Good to know -- I have a *lot* of soundfonts loaded in BassMIDI and it'd be nice to have all the pianos, synths, organs, etc. in a smooth list, and I can do this with a lot of work and some Excel tricks. (The work is in identifying the sound's category)
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Steve Matzura > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 11:39 AM > To: QWS list > Subject: Re: QWS List New QWS User Needs Suggestions for Softsynth > > Thanks very much for the file. > > Yes QWS instrument definition files don't have to be in any order. The > only requirements in that file are maybe the first two lines describing > the overall contents. After that, anything goes, line by line. > > I was thinking of reordering the FA-06 instrument def to group > instrument types together, as they seem to be spread out all over the > place, and you can't find anything unless you know the specific name of > the instrument, or at least how it starts. Some of the instrument defs > in that file don't even contain real instrument words, so you're up the > creek. More on that later. > > On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 09:42:39 -0600, you wrote: > > >Okay, here it is. Note that it's got indexed file names -- so hitting > >the first letter will get you to the category, not individual sounds. > >This made sense for the Proteus VX sound list, as all of the pianos > and > >such aren't in the same place, so hitting a P will cycle through the > >piano sounds. I want to do an experiment at some point to figure out > if > >QWS will handle program numbers out of sequence, so, for instance, you > >could group all piano sounds together no matter what their bank and > >program numbers. With how I build definition lists in Excel and then > >convert them to the QWS format this would be easy to do and would make > >sound selection a lot easier, but I'm not sure QWS can handle it this > >way yet -- I'll need to play with it when I get some time. > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > >> Of Steve Matzura > >> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 9:28 AM > >> To: QWS list > >> Subject: Re: QWS List New QWS User Needs Suggestions for Softsynth > >> > >> Thanks, I'll take that INST file gladly. > >> > >> On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:29:27 -0600, you wrote: > >> > >> >Not sure about MIDI Yoke, but chances are excellent it can -- I use > >> the > >> >Sonic Foundry Virtual MIDI Router, and after setting it up QWS can > >> >handle patch changes and controller messages along with the > standard > >> >note on and off and velocity messages -- in fact, anything Proteus > >> >VX can receive QWS can send it through that vector. Since the basic > >> >structure of a virtual MIDI cable is the same, there shouldn't be > >> >any problem with it all once the learning curve is overcome. > >> >And let me know if you need the INST file for it, at least for the > >> >default sounds. Also note that Proteus VX doesn't load with any > >> sounds, > >> >so you have to load them. The best way to do this is to set the > >> >shortcut to aim at the sound definition file instead of the > program, > >> as > >> >the program will launch if you click on the sounds. > >> > > >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> >> Behalf Of Steve Matzura > >> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 5:25 PM > >> >> To: QWS list > >> >> Subject: Re: QWS List New QWS User Needs Suggestions for > Softsynth > >> >> > >> >> Can the Proteus VX be controlled via QWS through Midi-Yoke? I > >> >> might have to Tandem with this person to find out why they're > >> >> having trouble getting it set up, but they claim they don't see > >> >> stuff. I really do suspect it's an un-knowledgeable situation, > but > >> >> it never hurts to confirm. > >> >> > >> >> On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 09:00:46 -0600, you wrote: > >> >> > >> >> >The Proteus VX softsynth has a lot of options -- there's some > >> >> >good > >> >> drum > >> >> >and bass stuff in it stock, but you can find all kinds of sound > >> >> >banks for it on the web. It'll run in stand-alone mode if you > use > >> >> >MIDI Yoke or you can use VST Host and run it as a virtual > >> instrument > >> >> >that way too. Note, however, when building the INST file, that > it > >> >> >uses the full range of MSB/LSB, unlike most others, so the > second > >> >> >bank is bank value > >> >> 1, not 128, etc. > >> >> > > >> >> >> -----Original Message----- > >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > >> >> >> Behalf Of Steve Matzura > >> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 8:08 AM > >> >> >> To: QWS list > >> >> >> Subject: QWS List New QWS User Needs Suggestions for Softsynth > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Someone I know who just got one of those 37-key Line 6 > >> iPhone/iPad > >> >> >> MIDI controllers (which also happens to have a USB port on it) > >> >> >> wants to do something with it with QWS. OK, fair 'nuff, so > what > >> >> softsynths, > >> >> >> particular those with lots of drum-and-bass stuff, would folks > >> >> >> recommend, and what VST manager--thelate one, version 2 > >> >> >> something I think it is? 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