My question: do MIDI program change messages at least work during playback? This is something that should be supported by any MIDI sequencer.
-~Chris On 10/26/2012 04:25 AM, D. Michael McIntyre wrote: > On 10/25/2012 05:16 PM, Tom Breton (Tehom) wrote: > >> But what's puzzling me most is that I can't reproduce it in the current >> working version. I did what I thought the steps were, but I must have >> missed something. > First up, let's all get on the same page. I read Lorenzo's message > again and as far as I can tell we're all still talking about playback, > _not_ recording. If you found some weird recording thing, it's not what > we're talking about. > > 1. Draw a segment on track 1 and put some junk in it, set it to repeat > > This is our noise making source. It repeats just so you have less junk > to draw to slap the test together, and you could substitute a really > long segment filled with lots and lots of junk (or even real music if > you prefer!) > > 2. While it's playing, change the instrument on track 1 from #1 to #2, > which also changes the channel from 1 to 2 in the process. > > Rosegarden 11.whatever I tested with this morning actually made the > channel changes instantly. > > Al Thompson did a good job of summing up why I never noticed we used to > do that: changing channels during playback is often a good way to > experience mayhem. > > Now, apparently, we don't do that anymore. Change the instrument to #2 > now and nothing happens until you interrupt and restart playback. Since > the behavior changed, and it's apparently behavior at least one user has > come to expect, it's officially a regression. > > Since two out of three users surveyed think changing channels while > playback is rolling is a goofy thing to do anyway, it doesn't look much > like it's worth taking on Batman to me. > > I don't have a strong opinion on any of this, and will go with the flow. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Windows 8 Center In partnership with Sourceforge Your idea - your app - 30 days. Get started! http://windows8center.sourceforge.net/ what-html-developers-need-to-know-about-coding-windows-8-metro-style-apps/ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list Rosegarden-user@lists.sourceforge.net - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
