Questions about MaxYMiser

[farvardin]

Could it be a dead dma? Are some ste specific demos working, with sound, on this ste?

[607]

Could it be a dead dma? Are some ste specific demos working, with sound, on this ste?

It's not an ste, it's the Steem emulator.
I might try e-mailing the author of MaxYMiser again.

[farvardin]

Strange. It works well for me.
I've tested with:
- hatari emulator (in STE mode)
- TOS 2.06
- MaxYMiser 1.29
- sample song trans_y.snd

and I have sound (drums) in the DMA channel. I can also export the samples, and raw-import them in Audacity (8-bit PCM, no endian)

[607]

Yeah, I had the wrong TOS, it turned out.

[607]

I'm having trouble using samples in MaxYMiser.
How does one do it?
The problem is, my imported samples don't seem to have the right frequency.
If I export a sample from Audacity and import it, it sounds too low, or perhaps too high, but in each case not correct. And using the Sample Editor Extender to alter the tone probably decreases quality, plus I wouldn't know what the intended tone is.
How did anyone else import samples to use?

[607]

Anyone?

[farvardin]

sorry, for my part I don't use samples. Do you export in 8bit signed? From the manual: "Select an 8bit signed headerless sample (eg RAW PCM type formats)"

[607]

sorry, for my part I don't use samples. Do you export in 8bit signed? From the manual: "Select an 8bit signed headerless sample (eg RAW PCM type formats)"

Yes.
Okay, I understand. My tune actually sounds good without use of samples, but I think it'd be good if it had a drum line, and besides not being able to have realistic sounding drums using noise, I don't really have room in the 3 YM channels.

[607]

sorry, for my part I don't use samples. Do you export in 8bit signed? From the manual: "Select an 8bit signed headerless sample (eg RAW PCM type formats)"

Have you perhaps got any idea on who would maybe be able to help me?

[molofaha]

You're using the STE DMA rather than the YM Digidrums? I don't normally use them but looking at the manual and fiddling a little:

- Look in config, STe DMA option. If it's on '2ch' or '1ch' then the sample changes pitch as you play different notes. Uses more CPU though.

- If it's on 'nat' then it uses the native STE playback, it only changes pitch as you play in different octaves. I think -- I'm not sure and I can't be bothered checking -- if you use this you want to resample in Audacity to one of 50, 25, 12.5, or 6.25 KHz.

[607]

You're using the STE DMA rather than the YM Digidrums? I don't normally use them but looking at the manual and fiddling a little:

- Look in config, STe DMA option. If it's on '2ch' or '1ch' then the sample changes pitch as you play different notes. Uses more CPU though.

- If it's on 'nat' then it uses the native STE playback, it only changes pitch as you play in different octaves. I think -- I'm not sure and I can't be bothered checking -- if you use this you want to resample in Audacity to one of 50, 25, 12.5, or 6.25 KHz.

The resampling seems like a very good idea. Actually resampling properly doesn't seem to make a difference, but if I click the channel and put the rate to 100 kHz, it sounds much better. Huh.

Edit: I'm not quite there yet, but I hope I'll get there with some trial and error. If I now export as signed 8-bit PCM and after importing into MaxYMiser click the Sign/Unsign button, I get a distorted sample. Should I not use that button? If I don't, I seem to get quite a dim sample.

Edit: Never mind, it does work! I should indeed not use that button. The resulting sample might be dim sometimes but that's probably because of the lower quality. I usually use 96000 or 88200 Hz, now.

[607]

How do I use a MIDI keyboard to input notes into MaxYMiser?
I think the hardware and drivers are okay, as I can record into OpenMPT using the MIDI keyboard.

[607]

Bump. Am I the first one wanting to use MIDI with MaxYMiser?

[Atari74user]

Hi

This should assist from approximately 4:22, along with section 8.5 of the manual: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QSAShwkmGg

If you haven't done so, subscribe to Gwem's preromabritain youtube channel, he has been adding tutorials recently.

Kind regards

[607]

Ah...
I just downloaded Quartet and tried it out; it didn't work. So it might not be MaxYMiser's problem.
I'll have to try get MaxYMiser onto my STE again sometime, but it doesn't work well there. But then I could at least confirm if MIDI works or not.
Does this mean Atari emulators simply don't have MIDI support, or would there be something configured wrongly? Because as I said, it does work in other Windows programs.

[farvardin]

I tried on linux with hatari and it works out of the box as long as you enable midi in the settings. (Edit: I see hatari only supports midi on linux and i don't use other emulator or OS so i can't tell).

It seems steem can handle some midi:
http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?t=29111

[molofaha]

I use maxYMiser with Steem (3.2 or 3.3, not that it should matter) and MIDI, so it definitely does work. Don't remember if I did any particular setup, though. Have you connected the right devices in Steem Options / Ports?

[607]

Have you connected the right devices in Steem Options / Ports?

No! Thanks, it works now!!

[607]

I've been trying to figure it out by experimenting, but trial-and-error doesn't seem to be everything here.
I'd like to ask: What's SID?

[chlu600]

You have a great video tutorial here,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeGTyGqDffM&sns=em

[607]

You have a great video tutorial here,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeGTyGqDffM&sns=em

Ah, I should watch those tutorials.
Thanks!

[YQN]

Hi, I hope it's ok to post my question in somebody's thread... I don't get how to use the transpose menu in MYM, no matter where I click, nothing ever changes, the manual says nothing, I'm confused :/ Can anybody help? This feature isn't necessary but quite handy at times!

[dma]

Have you selected a block before transposing, to indicate what part of the pattern you want to transpose?

[YQN]

Have you selected a block before transposing, to indicate what part of the pattern you want to transpose?

Yes I did :/

[farvardin]

I don't know how to select a block (the manual says nothing about that) => ok I've just found it in the online help, it's ALT+arrows.

You can transpose a block or a track. Just hit alt or shift or control + F7 or F8. But what is important is it ONLY works for the SELECTED instrument. If you select a part made with instrument 1, if you're on instrument 2 row it will never transpose.