[rodgersorgan] Re: New member, Hartley Mays, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • From: Ed Wilson <actionkbd@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:15:31 -0800 (PST)



Hartley,
Welcome to the list!
There is nothing "peculiar" about the MIDI GS or the Sysex Messages used in 
Rodgers Organs... all conform strictly to the standards established by the Midi 
Manufacturer's Association (MMA).  Very easy to set up Cakewalk for "instant" 
recording using a "template" set up for the 3 master channels used by your 
instrument, plus the MIDI coupler channels.  The template eliminates the need 
to "think" about what parts are going to which channel... it just does it!
What I did was give each master channel a "Name" (Great, Swell, Pedal, etc.).  
The master channels for these are 12, 13, and 14, respectively.
Then I gave each MIDI coupler a "Name" (MIDI GT A, MIDI SW A, MIDI PED A, 
etc.).  Those will correspond to channels 1, 2, and 3 on your instrument.
Channel 10 is (virtually) always the Rythym track, so I named it appropriately.
Then assisgn those channels with the proper port/channel input output using the 
track properties, and then save using the "Save As... Template" and give it a 
name.. such as "Rodgers" and you are done.  Then it is ready to go whenever you 
click the "New" Icon.
Best regards,
Ed Wilson
 Hartley Mays <HMays22@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello!

My name is Hartley Mays, I live in Cincinnati, Ohio. I have a Rodgers 535 organ 
and PR-300S that are for my and my family's use in our home. We also have a 
Technics piano with midi, and a Baldwin concert grand piano. We all play piano, 
and have interests in all kinds of music. I work as a computer programmer, and 
have the Rodgers instruments and the Technics cabled to my PC. I'm trying to 
sort out how to use Cakewalk to do sequencing and interface with all the 
instruments, and also want to write Java programs to do some of the work, for 
instance polishing up the sequences in various ways. I've found great freeware 
available to start on this, such as JMUSIC and JSYNTHLIB, but have not yet 
discovered existing code to help with the Roland GS Midi and the SYSEX messages 
peculiar to the Rodgers instruments. 

I discovered this group yesterday when the cursor happened to stop on one of 
the addressees in a mail to a Yahoo group I'm in, and the complete address got 
displayed.

I haven't yet gone through any of the archives for the list but it certainly 
looks great, and I look forward to communicating with all of you.

Best Regards,
Hartley 

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