[Virtualacorn-list] Rhapsody4 to Yamaha KB under VRPC

[Jeremy Nicoll - ml VA]

On 2016-02-20 19:34, Barry Punchard wrote:
> On 20 Feb          druck at druck.org.uk wrote:
> 
>> On 20/02/2016 14:40, Barry Punchard wrote:
>> > Is it possible to use Rhapsody 4 (4.09), running under VRPC, RISCOS 4.39,
>> > Windows7+SP1 to output MIDI data from a Rhapsody score through to a MIDI
>> > keyboard (e.g. Yamaha PSR-E333)?
>> 
>> No. Someone would have to write a module which implemented the RISC OS
>> MIDI interface and communicated MIDI API on the Windows side. It can 
>> be
>> done, but as far as I know, now one has.

> Thanks, that helps me picture the problem. So, if I'm understanding it
> anywhere near right, Rhapsody sends OS calls with chunks of MIDI data 
> to be sent
> on a data bus to the backplane of a real RISCPC, which is then buffered 
> up on
> the MIDI interface card and sent via the MIDI lead to the keyboard. Is 
> that sort
> of right? So, VRPC just discards that data?

Unless the midi podule also implements (a module?) in which case the 
SWIs being called
by Rhapsody (or whatever) won't even be available unless the module is 
present.

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Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own