To compose the music I simply plug the module into my computer and write the parts with Renoise and I then export the midi (which was a task in itself to get working, since the version of Renoise I have lacks a midi export function) and convert it for use on my device. The device has a four LED binary 'display' and two buttons that let me scroll through up to fifteen midi sequences (stored on an SD card, since the chip I was using had only 256x8 bytes of eeprom and I didn't want to have to flash the rom every time I loaded a new song.

All in all, way more complicated than it needs to be. But fun.

gwEm, atm I'm actually using your maxYMiser for exactly that task.
I haven't implemeted all controllers yet, but sure can give you some feedback in near future about eventual timing issues.
we can talk about it next weekend in germany i guess..

as an idea for what jefftheworld tries to do.
perhaps its interesting to run 2 ataris, one for MIDI control with monitor / sequencer, the other as a YM module, running maxYMiser without monitor. but then again i'd rather go for something like renoise etc. to give the MIDI

two ataris, one with notator and one with maxymiser would be a pretty cool setup

looking forward to see you in a few days!

as an idea for what jefftheworld tries to do.
perhaps its interesting to run 2 ataris, one for MIDI control with monitor / sequencer, the other as a YM module, running maxYMiser without monitor. but then again i'd rather go for something like renoise etc. to give the MIDI

maxYMiser has MIDI clock and Sync24 output, there are no plans to add any other outputs at this time.

I've searched for an Atari tracker which focuses on MIDI output for some time. I'm sad to say I couldn't find anything suitable. There are many non-tracker interface MIDI sequencers out there - as STu links, try Tim's Atari MIDI World

On PC and Mac, Renoise and Sunvox  both have MIDI out.

Regarding maxYMiser MIDI in, I am informed there is the occasional timing delay, but other than that the implementation is quite extensive. You can also configure it to work without a screen, which is handy for use as a sound module.

If anyone experiences timing lag, I would appreciate more info.

Edit:
as STu points out, the list view on Notator, and Notator alike programs is somewhat familiar to tracker users, but its not quite the same. I could never get on with it 'back in the day' maybe I should try again with it.

I'd prefer to find a tracker-style program that could send MIDI-out (maxymiser only seems to allow MIDI-in and clock-out) and in a perfect world I could also use channels 'internally' with the YM chip, allowing me to combine the sounds from both units.

Any recommendations along those lines?

Want to have the cake and eat it too?
I've been looking for something like that myself many years ago.
MIDI out is not implemented in Musicmon and probably never will.

The ST is still a workwhorse when it comes to MIDI sequencing, most sequencers require high resolution though (you have the monochrome monitor?). If it's just for the MIDI sequencing, I'd have a look at Notator too, older versions had nice tracker-like alpha-numeric interface.

http://tamw.atari-users.net/notator.htm

EPSS looks as daunting and ultimately useless as Bars & Pipes.

and it doesn't fit on a 720k disk !
...and speaking of STacy, my STacy 2 didn't want to run my ultrasatan ! So forget EPSS ! XD

Np jeff!

you have access to the chip and the external module. you could program your midi in modplug to have a tracker interface during composition the swith to atari's cubase 4 reproduction.

tracker with Samples OR psg OR midi.. plus it supports samplers!