Re: [MacPerl] MacPerl and MIDI-Perl

["Sean M. Burke" <sean@misinc.net>]

>>However, it doesn't allow any real-time interfacing to the MIDI port, and
>>won't, unless someone writes an XS or something.
>
>Couldn't one use Mac::Movies to play MIDI files?  I know I can route MIDI
>out from Quicktime Movies to my MIDI devices.

Hm, that sounds likely, but it's not what I meant by realtime access.

What I meant by realtime access is where Perl could send to a MIDI device
/individual/ MIDI commands, whenever it wanted -- instead of writing out a
whole (finite) song and then having something start playing it.  That way
you could do things like a real-time composition system, where a MacPerl
program changes the music as you move your mouse.  That'd require a
realtime connection between the program and the MIDI port (or software
sequencer).

That would be neat.



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