Computer-driven synthesizer (musical instrument digital interface)

• Main Authors: Encarnacion, Memory Joy R., Go, Eliza, King, Carolina Y., Tolentino, Elmira S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1994
• Subjects: Musical instruments, Electronic; Digital counters; Synthesizer (Musical instrument); Computer music; Computer interfaces
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/8491
• Institution: De La Salle University

@LOKAL is a music software that aims to aid amateur musicians in composing and arranging songs through the use of the Musical Instrument Digital Interface. The software utilizes MIDI in transmitting data between the computer and a synthesizer, or from the computer to the speaker, MIDI, is a device that links two modules or equipment possessing interface cards together, allowing the transmission of musical data from one to another. The software can greatly simplify the jobs of musicians by providing functions such as quantization, recording, editing and playback of sequence data. @LOKAL is a 4-track sequencer, meaning, it can play 4 different instruments simultaneously. It allows recording during playback for synchronization of music. Edit utilities such as cut, paste and undo are also provided and control changes such as tempo change, adjusting of time signature and transposition are also included. Notations and printing are not be supported by the software since these functions are seldom used. Instead, the music data are represented by black circles to allow the user to view the recorded music. It is the group's aim to design a software that would meet the basic requirements of local arrangers. Through the software the proponents seek to help start MIDI software development in the country to provide for the needs of local musicians.