![]() The Bank Window in Figure 1 shows a Bank of Kawai K1 'Singles' which are organised as two groups of 32 (iA1-8 to D1-8 and IA1-8 to D1-8), whereas a bank of 99 Korg M1 'programs' are numbered simply 0 to 99. The size, shape and organization of the Bank Window reflects the device and type of data selected. Having selected a device and data type, an empty Bank Window appears. For example, the Kawai K1 contains 'Singles' and 'Multis' and the Korg M1 holds 'Combinations', 'Programs', 'Effects', 'Global Data' and 'Sequences'. ![]() The device list also includes the various different types of data that each device supports. A dialogue box appears listing all the devices connected to your Mac, (and any other installed modules not used in the current OMS document). You can fetch a bank of patches by selecting New Bank from the Galaxy File menu. A dialogue box asks to see all five Galaxy disks, and any modules matching those described in the current OMS Setup document are loaded automatically. This is done from within Galaxy by selecting Easy Configuration from the Setups menu. The third and final installation procedure is to load whatever librarian and editor modules you need. This is hardly ideal, particularly mid-session, but at least the Galaxy master disk contains two keys. If a key is destroyed, you're locked out of the application for ever, and the only solution is to beg the distributor (who will then beg the publisher) to give you a new master disk. Virus detectors and disk optimisers are also extremely key-unfriendly. However, there is a serious risk of losing keys should your hard disk crash - which is very bad. ![]() Once a key is installed, you don't have to insert the master disk each time the application is run after power up - which is good. This 'HD Install key' is the most common copy protect scheme on the Mac, and nearly all MIDI software publishers employ it. Having configured OMS, the next stage is to run Galaxy from the master floppy disk and decide whether to transfer a special software 'key' to your hard disk. Once installed, all OMS-compatible applications (at present that means Vision and Studio Vision v1.3) use this knowledge to route MIDI data from the Mac to the outside world and display instrument names in their menus (see 'Opcode MIDI System' box). OMS is a Mac system extension and setup application that stores information about the hardware connected to (or fitted inside) your Mac. Opcode's latest offering is Galaxy Plus Editors which, in addition to Galaxy's librarian facilities, adds 47 fully featured graphic editor modules (see separate box for the full list).īoth Galaxy and Galaxy Plus Editors require Opcode's latest software innovation, the Opcode MIDI System. Last year saw the release of a 'universal librarian' called Galaxy, capable of saving, sorting and even generating patches far over 90 individual instruments. Opcode are pioneers of MIDI software, and since the mid-80s have produced editor/librarian applications for over 60 different devices including synths, drum machines and effects processors. The art of synthesizer programming was saved from extinction. Control was transferred to the computer screen. Using the system exclusive protocol, instruments were able to communicate with musicians via interpretive software. Suddenly, one afternoon in 1983, the manufacturers went totally mad and decided en masse to hide the massive creative potential of the synthesizer behind a solitary 'data entry' slider. New sounds were created, new schools of music established man and machine were one. The story so far: back in the old days, musicians and synthesizers shared an intimate, tactile relationship. Galaxy screen with with Bundle Window, Bank Window (Kawai K1 Singles) and Mouse Keys.
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