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The MIDI Interface

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	=== The MIDI Interface ===		=== The MIDI Interface ===

	In order to use ~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional, you must first own a MIDI interface. The MIDI interface serves as a translator between your MIDI instrument(s) and your Amiga.		In order to use Bars&Pipes Professional, you must first own a MIDI interface. The MIDI interface serves as a translator between your MIDI instrument(s) and your Amiga.

	Before using ~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional, first connect your MIDI interface to your Amiga. It may connect to a sound board joystick port, or to USB.		Before using Bars&Pipes Professional, first connect your MIDI interface to your Amiga. It may connect to a sound board joystick port, or to USB.

	=== MIDI Interface Ports ===		=== MIDI Interface Ports ===

Steven Solie: /* Overview */

2013-09-10T20:39:05Z

Overview

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	=== Overview ===		=== Overview ===

	~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional works with any CAMD-compatible synthesizer, sound module or application. Let's look at some standard ways to connect MIDI instruments to your Amiga computer.		Bars&Pipes Professional works with any CAMD-compatible synthesizer, sound module or application. Let's look at some standard ways to connect MIDI instruments to your Amiga computer.

	=== The MIDI Interface ===		=== The MIDI Interface ===

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2013-09-10T20:37:25Z

Installation

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	Everyone at The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks is dedicated to producing the highest quality software and software support in the industry. We have invested thousands of hours of research and development in our products. Much of that time is spent in listening to and learning from people like you. Blue Ribbon products are designed to be affordable, ongoing investments that are improved and expanded over time. We've provided expansion through program updates and add-on software, such as the Creativity Kit and the Pro Studio Kit. If you are a C programmer, with the Rules For Tools add-on, you can even create your own enhancements to Bars & Pipes Professional!		Everyone at The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks is dedicated to producing the highest quality software and software support in the industry. We have invested thousands of hours of research and development in our products. Much of that time is spent in listening to and learning from people like you. Blue Ribbon products are designed to be affordable, ongoing investments that are improved and expanded over time. We've provided expansion through program updates and add-on software, such as the Creativity Kit and the Pro Studio Kit. If you are a C programmer, with the Rules For Tools add-on, you can even create your own enhancements to Bars & Pipes Professional!

	==Installation==		== Installation ==

	Quick Installation		=== Quick Installation ===

	~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional is easy to install on your AmigaOS computer.		Bars&Pipes Professional is easy to install on your AmigaOS computer.

	To install Bars&Pipes Professional :		To install Bars&Pipes Professional:
		⚫	# Make sure that you have at least two megabytes of space left on your hard disk.
		⚫	# Unarc the Bars&Pipes Professional archive to wherever you'd like to keep the program.
		⚫	# You'll also need camd.library which is already included with AmigaOS.
		⚫	# Run Bars&Pipes Professional from the drawer on your hard disk.

		⚫	On the first run, Bars&Pipes will ask you to select a screen mode. Please select an ARGB mode for best results. Once the program is open, under the "Preferences" menu, select "Environment" and then "Save" to save your screen choice.
⚫	Make sure that you have at least two megabytes of space left on your hard disk.

⚫	Unarc ~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional archive to wherever you'd like to keep the program.

⚫	You'll also need camd.library which is already included with AmigaOS.

⚫	Run Bars&Pipes Professional from the ~~BarsnPipes Professional~~ drawer on your hard disk.

⚫	On the first run, ~~BarsnPipes~~ will ask you to select a screen mode. Please select an ARGB mode for best results.
	Once the program is open, under the "preferences" menu, select "environment" and then "save" to save your screen choice.

	== Touring the MIDI setup ==		== Touring the MIDI setup ==

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The PipeLine

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	*The Input PipeLine, which holds Tools that process the music as it flows into the Sequencer;		*The Input PipeLine, which holds Tools that process the music as it flows into the Sequencer;

	{{Note\|text=When first running Bars&Pipes Professional, you will most likely see a MIDI In Tool in the Input PipeLine. This acts as the source for the Track's PipeLine, and, hence, the Track. This is further explained in ~~Chapter 6,~~ Basic Recording.}}		{{Note\|text=When first running Bars&Pipes Professional, you will most likely see a MIDI In Tool in the Input PipeLine. This acts as the source for the Track's PipeLine, and, hence, the Track. This is further explained in [[Bars_%26_Pipes_Professional:_Recording\|Basic Recording]].}}

	*The Play/Merge/Record Selector, which displays a blue letter P while the Track is in Play mode, a red letter M while the Track is in Merge mode, and a red letter R while the Track is in Record Mode;		*The Play/Merge/Record Selector, which displays a blue letter P while the Track is in Play mode, a red letter M while the Track is in Merge mode, and a red letter R while the Track is in Record Mode;

Steven Solie: /* Running Bars&Pipes Professional */

2013-09-05T17:01:45Z

Running Bars&Pipes Professional

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	=== Running Bars&Pipes Professional ===		=== Running Bars&Pipes Professional ===

	Before you run Bars&Pipes Professional, you must first install it. If you have not yet done so, please see ~~Chapter 2,~~ Installation.		Before you run Bars&Pipes Professional, you must first install it. If you have not yet done so, please see [[Bars_%26_Pipes_Professional#Installation\|Installation]].

	==== Running From The Workbench Icon ====		==== Running From The Workbench Icon ====

Steven Solie: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	Bars&Pipes Professional is an innovative composition environment with an extensive arsenal of features and options. Before exploring it in depth, let's take a quick tour!		Bars&Pipes Professional is an innovative composition environment with an extensive arsenal of features and options. Before exploring it in depth, let's take a quick tour!

	{{Note\|text=If you need help connecting your MIDI equipment to your Amiga, please read ~~the previous chapter,~~ Touring The MIDI Setup.}}		{{Note\|text=If you need help connecting your MIDI equipment to your Amiga, please read [[Bars_%26_Pipes_Professional#Touring_the_MIDI_setup\|Touring The MIDI Setup]].}}

	=== Running Bars&Pipes Professional ===		=== Running Bars&Pipes Professional ===

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2013-09-05T16:59:03Z

Customizing your Environment

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	Accessories can be loaded by openeing the accessories window and selecting "load" from the menu.		Accessories can be loaded by openeing the accessories window and selecting "load" from the menu.
	At this time SmerFF is the only accessory available. It allows loading and saving MIDI files.		At this time SmerFF is the only accessory available. It allows loading and saving MIDI files.

	==Customizing your Environment==
	Chapter 31

	=== Overview ===

	In this chapter, we'll learn how to customize your Bars&Pipes Professional environment, so that it automatically sets up the system to your liking. We'll also discuss the disk files that Bars&Pipes Professional uses to keep track of your preferences.

	=== The Environment Preferences ===

	In the Main menu, the Environment.., option in the Preferences menu opens the Environment Preferences requester. This requester controls various aspects of Bars&Pipes Professional's appearance as well as some memory-saving options:

	; Interlace Screen
	: Select the Interlace Screen option to double the vertical resolution of the Bars&Pipes Professional environment.

	; Use Workbench Pointer
	: If you'd rather use the Workbench mouse pointer instead of the Bars&Pipes Professional saxophone, enable Use Workbench Pointer.

	; Exploding Windows
	: The Exploding Windows option causes windows to open with an expanding rectangle and close with a contracting rectangle.

	; Windows To Front
	: Normally, use the standard Window To Front/Back button on the top right of each window to bring a window to the front If you'd like any window to come immediately to the front no matter where you click in it, select Windows To Front.

	; Save Icons
	: Bars&Pipes Professional will only create an icon for a song file if the Save Icons option is enabled.

	; WB 2.0 File Requester
	: If you're running Bars&Pipes Professional under Workbench 2.0 or later, you may optionally use the Workbench file requester for selecting files.

	; Double Width Screen/Double Height Screen
	: Under Workbench 2.0, Bars&Pipes Professional can display its screen at double width and/or double height, providing much more room to drag and place windows. When in this mode, certain hotkeys make navigating this huge screen easier:

	: The Alt key, in conjunction with the arrow keys moves the screen by one screenful. The window icons always appear in the current screen for easy access.

	: Holding the Shift key causes the currently active window to move into the new view area. Hold down both the Shift and Alt keys while pressing the arrow keys.

	: These features can make it seem like Bars&Pipes Professional is four screen instead of one! For instance, you could open Mix Maestro in one quadrant, the Track window in another, and still have two full screens for other windows. Keep in mind, however, that open windows consume CPU and memory resources

	; 68000 Optimization
	: If you are running Bars&Pipes on an Amiga using a 68000 processor, such as the A500 or A2000, setting this option will enable Bars&Pipes to run slightly more efficiently.

	; Workbench Screen Mode
	: Also under Workbench 2.0, Bars&Pipes Professional can adopt the current screen mode used by Workbench. This is particularly useful with the new AGA chipset machines (the Amiga 4000 and 1200) because it provides an automatic method for supporting the new graphic modes.

	; Close Workbench
	: To save memory, Bars&Pipes Professional can attempt to close Workbench. This only succeeds if no programs have windows open in Workbench.

	; Disable Undo Buffer
	: When the Bars&Pipes Professional sequencer records a Track, it automatically backs up the entire performance in an Undo buffer. Although this provides an easy way to recover from a poor recording, it doubles the memory provided for MIDI events. Disable the Undo buffer to double the number of notes you can record in low memory situations.

	; Use Grey Scale
	: Bars&Pipes Professional normally displays in eight colors. Use Grey Scale halves the color count to only four, saving graphics memory.

	; Disable Fast Refresh
	: Bars&Pipes Professional's windows keep their images intact, even when behind other windows. This results in very fast refresh, but eats memory. Disable Fast Refresh saves memory because it no longer stores hidden imagery, but the drawing time can become painfully slow.

	; Save
	: Select the Save button to implement the changes and permanently save your choices in the "Bars&Pipes Professional.info" file. Whether run Bars&Pipes Professional from its icon or the Shell, the program still looks at the "Bars&Pipes Professional.info" file for these preferences. If the .info does not exist, Bars&Pipes Professional chooses its default preferences.

	; Use
	: To use the changes without making them permanent, select Use.

	=== The Support Drawer and Support Files ===

	Bars&Pipes Professional must keep its control files in a support directory: If a drawer named "Support" exists within the same directory as the Bars&Pipes Professional drawer, Bars&Pipes Professional places its support files there.

	If there is no drawer named "Support" located within the same directory, Bars&Pipes Professional places the support files in the S: directory. This is the same directory that contains your startup-sequence.)

	* TIP * If you are using Bars&Pipes Professional without a hard drive and want to boot with a Workbench disk, create a Support drawer on your Bars&Pipes Professional program disk Then move the files, Tools, Accessories, and BPPDirs from the & directory on your WorkBench disk to the Support drawer created on your program disk.

	==== The Tools File ====

	Bars&Pipes Professional uses the Tools file when customizing your environment. This text file contains the names and path names of the Tools currently loaded in the ToolBox. Bars&Pipes Professional updates the Tools file whenever you Install or Remove a Tool in the ToolBox.

	==== The Accessories File ====

	Bars&Pipes Professional also uses the Accessories file when customizing your environment. This text file contains the names and path names of the Accessories loaded in the Accessories window.

	Bars&Pipes Professional updates the Accessories file whenever you Install or Remove an Accessory

	==== BPPDirs ====

	The BPPDirs file, another environment file, is a binary file that contains the path names of files that you load and save, such as Song files, Patch Lists, and Chords.

	Whenever you load or save a file, Bars&Pipes Professional refers to the Bppdirs file to determine the last place you loaded or saved a similar type of file. Bars& Pipes Professional then directs the file requester to this location.

	When you change directories with the file requester and select Load or Save, Bars&Pipes Professional looks to the new directory. Bars&Pipes Professional updates the BPPDirs file whenever you exit Bars&Pipes Professional.

	=== Settings in Song Files ===

	Bars&Pipes Professional saves many settings in each individual Song file, including which windows are open and closed, the color palette as defined by the True Colors Accessory, the position of window icons, Patch Lists, Chords, Scales, Rhythms, Metronome settings, Tool Trays, the ToolPad, Tools in PipeLines, the status of Thru faucets, MIDI channel selectors, the status of Edit windows and all other musical information.

	=== Creating a Preset Environment With New.song ===

	If you prefer a particular configuration of Tools, Tracks, Tempos, etc., you can set your preferences, then save them as a Song,. This way, you'll have a preset environment each time you begin a new Song.

	To do so, first set up your Tracks, MIDI channels, Tool placements, etc., and then use the Save As Default command found in the Song menu. This saves your settings to a file called "New.song." Each time you run Bars&Pipes Professional or select New from the Song menu, Bars&Pipes Professional automatically loads this file.

	{{Note\|title=Tip\|text=When you load another Song, Bars&Pipes Professional overrides your "New" settings with those in the currently loaded file. To impose your new environment on old Song files, load your old Song. Then make a Group out of all of the Tracks contained in the old Song file. Next, save the Group to disk and select New from the Song menu. After you delete all the Tracks in the New Song, load in the Group!}}

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Sections

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	[[Bars & Pipes Professional: Scales, Chords, Rythms and Patches]]		[[Bars & Pipes Professional: Scales, Chords, Rythms and Patches]]

			[[Bars & Pipes Professional: Customizing Your Environment]]

	==Accessories==		==Accessories==

Steven Solie: /* Welcome Aboard! */

2013-09-05T16:57:32Z

Welcome Aboard!

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	== Welcome Aboard! ==		== Welcome Aboard! ==

	These documents are for the AmigaOS 4 port of Bars&Pipes Professional. A few notes may be useful:		These documents are for the AmigaOS 4 port of Bars & Pipes Professional. A few notes may be useful:
	The original program will be referred to as Bars&Pipes, the AmigaOS specific port will be called ~~BarsnPipes~~ instead.		The original program will be referred to as Bars & Pipes Professional, the AmigaOS specific port will be called ''Bars & Pipes Professional for AmigaOS'' instead.

	This port is based on Bars&Pipes Professional version 2.5c. The AmigaOS 4 version was provided by Alfred von Faust, and he worked for many years to keep it alive. Lyle Hazelwood has recently taken the port over and is continuing to keep the program current.		This port is based on Bars&Pipes Professional version 2.5c. The AmigaOS 4 version was provided by Alfred von Faust, and he worked for many years to keep it alive. Lyle Hazelwood has recently taken the port over and is continuing to keep the program current.

	Thank you for downloading ~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional. In the pages to come, you will understand why you've made an important choice. With ~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional, you're truly bound only by the limits of your own creativity. We encourage you to read this manual, since it contains thorough explanations of ~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional's wide array of features. ~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional is a high-end MIDI sequencing and composition package. In order to use it, you must have a MIDI sound module or keyboard connected to your Amiga via a CAMD supported MIDI interface.		Thank you for downloading Bars & Pipes Professional. In the pages to come, you will understand why you've made an important choice. With Bars & Pipes Professional, you're truly bound only by the limits of your own creativity. We encourage you to read this manual, since it contains thorough explanations of Bars & Pipes Professional's wide array of features. Bars & Pipes Professional is a high-end MIDI sequencing and composition package. In order to use it, you must have a MIDI sound module or keyboard connected to your Amiga via a CAMD supported MIDI interface.

	{{Note\|text=If you would like to use the Amiga's Internal sounds instead of MIDI, we suggest [http://www.os4depot.net/index.php?function=showfile&file=audio/play/softsyn.lha SoftSyn] available at [http://www.os4depot.net OS4Depot].}}		{{Note\|text=If you would like to use the Amiga's Internal sounds instead of MIDI, we suggest [http://www.os4depot.net/index.php?function=showfile&file=audio/play/softsyn.lha SoftSyn] available at [http://www.os4depot.net OS4Depot].}}

	Everyone at The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks is dedicated to producing the highest quality software and software support in the industry. We have invested thousands of hours of research and development in our products. Much of that time is spent in listening to and learning from people like you. Blue Ribbon products are designed to be affordable, ongoing investments that are improved and expanded over time. We've provided expansion through program updates and add-on software, such as the Creativity Kit and the Pro Studio Kit. If you are a C programmer, with the Rules For Tools add-on, you can even create your own enhancements to ~~BarsnPipes~~ Professional!		Everyone at The Blue Ribbon SoundWorks is dedicated to producing the highest quality software and software support in the industry. We have invested thousands of hours of research and development in our products. Much of that time is spent in listening to and learning from people like you. Blue Ribbon products are designed to be affordable, ongoing investments that are improved and expanded over time. We've provided expansion through program updates and add-on software, such as the Creativity Kit and the Pro Studio Kit. If you are a C programmer, with the Rules For Tools add-on, you can even create your own enhancements to Bars & Pipes Professional!

	==Installation==		==Installation==