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From: <antdes45@...>
To: <k5synth@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 7:19 AM
Subject: RE: [k5synth] Re: Overtone


> The only problem is that it's a pain to configure it.
>
> "jbrave" <onephatcat@...> wrote:
>
> >Great, looking forward to it!
> >
> >Joel
> >
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> Hello:
>
>        Okay, okay and okay again. Now, we all in theory "know" thanks 
> to Antoine that DosBox exits, but would any of you who have now 
> figured it out care to share just how one makes Overtone work (e.g. 
> specific commands in the DOSBOX configuration text file) in windows 
> using a USB Midi interface or any other interface?
> In the past all I had to do was to give overtone the Port address and 
> the IRQ I was using and it would work flawlessly. But since I moved on 
> to a faster computer that no longer works. 
>  Help...
>
>  Thanks in advance;
>
>  metapho

> Unfortunately, it can't be used ...
>
> Instructions for MIDI out :
> 1.  Start DOSbox
> 2. Type mixer /listmidi
> 3. Get the number corresponding to the device you want to use
> 4. In dosbox.conf, under [midi], set "config=" to that deivce number
>
> The problem is that there's no MPU-401 midi input support...
>
>
>
>
>
> metaphor20032003 a \ufffdcrit :
>   
>> Hello:
>>
>>        Okay, okay and okay again. Now, we all in theory "know" thanks 
>> to Antoine that DosBox exits, but would any of you who have now 
>> figured it out care to share just how one makes Overtone work (e.g. 
>> specific commands in the DOSBOX configuration text file) in windows 
>> using a USB Midi interface or any other interface?
>> In the past all I had to do was to give overtone the Port address and 
>> the IRQ I was using and it would work flawlessly. But since I moved on 
>> to a faster computer that no longer works. 
>>  Help...
>>
>>  Thanks in advance;
>>
>>  metapho
>>

> Hello to all:
>
>               Because I thought it could maybe be beneficial to anyone 
> trying to get goin with Overtone, I wanted to report how I finally got 
> it to work again.
>
> 1. System: An "old" Dell Dimension XPS P166s with ISA slots and only 
>            32 Meg of RAM running Windows 98.
> 2. An "old" Sound Quest PC MIDICARD version 2 set to IRQ 7 at address 
>    300.
>
> Notes: (a)The same system with a USB Midi Interface whlile using 
>        another K5 editor (e.g. Terzoid Noize) caused problems in 
>        the handshake with K5 and would never complete the upload 
>        and/or the download hence yet worked with another ISA MIDI 
>        interface (e.g. MIDIMAN 1x1). My conclusion was the enhanced 
>        speed via the USB port was too fast for the K5 and caused 
>        buffer problems.
>        (b) Because Overtone is a DOS based program whatever interface 
>        you decide to use will have to have the appropriate DOS drivers.
>        (c) Although I got my MIDI card to work with IRQ 7 at address 
>        300, you will have to set your card to whatever IRQ and   
>        address are free and available in your specific system. 
>  
> Special Thanks again to both Antoine and to Joel.
>
> Yours;
>  
> metaphor
>