GMSynth copyright (August 2010) by Frank Michael Donecker

GMSynth is a tool for playing 4 synthsounds on your soundcard simultaneously.

Usage
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The files:

When opened, GMSynth loads the last configuration (further named collection) into memory.
On close, it will store the current. This file is named "GMSynth.gms" and is virtually
the "state-of-work-file" and should not killed or overwritten.
If you want to open or save as a proper collection, use the "Open" and "Save" buttons.

The computer keyboard:
Notes can be played by using the 2nd and 3rd row on your keyboard.
"A" - "L" are the full notes, in the row above are the half notes, ordered like on a piano.
The 1st both keys on the 1st row ("Y" and "X" on german, "Z" and "X" on english keyboard)
are to set the global octave down / up.
***Note: I was not able to check the recognition-routine for languages. (Default is "german")

The 4 sets:
You may switch quickly between 4 configurated sections (see below). If you edit a section
it will be stored instantly into the marked set.

The 4 sections:
In each section you may set values for volume (V), panorama (P), reverb (R), chorus (C),
you may select the instrument (I) and also a detune-factor (D) and the attack-time (A).
(The capitals in brackets above will be the one in the upper display of the section)

The options:
In the 1st box you'll see the available midi-devices. The 2nd shows the keyboard-layout.
Click on it to switch. The 3rd box displays the chosen global octave. The last box shows
the name of the set.
To edit a name, click on it. The color is red now. After editing, press the "return"- or
the "escape"-key. As long as the textcolor is red, playing is disabled!

Panic:
The "Panic" button is to reset your soundcard. F.e. if you play too much notes or too fast
it can happen, notes could "hang". So, don't be panic!

Possible troubles:
Reverb and Chorus are dependent on your soundcard. I use the Yamaha XG Softsynthesizer
instead of the common Microsoft GS Wavetable Synthesizer (Roland) and it works fine.

GMSynth is under copyright by me. You may modify the source and compile your own version
using the original header, but do not publish compiled files of it!

Anyway, have fun to make your own noises. The variations of 4 layered instruments are
endless. Examples for a first try are bundled.
The "empty.gms" is for "reset" to default ("panorama" and "detune" in the middle. 

Frank
