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Now there has never been a better time to upgrade to Windows 98. (Note: NT does not suffer from this device limit,
and Macintosh users will just be laughing at this point, as they have never suffered from any device limits). It is also
worth noting at this point that the SW1000XG isn't games compatible in DOS at all, if you want to play games, getting
a game compatible card is a good idea. The SW1000XG is a professional music production card.
To get around this limit you can selectively disable ports in your sequencer, but then with most pro PC users having
at least 2 cards in their machines (one for games and 1 for music), and sometimes many more (this author has 4),
you begin to see the limitations. So, what is the solution? Answer There isn't one. You either disable ports, or you get
Windows 98/2000. (Note: As of August 1999 Hubis loopback was included on the SW1000XG CD-ROM)
The last point is that Hubis doesn't work under operating systems like Windows NT4 (as of time of writing anyway),
which in itself isn't a problem, until you try to run XGEDIT (which runs fine under NT) and say Emagic Logic Audio
(ditto). The solution to this comes in the form of
MIDI-YOKE
MIDI-YOKE runs under 95/98 and NT, and works in a very similar way to Hubis in that it is a cabling system for piping
application A into application B. Again this is a freebie to download, so if you are planning to run NT or just fancy a
change from Hubis, you can get MIDI-yoke at
www.xgfactory.com
For reference in later chapters, we will be using Hubis almost totally, but the methods applied will be the same for
MIDI-Yoke. MIDI-Yoke again comes will good documentation, so please read it if you plan to use this driver.
MIDI-OX
Now we told you at the beginning of this chapter that we would let you into a secret. Well this is it, MIDI-OX.
MIDI-OX makes us appear like the genius's that we are, when we get email from users asking for sysex code
specifics, we can turn around in the blink of an eye, and respond with the correct code line...HOW?
Now we have already talked about XGEDIT and HUBIS, MIDI-OX forms the final part of the 'Unholy Trilogy' for
technical support. MIDI-OX can best be described as a 'Swiss Army Knife' for MIDI.
MIDI-OX is a Windows 95/NT program. It is a 32-bit program, which will not operate under earlier versions of
Windows (such as 3.1, but then nobody seriously still uses that ..do they?). MIDI-OX is a multi-purpose tool - it is both
a diagnostic tool and a 'System Exclusive' librarian. It can perform filtering and mapping of MIDI data streams. It
displays incoming MIDI streams, and passes the data to a MIDI output driver or the MIDI Mapper. You can generate
MIDI data using the computer keyboard or the built-in control panel. You can also record and log MIDI data and then
convert it to a Standard MIDI File for playback by a sequencer.
What this means in plain English is that if you connect XGEDIT up to MIDI-Ox via Hubis loopback in the following
way.
XGEDIT
MIDI IN - None
MIDI OUT 1 – LB1
MIDI OUT 2 – LB2
And then in MIDI-OX
MIDI In 1 – LB1
MIDI IN 2 – LB2
MIDI IN 3 – SW1000XG MIDI IN
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