[Coco] New Release "UltiMusE III v 10.11.3A"

[Bill Pierce]

Announcing the first new release of UltiMusE III in over 15 years!
UltiMusE III version 10.11.3A  is now available for download.
New features:

Internal "tmode" and "pwd" functions. No more "shelling out" for external OS9 commands.
Nicer "bell" sound for alerts and warnings. I've always hated the OS9 bell sound

DriveWire4 MIDI Device Manger - Set your DW4 MIDI device right from the Umuse3 MIDI menu

DriveWire4 MIDI Profiel Manger - Select your DW4 MIDI profile from the Umuse3 MIDI menu
And most of all....
DW4 Internet Updater - Update UltiMuse3 from the internet using DW4.. from your Coco 3 !!

All DW4 features are integrated into the Umuse3 GUI and are point-n-click just like the rest of Ultimuse 3.
I haven't had a chance yet to update the documentation, but the new commands are pretty much self explanatory. To use the new features:
DW4 Device manager - Click the "MIDI" menu from the main screen. then click "Vdw4device" (or press "m" then "v") and follow the prompts
DW4 Profile manager - Click the "MIDI" menu from the main screen. then click "Xdw4profile" (or press "m" then "x") and follow the prompts
DW4 Umuse3 Updater - Click the "RANDOM" menu from the main screen then click "upDate umuse3" (or press "r" then "d") and follow the prompts

You will need to download the disk image from:

https://sites.google.com/site/dabarnstudio/ultimuse3 (right sidebar as well as "Files" at the bottom) (there's screenshots also)

then copy all files from the CMDS dir on the disk (3.5 720k image) to your CMDS dir. Also copy the files from the SYS dir to your SYS dir.

If you've never used UltiMuse3 because you didn't have a MIDI synth or sound module, you can now use Ultimuse with you PC's built-in Midi Sound source using DW4. Also I suggest downloading the "docs" disk or reading the online docs. The new features are not included yet, but will be by next week. The requirements for running Ultimuse 3 version 10.11.3A are:

Coco 3 512k
OS-9 Level 2 (for normal operations with external MIDI devices)
NitrOS-9_dw (with DW4 drivers) Level 2 (for DW4 features and updater) (Umuse3 recognizes the presence of DW4)
DW4 PC server (Windows, Mac, or Linux) with a Midi Sound driver (for DW4 Midi and updater)
Internet connection for DW4 (for updater)

This is the first in a series of upcoming enhancements for Ultimuse 3. I have plans for quite a few new features for the future. That's why I've included the updater. Umuse3 can check for itself to see if any new updates are available and download them straight to the Coco. For now, the updater will show a new version available which is really identical to the current version but is versioned differently for testing the updater feature. Watch your Coco log onto the updater site, download the updates, and install them. All from within Ultimuse 3 and the Coco 3:-)
Also to any old Umuse3 users who still have printers and like to use the "Hardcopy" feature of Umuse3. This feature is broken for now. You can't print through the serial port and use DW4 at the same time so I'm thinking of removing this feature anyway. There are very few who have actual "working" printers supported by Umuse3 these days and program space used by this feature could be used by more useful features (any thoughts on this?).

Enjoy :-)


Bill Pierce
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