[macvoiceover] Re: Still haven't gotten a definite answer on my midi problem

  • From: "Ron J." <ganahee@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:02:17 -0500

Chris,

First, let me say that unsubscribing is perfectly within your right, but I think it would be really stupid! If you need help with the Mac, and VO, this list, and the Mac Visionaries list, are the best places to go! Honestly, many of the folks on here are far more qualified to answer your questions than I!

Second, I am currently running QuickTime Player Version 7.5 (149.5), and I was able to open a '.mid' file, and it played, just fine. The file was a Beethoven's Fifth ringtone from a friend's cell phone! I'm not sure what issues you're having with MIDI files on your Mac, but QT should play them with no trouble. Now, if you need something with more flexibility, then you'll need to look at a different application. Go to http://www.versiontracker.com/, enter "MIDI player" in the search box, make sure the popup is set to OS X, click "Go", and see what you find. Also, you could just enter "MIDI", ".mid", etc.

Also, check out Greg Carney's VoiceOver Compatibility List, and see what you find there.

All these things are hit-and-miss, and trial-and-error. If you find something that doesn't work, isn't VO-friendly, etc, move on to the next thing, and eventually, if luck is with you, you'll "stumble" onto something which gets 'er done! When you find it - run with it! <grin!>

HTH?

Ron

On Jul 20, 2008, at 1:22 PM, Chris Gilland wrote:

Travis, neither was I trying to be rude, I was only stating that some times google won't always workk, and check your junk folder as I did send you that e-mail asking for the file.

I have nothing against you. I was only trying to make a point. man, you sure blow things outta perportion don't you, and I am sorry you took it offensively what I said, I didn't mean for it to be taken as such, I was only stating fact. Anyway, I'll shut up now. If I need any more help with the midi problem I'll ask elseware. I'm sorry for asking such a general question. O, ande another thing: I never once said you had to be a programmer to use google. that was so! not my point. What I meant was, config files, and computer logic, and finding things seem to be easier for people of this nature. this was not directed at yoou specifically as much as more people in a whole.

Maybe I should just unsubscribe, since people simply think I'm only here for questions not for getting help? Hmm, dono, I'll have to think about that one. Not sure yet if I'll leave or not, will have to see.

anyway sorry again for being a neurotic, jack ass, so called.


----- Original Message ----- From: "Travis Siegel" <windowbridge@xxxxxxx >
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:09 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Still haven't gotten a definite answer on my midi problem


Sheesh, if I'd known that a simple comment like googol is your friend would envoke such a torrent, I'd have not bothered to post the url to help out. I was simply saying that often times, you can find what you're looking for on googol (or on your favorite search engine if googol isn't it) and that the link posted in the email I provided was pulled from a googol search, not from any archive I had stashed around here somewhere. I'm puzzled as to the programmer reference though, I wasn't aware you needed to be a programmer to use a search engine.
But, I digress.
Once again, it appears my simple straightforward approach has landed me in hot water. I'm only trying to help, but if you really don't want it, then just say so, and I'll not bother to respond to any more of your posts. And, as for the configuration, you never actually asked for it, your response to my offer was a comment that if it's a terminal app, you're not a terminal user, and I assumed that meant you didn't want to be bothered with another command-line utility.
Apparently, this was the wrong conclusion based on the response here.
I'll get it to you in the next day or two, and in future, I'll try to be more clear about what exactly it is I'm trying to state instead of allowing others to draw their own conclusions from my statements. I apologize for any problems I have/will/has/who knows/will cause to be caused on this list. either now in the past, or in the future. We're all different people, and what is clear to one is not so clear to another, it's simple enough to ask for clarification, instead of jumping to conclusions.

But all of that is neither here nor there, and this post is likely to be deemed off topic, so I'll attempt to refrain from further replies on this topic.



On Jul 20, 2008, at 3:48 AM, Chris Gilland wrote:

I agree with what she has said here. Travis, google is great, but when you have looked on google for something for ovfer 300 years it seems. O, BTW, I haven't gotten that configuration file for ncftpd you promised me that I e-mailed you back asking for, either.

Also, Remember not everyone on this list is a programmer. No I am not a mod, but in all do respect sir, I wish you'd kind a tone down your tone a bit. You were once where a lotta us are, so don't use your programming skills as a way of making it sound quote: easy. What is easy to you may be hard to someone else.

Let me put a book in front a you that is written in the African language of Bombada which is the native language of Moli, and have you sit here and try to read that, and say it's hard, now you get a native who comes up to you, who says, o, that's simple, being able to speak is your friend. hubba hubba hubba, and then he just starts reading it 90 miles an hour like Mr. motor mouth.

Now, how do you feel.  Empherior?  Thought so.

I rest my case. Again, don't take it personally, but, think on what I said.


Chris.


----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Homiak" <chomiak@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:49 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Still haven't gotten a definite answer on my midi problem


Google is your friend, but that particular page is very frustrating. rondo
announced it had encountered a problem and needed to close with no
explanation. i forget what Mighty Midi did but it wasn't helpful. Sweet midi finally worked somewhat and I actually found that further down the google page as a version tracker entry since I decided twice- bitten by
that other link was enough for a while. . Google is your friend but
sometimes you also
need a huge amount of perseveerance too. since I'm going nowhere with readiris at the moment, I decided to divert my frustration to the mid
problem.



--

Cheryl

"Where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also."


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