[Virtualacorn-list] Rhapsody4 to Yamaha KB under VRPC

[Barry Punchard]

On 21 Feb          jn.ml.vac.83 at wingsandbeaks.org.uk wrote:

> 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
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> 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.
> 
I see, thanks. So the chance of resurrecting Rhapsody fades away. I used it so
much on the RISCPC and have many scores remaining.

I had hoped to introduce my 7 year old daughter to printing out her captured
keyboard 'compositions'. She could have learned music, experienced a
user friendly computing tool and had fun all at the same time.

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