david <gnome@...> writes: > > On 05/12/2012 11:56 AM, david wrote: > > On 05/12/2012 11:04 AM, Gary G. wrote: > >> Perhaps this would be better targeted to the developers' list but here's > >> another thought on RGD files. > >> > >> Perhaps some genius script programmer out there could write a conversion > >> utility that converts Cakewalk/Sonar INS files into RGDs? Or perhaps > >> even one of the Rosegarden Developers could write an import utility to > >> accomplish the same thing directly within the Rosegarden application > >> itself? > >> > >> While IANAL and have no idea if the INS format is proprietary or not, > >> FOSS is full of reverse engineered document viewers and converters which > >> seem to coexist beautifully with their non free counterparts. > >> > >> Such a utility would allow instant access to a library of thousands of > >> MIDI instruments and save us all the mind numbing task of entering > >> thousands of parameters by hand. Honestly I'd think a simple perl or > >> python script would be all that's necessary to make Rosegarden a > >> thousand times more useful than it is even now. > > > > You mean something like the script mentioned here? > > > > http://rosegardenmusic.com/resources/documents/rgd-HOWTO.shtml > > Oh, sorry, that's not the script, it's a how to that mentions a script > that converts properly-formatting plain text or CVS files into RGD. >
I downloaded and ran txt2rgd.py shortly after I posted and tried it out on a Cakewalk INS file that specifically targets my Korg TR. It barfed out over 2400 errors!!! Now if I have to go in and reformat 2400 lines in order to create a viable text file for the conversion that's really not going to save me a lot of grunt work. And that's only for ONE synth! Now seriously, I'm a user, not a programmer nor a spreadsheet wizard. I haven't touched a line of code since college over 25 years ago. Seeing as Cakewalk/Sonar INS files are ubiquitous, unchanged for over two decades and as close as a standard as anyone can get to set out instrument definitions, it strikes me as a long overdue and almost trivial afterthought for any seasoned script programmer to write a 100 line or so conversion utility. Hell, the last code I wrote was in Turbo Pascal and even I could kludge together something that could do the job if I had all the parameters handy. In fact, if nobody steps up to the plate on this and offers to write it, I may just end up having to do it myself anyway. Lord knows it's a hell of a lot easier than transcribing the Bible in Calligraphy, which is what the conventional wisdom seems to dictate is the only way to create a viable RGD file. Just something to ponder... Gary ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
