Midget 3.5

Freeware for Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP

Midget 3.5 is a MIDI music program for Windows 9x/2000/XP.

The interface of Midget is based on the kind found in "trackers"
(eg: Impulse Tracker / ScreamTracker), where notes are represented
on-screen by their name, octave and velocity (eg: C#4 99 specifies a
C sharp note in the 4th octave, at velocity 99.)

It is very different from most "common" music programs, in that music
isn't edited using a score-based interface or a piano roll. Some new
users may find the interface quite daunting, but once you get the
hang of it, you'll be able to work quickly.

I chose to use the tracker-style interface because it allows users to
enter notes, and then instantly change them using the computer
keyboard. If you have an external MIDI device, you can use that for
recording or playback too. Certain MIDI input events can be filtered
out, and you can select instruments by sending the appropriate
bank and patch changes from the external device.

The most common MIDI controls are supported, and you have full
control over them.

You can also load, save and edit instrument lists (MIDI patch
mappings) and auto-detect SoundFonts on Sound Blaster
AWE/Live/Audigy cards (although the support for this is somewhat
buggy.)

Clipboard functions are included, along with transpose and fade out
functions. There is no undo function.

The free version has no MIDI load/save and is limited to 50 song bars
(approx. 2 minutes-worth), and there are NO "nag screens" or adverts.
A version with MIDI file support and 250 bars of song is available for a
very small fee. But the free version will be sufficient for newcomers
and supports loading/saving of Midget 3.5 files.

NEW IN THIS VERSION: Improved file format, improved interface. Overall
volume control added, and effects can be selected by right-clicking the
effects column now.



Minimum spec: [Should run, but will be slow and look bulky]

Processor - 100 MHz
Memory  - 16 MB
Disk space - 1 MB +
Graphics mode - 800x600
OS  - Windows 95
Sound card - Any with MIDI support (best with hardware wave-table)


Recommended spec: [Will run fine]

Processor - 300 MHz
Memory  - 32 MB
Disk space - 5 MB +
Graphics mode - 1024x768
OS  - Windows 98
Sound card - Any with MIDI support (and software or hardware wave-table)



Optimum spec: [Similar to the machine which Midget is coded on]

Processor - 600 MHz
Memory  - 64 MB
Disk space - 20 MB +
Graphics mode - 1280x1024
OS  - Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 2000
Sound card - Any with MIDI support (and software or hardware wave-table)
    (Recommend Creative Labs' Sound Blaster Live!)

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