Short:        Superclass datatype for midi files, V40.0
Author:       Martin Gierich <Martin.Gierich@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de>
Uploader:     Martin Gierich <Martin Gierich stud uni-karlsruhe de>
Type:         util/dtype
Version:      40.0 (11.9.97)
Requires:     camd.library, realtime.library, OS 3.0 or better
Architecture: m68k-amigaos


Introduction:
 midi.datatype lets your system know about midi data, especially about
 files in Standard Midi Format (SMF). It is an interface to recognize,
 load, play and save midi music data. With subdatatypes it might know
 about other midi file formats like SMUS and MMD (Octamed), too.


Important:
 This release is BETA !
 It is not recommended to use it for loading/saving, but playing works fine.


Notes:
 midi.datatype has a control panel that you can see with MultiView.
 It is currently very simple but functional.

 For playing back midi music you will need:
 camd.library, can be found in Aminet/mus/misc/camd.lha
 realtime.library, comes with OS3.1 and can be found on developer packages
 They both can be found in the MIDIPro archive on Aminet, too.

 If you have the Amiga Developer CD, I recommend you to have a look at
 the full CAMD package on there (:Extras/MIDI/CAMD).


Copyright (excerpt):
 This midi.datatype package is Freeware and comes with source code.
 This means you are allowed to distribute it (all files must be included)
 and you can use it for free. It is still copyrighted by me.


Author: Martin Gierich
EMail: Martin.Gierich@stud.uni-karlsruhe.de
Homepage: http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~uj3w/