processor and the control
functions in the gameport and mouse input subsystems. The new parameters are the audio
input filter and gate parameters, enabling quick and easy programming of converter’s audio
input subsystem via either a midi control surface, custom (knob-based) gameport controller, or
mouse input device. Requires use of the control function assignments: refer to the related
sections on ‘Control Function’ in this manual.
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Midi transmission for individual mouse and joystick control channels can now be independently
disabled if exclusive ‘Control Function’ is desired for the particular controls
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Audition key for audio to midi trigger mode programming – pressing the [tab] key while the
menu cursor is over a particular audio channel’s midi data parameters in the menu system
enables the specified sound (if the particular audio channel is programmed to trigger a midi
note) to be triggered on the receiving device, speeding up programming tasks
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Metronome ‘click track’ can be generated either from converter’s internal clock or
synchronized to an external clock source, with selectable click note number and midi channel –
useful for live performance situations where a drummer or other human player requires a
monitor mix with tempo cues in order to follow pre-sequenced or otherwise clock-
synchronized electronic music / audio
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A few more optimizations here and there.
Bugs fixed in version 1.4:
Bugs fixed in version 1.4:Bugs fixed in version 1.4:
Bugs fixed in version 1.4:
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Internal midi clock generator completely overhauled and re-written to fix drift issues and stability
under various circumstances
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A logic issue in the gameport scanning code which would cause occasional mis-readings of
the joystick position has been fixed.
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Overall reliability for slower machines (486 and very slow (ie. 60MHz) Pentiums) attempting
large work loads improved
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Joystick input boundary issues from certain calibrations fixed
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Midi processor ‘unprocessed echo’ of system exclusive messages causing crashes fixed
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Midi input-only mode for SoundBlaster 1.x/2.x/Pro standard significantly improved
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Occasional bootup initialization problems with certain 100% compatible Roland MPU-401
clones (such as Music Quest cards) when used in a dual card input mode fixed
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Gameport and mouse buttons no longer generate double messages (high and low status)
when programmed to generate real-time (start, stop, etc) and program change midi messages
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Parameter display translation (float, function, modulator) in incorrect menu pages fixed
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Various minor display bugs fixed (trivial)