---------------------------------- >>>>>>>>> U-PLAY <<<<<<<<<<< ---------------------------------- Version 1.10 A complete timbre editor/librarian for all the Roland U-series keyboards-expanders. (by Fabio Marzocca - 1991) Hardware Requirements: The version 1.10 requires following hardware: - IBM PC, XT, AT or compatible computer - DOS v. 3.xx or higher - 512 kbyte RAM - EGA/VGA or Hercules card - Roland MPU-401 or compatible MIDI interface - A Roland U- series MIDI instrument (U-20, U-110, U220,etc) How to work: Type UP110 at the DOS prompt, and you will be in the U-PLAY graphics environment. The menu-bar commands are accessible by striking the Alt key together with the red initial of the command (eg.: Alt-F, Alt-M, ect.) First of all you have to open a library, through the File menu and then you can Load a timbre inside the library itself. To edit the timbre, just press the initial to enter into one of the 5 editing blocks (Name, Level, Pitch, Envelope and Vibrato). All the blocks but the first, can be easily edited with the + or - keys. The cor- responding value will be then incremented or decremented; the CR key will allow you to skip to the next variable in the box. If you run the program on a floppy disk, don't write-protect it as the software needs to write temporary files. Libraries: Libraries are compressed files to store the timbres. You can create your own libraries to collect homogeneous timbres, to retrieve when you need them. On the disk you will find the STANDARD.TMB file, which contains a certain number of common Roland timbres, plus the PERSONAL library with several examples. Tone files: The tone files are there just to have a name cross-link and to decode the tone number inside the timbre patch. They DON'T contain the tone sampled data, which is in the U- ROM or in the ROM-cards. On the demo disk you will find the internal tone decoding (TONE0.DAT) and the ROM card n.6 tone decoding (TONE6.DAT) On-Line Help Pressing F1 will give you access to the on-line help feature. You will have different help boxes, depending from which part of the editing page you've called it. Accessing the help pages for the specific function, you will be able to learn all the U-PLAY functions. Midi I/O The serial MIDI data are sent in dump mode to the instrument. Be sure to set the SysEx Device ID as 17 on your instrument. NOTE! Don't try to play the instrument while receiving data from computer; this could cause the keyboard to enter in a loop. To avoid this, play only after the data has been received, or set LOCAL OFF on the intru- ment and enable MIDI-THRU. Version 1.10 enhancements. Several new features have been added to the U-PLAY 1.10 release. They are: - The source code has been completely revised to run more efficiently. - This version also supports Hercules graphics mode. Since it's monochrome it's not nearly as pretty as EGA but the resolution is similar so it's not bad. The type of video you have is now automatically detected, so you should not have to do anything to get the right mode. The supported video modes are: - VGA 16 colors 640x350 - EGA 16 colors 640x350 - Hercules monochrome 720x348 - A "Library sort" routine has been added in the Option menu, to allow the alphabetical sort of all the timbres in the library. This helps you in grouping together similar timbres. - The software now auto-detects the MIDI port IRQ, so you can run U-PLAY 1.10 even if you have set the MIDI card on IRQs other than defaults. Informations: For more infos, contact the author: Fabio Marzocca Via Canale dello Stagno 40 00124 Casalpalocco (ROMA) ITALY Ph. (39-6) 56.64.448 ============================= DISTRIBUTION AND REGISTRATION ============================= Under the Shareware system you may freely try out this program, but if you continue to use it you are expected to register with the author and pay the $50 registration fee. When you register, please let me know what version you have and I'd also be interested in knowing where you got it from. Please, make sure to put your name and address on the letter! It's amazing how many people don't do this. Or, you can use the instant registration form in the file "order.frm". Just copy the file to your printer. 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