[CM] midi-received functions

[Forrest Curo]

I'm quite happy! --

and given how much blundering & hassle an inexperienced user can enjoy in
the installation process --

Would my compiled binary be useful on sourceforge -- What's the proper way
to check that possibility out?

On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 5:37 AM, Taube, Heinrich K <taube at illinois.edu>
wrote:

> if you are in 3.9.0 and its working as you expect im happy!
>
> > On Feb 19, 2016, at 10:46 PM, Forrest Curo <treegestalt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Given that the error isn't from the current distribution, I suppose
> there's no issue...
> >
> > Ah, I seem to have finally bumbled through installing 3.9.0, thanks!
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Forrest Curo <treegestalt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > function mychord (data)
> >   with channel = second(data),
> >        keynum = third(data),
> >        velocity = fourth(data)
> >   send("mp:midi", key: key, vel: vel, chan: chan)
> >   send("mp:midi", key: key + pick(3,4), vel: vel, chan: chan)
> >   send("mp:midi", key: key + 7, vel: vel, chan: chan)
> > end
> > -------------
> > response: 'mychord'
> > -------------
> > send("mp:receive", mm:on, mychord)
> > ------------------
> > response: '#t'
> > -------------------
> > [play note]
> > ------------------
> > response:
> > >>> Error: :vel not a valid keyword argument in
> > (:key key :vel vel :chan chan)
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > That is, it doesn't work in that example because it needs a variable
> 'velocity' rather than 'vel'. (?)
> >
> > If I fix that and likewise put the variable 'channel' in place of
> 'chan', 'keynum' rather than 'key' -- then it works.
> >
> > Since I'm working with an ubuntu binary of 3.8.0 I might not be using
> the latest examples available(?) [I couldn't install a more recent Grace
> because my system seems to be allergic to cmake > cmake4.3 --
> > (perhaps for similar 32-bit --> 64-bit issues?)
> > -------------
> > If I get rid of the 'send's in the mp.midi lines
> > the error instead is:
> > >>> Error: vel: unbound variable
> > and changing everything as before yields:
> >
> > >>> Error: mp:midi: unknown key: (:vel 91 :chan 0)
> > in (:key 59 :vel 91 :chan 0)
> >
> > The 'send' and the 'mp:midi' ought to be equivalent; but it's working
> with the 'send' version, while I don't see why:
> >   mp:midi(key: keynum, vel: velocity, chan: channel)
> > is not.
> > (?)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Taube, Heinrich K <taube at illinois.edu>
> wrote:
> > its not clear to me what the issue is. does it not work.
> > BTW no need to use send() and just call the function directly so
> >
> > > send("mp:midi", key: key, vel: vel, chan: chan)
> >
> > can be written
> >
> > mp:midi(key: key, vel: vel, chan: chan)
> >
> > i thought I got rid of all that in the documentation and help files.
> >
> >
> > > On Feb 19, 2016, at 10:04 AM, Forrest Curo <treegestalt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > The section is "Input Hooks" (speaking of errors... but still not the
> first title I'd look for this under.)
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 7:59 AM, Forrest Curo <treegestalt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > Okay, among 'examples' there is a section titled 'Output Hooks' (not,
> to my mind, the most obvious titles to look for)
> > > and the examples have errors:
> > > ie
> > >
> > > ; An opcode receiver that plays a major or minor chord whenever a
> > > ; Note On arrives
> > >
> > > function mychord (data)
> > >   with channel = second(data),
> > >        keynum = third(data),
> > >        velocity = fourth(data)
> > >   send("mp:midi", key: key, vel: vel, chan: chan)
> > >   send("mp:midi", key: key + pick(3,4), vel: vel, chan: chan)
> > >   send("mp:midi", key: key + 7, vel: vel, chan: chan)
> > > end
> > >
> > > ;; assign receiver for the mm:on opcode (Note Ons)
> > >
> > > send("mp:receive", mm:on, mychord)
> > >
> > > ;; when you are done clear it...
> > >
> > > send("mp:receive", mm:on, #f)
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > It can be fixed, however. This works:
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > function mychord (data)
> > >   with channel = second(data),
> > >        keynum = third(data),
> > >        velocity = fourth(data)
> > >   send("mp:midi", key: keynum, amp: velocity, chan: channel)
> > >   send("mp:midi", key: keynum + pick(3,4), amp: velocity, chan:
> channel)
> > >   send("mp:midi", key: keynum + 7, amp: velocity, chan: channel)
> > > end
> > >
> > > ;; assign receiver for the mm:on opcode (Note Ons)
> > >
> > > send("mp:receive", mm:on, mychord)
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:10 PM, Forrest Curo <treegestalt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > I see a tutorial on sending midi out
> > >
> > > and ways to declare a function to be receiving midi in with specific
> opcodes
> > >
> > > but I'm not at all clear on how such a function should be written to
> extract the data when a midi message comes in.
> > >
> > > Examples anywhere?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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