adamjking

Definitely, that sounds great Lyle... can't wait to see it!

Yes, agreed... I've actually had this idea in the back of my mind for some time. It is on the TODO list, there are some more pressing issues first but it is definitely something I will be adding. Cheers, Adam

Good questions. Does anyone have a copy of the Java source code?

Good news, I've finally made the switch and bought a 13" MacBook Pro. So expect to see some more refinements for running on OSX soon! Someone want to point me in the right direction for an SVN client for Mac?

I'm in Melbourne too.

Yes, the helpfile needs updating - it's on my list of things to do. The Rescan Devices button is on the Select Devices screen. I've had mixed results with picking up USB devices, yet another thing to add to the list ;) Thanks for the tip.

Does pressing the Rescan Devices button pick it up again? That'd be me, I took over the project after Wilba got the ball rolling with his neat little Java application that uploaded Hex files ;) Cheers, - Adam

Have you tried running it via the command line as suggested by others?

Care to elaborate on that?

I'd say you need to go through the Sun site and agree to the license, therefore you'll need JavaScript or Cookies enabled. Sucks I know, but legally we can't redistribute the runtime. Cheers, - Adam

Thanks for pointing this out George. I've obviously been out of it for a while as I wasn't even aware of it, but a quick glance at the JavaSound mailing list (which I used to subscribe to) shows you are right. It doesn't look like anything is certain at the moment, so am not sure of the future of MIDI support in Java. Hopefully, if they do remove it from the core runtime, it'll be just a matter of downloading a separate library - similar to what Mac users do with Plumstone. As for porting to another language, it is unlikely to happen from my end. For the most part Java has been ideal and allows me to write a program once that bahaves uniformly accross all versions of Windows, Linux and newer versions of OSX without having to worry about GUI toolkits, threading issues, MIDI drivers, etc. All the source code is available if anyone feels like porting it to another language/platform. Cheers, - Adam

Hi ilmenator, There is a growing list of work that needs to be done on MIOS Studio, and after uni exams are over in a couple of weeks I will finally have some time to jump in and start improving it. While I don't really have time to have a good look at your editor software, I'm happy to help out and answer any questions you might have in regards to JAVA and MIDI. One question, is there any particular reason you are using SWT instead of standard Swing? Cheers, - Adam

Hi John, Yes, as mentioned in previous posts, the latest beta versions of MIOS Studio do not remember MIDI settings. This is because the whole underlying MIDI routing has been overhauled and the previous (ugly hack) method of saving MIDI routing will no longer work. Until I have time to fix this, you have two options: 1) Use the latest versions, but re-map MIDI routing on startup 2) Use older versions (circa beta5) and miss out on newer features of the latests beta's Not a great choice of options I know, but unfortunately I've had a busy 6 months and had no chance to devote time to MIOS Studio. Cheers, - Adam

Hi John, While I am toying with the idea of making MIOS Studio backwards compatible with Java 1.4 (and therefore older versions of OS X), this will not be of any use to OS 9. From the Apple FAQ: Java 1.1.8 is just far to old to try and be backward compatible with, so you're gonna be out of luck trying to use MIOS Studio. Cheers, - Adam

Hi TK/Twin-X, miosstudio.midibox.org no longer seems to be working, is this related to the server failure? Cheers, - Adam

Hi CrazyF, Have you correctly mapped the MIDI IN and OUT ports within MIOS Studio's MIDI Routing Window? Cheers, - Adam

Hi ReneW Are you sure you have routed the ports correctly, you should definately be able to see messages in the MIDI IN window. Can you post a screen shot of the routing window? This is perfectly normal, it is a feature that Thorsten introduced. As described elsewhere, the Operating System code should be uploaded within two seconds of turning the MidiBox on. If MIOS Studio detects that Operating System code is being uploaded, it forces the MidiBox to reboot itself to ensure that the code will be uploaded withing two seconds of the power cycle. - Adam

Hi Michael, What do you mean by does not start at all - you do not even get the splash screen? - Adam

MIOS Studio has been compiled to be able to run with Java 1.4, but unfortunately there are a number of 1.5 API calls which do not exist in the older Java libraries. Running with Plumstone should (tho I've never tested it myself) provide replacements for the non existant libraries, do you have Plumstone installed? See the first post in http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=5230.0 and please let me know how you go, I don't think anyone has provided feedback as to whether MIOS Studio works with Java 1.4 and Plumstone together. Cheers, - Adam

No, it is not possible. Cheers, - Adam

I'm not sure what is causing your system to 'freeze' - I've never heard of anyone else having a similar problem with MIOS Studio. Could you try and delete the saved settings and restarting MIOS Studio. To delete the saved settings in Windows: 1) Go to Start > Run, type in regedit and press OK 2) In the Registry Editor, Go to the folder: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs\org 3) Delete the midibox folder This will delete any saved settings in MIOS Studio. Please try restarting MIOS Studio beta7_4 and let me know if the error still occurs. - Adam

Are you able to provide some more details as to what you mean by 'freezing'. Does the program start at all, are you seeing the splash screen when it it first starts? Does it only freeze when you do something in particular? - Adam

I run XP Pro with MIOS Studio and Midi-Ox together with an M-Audio Quattro, never had any problems. What Java version are you using? - Adam

Hi ranger930, just wondering where you managed to get the jog wheel from - I'm still looking for an online supplier... - Adam

Hi All, Another incremental beta release of MIOS Studio is available: http://www.ucapps.de/mios_download.html There are a number of improvements over the previous release, most importantly a bugfix for people using the PIC18F4620 chip. Other improvements include MIDI Filter bugfixes, experimental support for 14bit controllers, coloured text in the MIDI Port Monitors, etc. - Adam /Edited by TK: changed link to MIOS Download section