Hello Michael, What I'm suggesting is that the final version of this software should not have a hard coded channel 10 exclusion. I'm suggesting that the default studio have channel 10 marked as a fixed channel.
If we are worried about backwards compatibility, we could detect earlier versions on file load and set Instrument 10/channel 10 to be fixed. This is similar to the way RG remapped channels to correspond with instrument numbers. Of course, files saved in the version that allow logical channels will not get the Instrument 10/channel 10 set to fixed when reloaded, since we know the user has had the opportunity to make the desired choice.. I don't see a real downside to his approach and the up side is that all 16 channels are available as logical channels and we don't have to treat channel 10 as special. Sincerely, Julie S. --- On Sun, 1/29/12, D. Michael McIntyre <[email protected]> wrote: > From: D. Michael McIntyre <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Rosegarden-devel] Logical instruments save and restore fixed > channels now > To: [email protected] > Date: Sunday, January 29, 2012, 5:02 PM > On Saturday, January 28, 2012, Tom > Breton (Tehom) wrote: > > > Julie, I know that GM2 can support multiple percussion > channels, but I > > have been unable to find out how to switch that on and > off. > > Even if you knew, that would only work for GM2 devices, and > you can't assume > that's what somebody has. There would have to be some > way to specify, and > we'd have to update 150 odd device definitions, mostly for > obscure one-off > hardware nobody else ever heard of, which we'd have to try > to look up, and > come up with incorrect results much of the time. > > I don't think it could possibly be worth it, personally. > > But FWIW, I think GM2 uses a bank change to 1:0 to toggle > percussion mode on a > channel, and it can play percussion on any arbitrary > channel. Program changes > within 1:0 change to different drum kits. I also know > this is radically > different in Roland GS of the vintage I have, so trying to > hard wire for that > would actively screw this up. > -- > D. Michael McIntyre > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Try before you buy = See our experts in action! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft > developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, > CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you > subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 > _______________________________________________ > Rosegarden-devel mailing list > [email protected] > - use the link below to unsubscribe > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-devel mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-devel
