Cool! Could you maybe tell me where I could get bass midi and maybe tell me of some good sounds? I'm actually pretty now to this sort of thing. Thanks.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 23, 2019, at 4:40 PM, Richard Wells <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Nicole: I am saving this so you don't have to recreate it again. > >> On 4/22/2019 9:22 PM, Nicole Massey wrote: >> It's fairly simple. First you need a virtual MIDI cable application. I've >> not set this up on a system later than XP so far, so I used the Sonic >> Foundry Virtual MIDI Router to do the job. There are several others that >> work on later machines, like Maple Leaf, LoopMIDI, Loop30, (which you have >> to pay for) and probably a lot of others. >> 1. Install the virtual MIDI cable. >> 2. Activate the Proteus VX stand alone. (Not the VST) Find the stock >> instrument definition file and load it. Go to the settings or options( not >> sure which one, as it's been a very long while since I did this) and set >> your MIDI input device to the virtual cable. Also set your outputs to >> whatever you're using. >> 3. Locate the instrument definition file for the Proteus VX and put it in >> your QWS directory on your hard drive. You have to do this before you start >> up QWS, as it surveys all files that start out with INST in that directory >> on startup and doesn't update the list. I think I've sent that file on to >> James, but if not let me know and I'll send it. Note: Proteus VX uses high >> definition bank data. This means banks aren't multiplied by 128, you >> increment them by one. I haven't dealt with adding more instruments to the >> Proteus VX yet, but I'm going to try it at some point, as a friend of mine >> converted some of my sounds into a Proteus VX bank. But back on topic, trust >> me, you don't want to create the definition file unless you've got some >> strong chops in creating them. I've done dozens of them, and I've >> encountered this structure only twice. (The other one was the Kurzweil >> K2600, and it'll use any of the three structures -- low definition, high >> definition, and old Kurzweil/Oberheim) >> 4. Fire up QWS. The virtual MIDI cable or cables should show up in your >> port list. Go to the menu with Metronome, Instruments, etc. and go to the >> port list. Find the virtual MIDI cable you used as a MIDI input to the >> Proteus VX and change the port name to Proteus VX to make things easier. Go >> to the Instrument list in that same directory and select the Proteus VX >> port, then assign the definition file to the Proteus VX entry. >> You should be good to go at that point. Be aware that I used grouping labels >> on the definition file, because there are so many things that needed them, >> and because the first group of patches are a hodge podge of different sounds >> in no clear logical order. Also remember that I'm doing this from memory >> when I last set this up at least five years ago. If I slipped a gear >> somewhere I apologize. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >> Richard Wells >> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2019 6:28 PM >> To: QWS list <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: QWS List Looking for better sounds >> >> Nicole: Since you brought up Proteus VX, would you consider providing steps >> to get it working with QWS? I have it here, but cannot figure out where to >> start. I have been using Cool Soft with sound fonts, but I would love to get >> this going. Thank you so much for all of the answers you give us here. You >> are a valuable resource. >> >>> On 4/22/2019 11:45 AM, Nicole Massey wrote: >>> Yes. There are several options of varying levels of complexity. >>> Your simplest option is to load a sound driver like BassMIDI or >>> Coolsoft and fill it with cool sounds you download from the web. Your >>> level of involvement can vary from loading a GS sound font bank and >>> leaving it alone to downloading every sound you can get your hands on >>> and building a multi-bank sound font layout in Viena (note that's not >>> a typo) to create a map of sounds. Note that this will also require >>> building an instrument definition file too, but Viena outputs patch >>> lists so it's not as difficult as it could be. This is the only option >>> that will let you share your .mid files as long as you keep to GS >>> sounds, as the GS sound list is common to all modern machines. (As >>> you've already found out with the laggy Microsoft >>> wavetable) >>> Your next level of engagement involves downloading a good freeware >>> synth, preferably a sample playback/"ROMpler" program and setting up a >>> virtual MIDI cable to connect things together. It'll show up in QWS as >>> a MIDI port, and it's helpful to rename that port in QWS so it tells >>> you where that particular port is going. Again, unless you're dealing >>> with a well-known synth, like Proteus VX, you'll need to create a >>> definition file. >>> Another option is to use a virtual MIDI cable to connect to VSTHost or >>> another VST manager. This is flexible, as it allows you to set >>> individual VST Sound sources on each channel. It takes more work, and >>> again it'll require you to create a definition file if you want the >>> program names to show up in your list. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Sam Doman >>> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2019 5:36 PM >>> To: QWS list <[email protected]> >>> Subject: QWS List Looking for better sounds >>> >>> Hi all, so I've been using QWS for a while now and I have a question. >>> Are there any ways I can get better midi sounds besides the crappy >>> Microsoft GS Wavetable synth? 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