MIDIJam 1.11 - Copyright 2006 Scott Haag - www.gamesbyscott.com
haagscott@hotmail.com

MIDIJam is a program that plays back MIDI files in a visual form.
It shows the exact notes played on 3D instruments in real time.

To start, run Config.exe to set up your video options.

Then just drop a MIDI file on the MidiJam.exe.  I recommend "soca.mid", "rocky_1.mid",
"Saturday_In_The_Park.mid", "triplets_xylo.mid", or "SMWOPENP.mid"
as good openning songs to show you what this app can do!

I have set it up on my computer from the right click menu, so I can right click any file
and tell it to play with MIDIJam, this way I don't have to have all the MIDI files
in the same directory as the EXE.  Associating MIDIs with this EXE also works well.


TO SETUP RIGHT CLICK FUNCTIONALITY:

Open Winows Explorer
Goto the Tools menu
Select Folder Options
Click the File Types tab
Select the MID file extension
Click Advanced
Click the New button on the Edit File Type window
Type "MidiJam" into the Action text box
Click the browse button and find where you installed MIDIJam.exe
Click OK on all the windows and you should be set to right click on any MIDI file on your computer and select MidiJam to launch it!





The application currently displays and "plays" up to 92 different instruments
that may be called on in a Midi file.  I plan to continue adding to the application
until all 174 instruments are displayed.


Keyboard commands to note

Arrow keys (right and left) - speed up and slow down the music, to get to certain parts of songs
1-6 numbers on the keyboard - switch cameras, 5 is overhead, the others are specific views
			      if you keep pressing the number, it will cycle cameras of that type
0 number on the keyboard    - this will go back to the panning camera (default)





Other tools included:
MidiList.exe - an EXE you can drop any MIDI file on, to see what instruments are used in it.  It also has some search capabilities that were later incorporated into MidiSearch, see below.

MidiSearch.exe - an EXE you can run to search the current directory and all subdirectories for MIDI files.  After it comes up just click the "Search for Songs" button and it will look through all found MIDI files for their instruments.  Then you can click on the instruments to the left to limit the list on the right based on your select instrument(s).  If you click the Launch button, and this EXE is in the same place as MIDIJam, it will automatically launch the selected song in MIDIJam.  Down at the bottom is a "Browse for EXE" button, you can use this to select any MIDI player you want the app to send MIDI files to with the Launch button.






Sample Songs Included:

Originals by Stephen Clark
dogged.mid
fester.mid
ginpala.mid
overdue_sh.mid
quek.mid
sneak.mid
songwith.mid
tabletop.mid

Covers by Stephen Clark
closeyou.mid
fourpm.mid
jackstar.mid
medicate.mid
protest.mid
showme.mid

Eric Krogstad (Zagro)
SMWOPENP.mid

Songs that I can't find the sequencer's e-mail addresses or didn't get responses back from:
(if you want your song removed, just let me know)
flyme.mid
pretzel_logic.mid
vivaldicerto.mid
Xena.mid
Hercules.mid
drjazz.mid
Help.mid
I_Just_Died_In_Your_Arms_Again.mid
Journey - Send-her-my-love.mid
ppanther.mid
rocky_1.mid
Saturday_In_The_Park.mid
soca.mid
Wonder_Woman.mid
ride_the_wind.mid
staying-alive.mid
triplets_xylo.mid





Special thanks to Stephen Clark's father Bernie O'Shea for allowing the late Stephen's work to be a part of MIDIJam.
Stephen Music will now be performed virtually around the world!

