Midget 2.0 Information
Midget 2.0 is a complete re-write of the original code, and has an improved interface, which is far more complex than the original one.
It's much easier to understand because the tempo is actually in beats per minute (rather than fractions of a second), the instruments and categories appear as lists instead of numbers, values are numeric instead of in hexadecimal, and there are up/down buttons provided to operate the various controls.
System Requirements
| Required: | Recommended: | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor: | 486 (50 MHz) | Pentium (200 MHz) |
| Memory: | 8 MB | 32 MB |
| Disk Space: | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| MIDI/Sound card: | Hardware wavetable | External synthesiser |
| Graphics: | 640x480 (16 colours) | 640x480 (16 colours) |
| Mouse? | Yes | Yes |
| Operating System | MS-DOS 6 | Windows 95/98/ME |
Midget 2.0 is not compatible with Windows 3.1, NT, 2000 or XP.
Highlights
Supported Devices
- External General MIDI-compatible equipment
- External Yamaha XG equipment
- Internal hardware synthesisers
- Internal speaker - not recommended
Features
- Built-in General MIDI and Yamaha XG instrument lists
- Easy instrument selection
- Mouse operation
- Recent file list
- "Erase Channel" option
Supported Song File Formats
- Midget 1.3 (*.mgt) - load only
- Midget 2.0 (*.m2)
- Standard MIDI file (*.mid) - save only
Supported Instrument List Formats
- None (internal only)
Song Editing
- Bar/beat indicator during playback
- Customizable number of bars
- Customizable pitch bend range
- Time signatures 3/4 and 4/4
- Mute/Solo buttons on playback
- Title/Author information
- 2 effect columns
- Zoom in/out 2 levels
- Auto increment/decrement of effect values
- Template feature
Controls and Effects
- Large selection of MIDI controllers
Manipulation
- Cut, Copy, Paste Insert, Paste Over, Paste Mix and Undo functions
- Row insertion/deletion (per-track / entire song)
- Transpose Up/Down functions
- Fade out function
Other
- Scrolling hints and tips
- Tiled background image support
- Suspend (Shell to DOS) option