Midi Quest 10 XL

$281.95

Midi Quest and Midi Quest XL Features

Midi Quest 10 and Midi Quest 10 XL include an extensive array of standard features listed below. Midi Quest XL 10 also has an extensive list of unique and advanced features which are covered in the advanced pages. These features set Midi Quest XL 10 apart from all other editor/librarian software.

Highlights

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
Make your MIDI hardware part of your computer based music studio with support for over 650 different MIDI devices (instruments, effects, drum machines, samplers, etc)	x	x
Integrate Midi Quest XL right into your sequencer using the included VST, Studio Connections, or MFX plug-in versions and get all of the benefits of your hardware with the ease of software plug-ins.		x
Tired of using stock Patch Name Lists that don't represent the contents of your instrument (factory settings) or selecting your patch changes by number? Create customized Patch Name Lists for your instruments based on the patches currently in your instrument, not just the factory settings. Supports Sonar's Master.Ins file and Cubase/Nuendo Patch Script files	x	x	MORE...
Create customized Patch Name Lists in .midnam XML format for use with Macintosh sequencers and applications such as ProTools		x
Backup, organize, manage the contents of your MIDI hardware from the comfort of your large, easy to read computer screen	x	x
Customize each of your sounds to fit perfectly in the mix. The pro's don't use stock sounds, you don't need to either	x	x
Multi-threaded MIDI support allows Midi Quest to update all of your instruments simultaneously.		x
Download and DVD versions of Midi Quest available	x	x
DVD version includes over 12 hours of video tutorials to help you get the most from your Midi Quest purchase	x	x
DVD version includes over 70,000 unique patches and other SysX data for your synthesizers	x	x

Patch/Parameter Editors

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
Every editor is uniquely designed to match the instrument	x	x
Open any combination of editors that you wish, including multiple editors for the same instrument	x	x
Choose your preferred editing style... Easy to use grab and drag editing Direct numeric entry from the computer keyboard Mouse Wheel CC automation to remotely edit parameters using controls on a synthesizer or external MIDI hardware Extended editing popup mode for parameters with large data ranges Popup numeric equivalent for all graphic parameters (eg knobs, sliders) for accurate editing	x	x
MIDI keyboard based zone and velocity editing (for performance editors)	x	x
25 different control types to optimally display each parameter including: drag envelopes, knobs, lists, numbers, ranges, keyboards, patch name entry, any many more	x	x
Extensive patch auditioning options: audition after edit, pitch and velocity sensitive mouse clicks, Smart Thru for external keyboard auditioning, computer keyboard	x	x
Randomize, Restore, or Copy & Paste any combination of parameters	x	x
All edits are automatically sent to the instrument so the instrument stays in sync with your editor	x	x
Unlimited Undo with auditionable Undo History for Risk Free Experimentation	x	x
VNRPN - Virtual Non-Registered Parameter Numbers allow you to assign any controller to any parameter in an editor for remote control editing	x	x
Instrument specific Fast Tips help for each editor	x	x
Edit patches individually or from a bank	x	x
Simultaneously edit as many different patches as you want	x	x
Save edited patches to source location or any other location in another bank	x	x
Customize and enhance editors with the Panel Editor	x	x
Create new editors with the Panel Editor		x
Combi/Multi editors show names of selected sounds	x	x
Customize your editors with you own unique Midi Quest "Skins"	x	x

Bank Editors

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
The easiest way to organize and create custom banks	x	x
Intuitive multiple patch drag and drop interface copies or swaps patches within the current bank or with another bank	x	x
Real time auditioning to listen to any patch in the bank at any time	x	x
Parent/Child relationship tracking ensures that performances continue to reference the correct sounds even during bank reorganization	x	x
Intelligent Parent/Child copying ensures that sounds used by a performance are also copied	x	x
Automated display of sound names used by each performance	x	x
All sounds used by a performance are automatically tagged to reduce the risk of being accidentally overwritten	x	x
Print a complete listing of all patches in the bank along with parent/child relationships	x	x
Unlimited undo with undo history	x	x
5 different patch generation tools to create unique and usable new sounds	x	x
Where supported, save time by uploading and downloading partial banks	x	x
Simultaneously edit as many different banks as you want	x	x
Automated transfer of patches into patch libraries	x	x

Sets

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
Provides integration between each type of SysX data allowing you to treat an instrument as a whole	x	x
Think of a Set as a virtual representation of your instrument's memory	x	x
Maintains the intelligent integrated Parent/Child hierarchical editing	x	x
Open an unlimited number of Sets from any combination of instruments	x	x

Libraries

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
Store all of your instrument's patches in a single searchable location	x	x
Each library can hold a virtually unlimited number of patches	x	x
Open an unlimited number of Libraries	x	x
Find all duplicates (with or without matching names)	x	x
Automated intelligent keyword assignment	x	x
Keyword sensitive auditioning - audition sequence is sensitive to the type of sound being played)	x	x
Find similar sounds or patches	x	x
Add descriptive comments to each sound	x	x
Add identifying keywords to quickly find specific types of patches	x	x
Sort sounds 3 ways including alphabetically	x	x
Extensive set of editing and organizational tools	x	x

Collections

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
Store patches and banks from any combination of MIDI devices together in one file	x	x
Create and restore complete MIDI System "Snapshot"s with one click	x	x
Extensive editing and organizational tools	x	x

Librarian

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
Save & Load all types of SysX data from each instrument	x	x
Librarian Drivers support 650+ instruments	x	x
UniQuest supports only one instrument	x	x
Open an unlimited number of Banks, Sets, Collections, and Libraries	x	x
3 types of MIDI THRU re-channelization	x	x
Hands-off automated control of your patch bay	x	x
Export SysX in standard MIDI file, MIDIX/Cakewalk, and Text formats	x	x
Easy Internet - transmit MIDIX format files to your instruments	x	x
Unique online "Fast Tips" Help simplifies MIDI communication	x	x
Configurable file extensions & customizable storage directories for each instrument	x	x
Desktop Load/Save - store and retrieve entire screen layouts	x	x
Internal support for 256 individual MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports	x	x
"File Linking" allows many files to use the same data	x	x

Sound Checker

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
Comprehensive sound auditioning tools for sound development/auditioning	x	x
Standard MIDI File Sequencer plays Type 0 and Type 1 files	x	x
All functions are active while playing	x	x
Complete MIDI Systems Analysis	x	x
Complete Graphic MIDI Systems Analysis		x
Trigger custom defined notes, chords and arpeggios	x	x
Virtual keyboard		x

Basics

Feature	Midi Quest	Midi Quest XL	Info
Macintosh OS Support: OSX 10.4, OSX 10.5	x	x
Windows 32-bit OS Support: 7, Vista, XP	x	x
Windows 64-bit OS Support: 7, Vista, XP		x
Save and Load instrument data to and from disk	x	x
Supports all MIDI instrument/device data types Including patches, banks combis, multis, rhythm, system, etc.	x	x
MIDI interface: any MIDI interface with OS drivers	x	x
Minimum Macintosh hardware: G4, 50MB hard drive space	x	x
Minimum PC Hardware: PI with 32 MB RAM, 50MB hard drive space	x	x
Suggested Macintosh hardware: Macintosh G5 or higher with 256MB RAM, 100MB HD space	x	x
Windows P3/Celeron with 256MB RAM, 100MB HD space	x	x
DVD version includes over 12 house of video tutorials to help you get the most out of Midi Quest	x	x
DVD version Includes an extensive patch collection of over 70,000 unique patches along with other SysX data	x	x
No copy protection	x	x
Easy to use program installer	x	x
Dedicated Technical Support email and support line	x	x
New and updated instrument support downloaded and installed from within Midi Quest	x	x
Read data files from DOS, Mac, Amiga and Atari versions of Midi Quest	x	x
Easy upgrades to Midi Quest and Midi Quest XL (from UniQuest and Midi Quest.)	x	x