One of my long term projects is to index all of the sounds in my sound font banks, using semicolons at the end of each patch name, to note the type of sound it is, and then set up sounds so they're all together in the instrument definition file. So, for instance, all of the pianos would be followed by all the electric pianos with the harpsichords next and the Clavinets after that, then on to organs, and so on. This would save me massive amounts of time getting through sounds. If I could try out all the acoustic basses, or electric basses, or synth basses in a straight run then it'd go a long way toward making all of this a lot easier, and I could go to simple accelerators instead of using them for banks. (So, for instance, Pianos wouldn't have an accelerator because they're first, with a 0 at the beginning of the electric pianos, a 1 for harpsichords, a 2 for Clavinets, a 3 for organs, etc.) Since I'm already using over 2000 sounds something like this can really save time.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ales Kuhar > Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2015 7:37 AM > To: QWS list > Subject: Re: QWS List QWS version 1.56 now available > > Super, thanks! > > > -----Izvorno sporočilo----- > From: Nicole Massey > Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2015 2:21 PM > To: QWS list > Subject: RE: QWS List QWS version 1.56 now available > > My version is attached to my last email. Open it up and you can see how > I set it up. There are other ways to do this, but the key is to use a > similar starting letter for the program name. You can also use > accelerators in this too, starting a bank with a number or some of the > non-letter/number codes. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Seth Lowman > > Sent: Saturday, October 03, 2015 12:23 AM > > To: QWS list > > Subject: RE: QWS List QWS version 1.56 now available > > > > How did you get it so you could do that? Maybe I could fix the > > Proteus VX list I have so I can do that. Move by category instead of > > individual instruments within the list? What code do I need to > insert? > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of Seth Lowman > > Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 9:56 PM > > To: QWS list > > Subject: Re: QWS List QWS version 1.56 now available > > > > > > I don't think he does. I downloaded the one from the website, and you > > can't move through the list by using the letters. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Oct 2, 2015, at 9:06 PM, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > Right, the Proteus VX uses high definition bank numbers, so you > want > > > to handle banks as described below. I don't know if James has the > > > Proteus VX definition file I created for the Proteus VX, but my > > > version has all of the sounds indicated using the sound type, so > you > > > can move through woodwinds by hitting the W key, for example. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > >> Behalf Of Seth Lowman > > >> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 10:22 PM > > >> To: QWS list > > >> Subject: RE: QWS List QWS version 1.56 now available > > >> > > >> OK, so proteus VX is loaded. Now from the main screen of Proteus, > > >> Hit alt O for options, then R for Preferences. You're now in > audio > > >> preferences, where you set your audio stuff, like buffer size and > > >> so on. But you want to be in midi preferences, so hit alt tab. > > >> You'll land on the box where you select the midi port, so arrow > > >> down until you find Loop Be internal Midi. Now tab over to the > > >> Accept Program Changes box and make sure that's checked, so you > can > > >> use QWS to select your sound. Now hit enter. Now go to QWS and > > >> create a new track. Go in to track properties and set your > channel > > >> to anything other than 0, and your port to LoopBe Internal Midi, > > >> and press > > enter. > > >> If no sound comes out when you press a key on your keyboard, Then > > >> go back into track properties and select program and bank values. > > >> Note that you'd set the bank to 0, 1, 2, and so on, not 0, 128, > 256, etc. > > >> For Winamp, I'd imagine the process is much the same, just go into > > >> Winamp and select LoopBe Internal Midi for your port and set your > > >> channel to a number other than 0, and then select a patch. Anyway, > > >> I hope this helps, as I really don't have experience with Winamp. > > >> Seth > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > >> Behalf Of Shaun Everiss > > >> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 7:31 PM > > >> To: QWS list > > >> Subject: Re: QWS List QWS version 1.56 now available > > >> > > >> > > >> ok how do I configure loop b1 for protius, both are now loaded, > > >> loop b seems to be updated more than midiyoke but obviously if I > > >> can't > > get > > >> loop b to work I will have to use midiyoke. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>> On 3/10/2015 10:38 a.m., Seth Lowman wrote: > > >>> Unfortunately, you can't get very high quality sound fonts based > > off > > >>> of other keyboards. Believe me, I've tried several. However, > > there > > >>> are some good ones out there, such as the Salamander Grand Piano > > >>> by Alexander Holmes. You should be able to get it here: > > >>> https://musical-artifacts.com/artifacts/3 > > >>> Actually, Proteus VX is now free, not as a sound font, but as its > > >>> own stand-alone synth. You can download the package here at > > >>> http://www.creative.com/emu/proteusvx/ > > >>> Don't worry about the notice that says it only works on Vista and > > >>> XP. I was able to make it work on both windows 7 and 8. All I > had > > >>> to do was run it as administrator the first time I launched it. > > >>> However, > > >> in > > >>> order to use this with Winamp, you'll probably need a virtual > midi > > >>> cable like Midi Yoke, > > >>> http://www.midiox.com/index.htm?http://www.midiox.com/myoke.htm > > >>> Or Loop BE1 > > >>> http://www.nerds.de/en/download.html > > >>> I hope this helps, and please reply if you need additional help. > > God > > >>> bless: Seth > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf > > >>> Of Shaun Everiss > > >>> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 12:13 AM > > >>> To: QWS list > > >>> Subject: Re: QWS List QWS version 1.56 now available > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> hmmm writing to my own message. > > >>> I looked at protius and hmmm they are quite expensive to buy the > > >> fonts > > >>> won't be getting that stuff. I have coolsoft synth and with a few > > >>> tweaks it sounds good. I noticed I could chain like 10 or so > fonts > > >>> together, however loading to many uses a heck of a lot of memmory > > so > > >> I > > >>> am only putting in one at a time to play on winamp which it works > > >> well > > >>> with. As long as its not on realtime cpu and the font is not > > >>> loaded > > >> in > > >>> memmory it does not lag that much and is a bit faster than the > > >>> synth font winamp plugin. I am looking for and have not found > > >>> soundfonts for the following > > >> emulation. > > >>> sc88 roland I have an sc55. roland corg, e36 board ensonic juno > > >>> ts12. > > >> yamaha > > >>> motif all of them or at least the best one. awe32/ awe64 > creative. > > >> tandy. > > >>> amiga. c64 whatever the best one is. I have a few fonts all free > > >>> some from old cards some from websites and ftps. What I like > about > > >>> soundfonts is I > > >> can > > >>> emulate sertain cards. I have pulled fonts from an xp system with > > an > > >>> sb > > >> live > > >>> and I have an old > > >>> sb16. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> On 1/10/2015 6:29 p.m., Shaun Everiss wrote: > > >>>> Can you send me the links, do they work well with nvda and > winamp > > >> and > > >>>> such? > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>> On 1/10/2015 3:07 p.m., Seth Lowman wrote: > > >>>>> I use Coolsoft virtual midi synth and Proteus VX. If you need > me > > >> to, > > >>>>> I can send you the links. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > > >>>>> > > >>>>>> On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:00 PM, Gordon Kent > <[email protected]> > > >>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> For those who may be interested, I am > > planning > > >>>>>> to do a pod cast about using reaper as a vst host with qws for > > >> soft > > >>>>>> synths. It works well. Gorde > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Suman Bhokray > > >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 6:53 PM > > >>>>>> To: QWS list > > >>>>>> Subject: Re: QWS List QWS version 1.56 now available > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> thanks a lot james. > > >>>>>> hope to see softsinths with in the QWS in the next releases. > > >> wishes > > >>>>>> Suman Bhokray > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>> On 9/30/2015 2:35 AM, James Bowden wrote: > > >>>>>>> Hello everyone, > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Finally, I have released QWS version 1.56. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> You can download it from the usual place: qws.andrelouis.com > > and > > >>>>>>> go to the Downloads page. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> This version is mainly a bug fix version, with a couple of > > >>>>>>> little improvements as well: > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> * You can now press Page Up and Page Down to move Back and > > >>>>>>> Forwards in the Event List > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> * Added maximum and minimum key and velocity values for notes > > in > > >>>>>>> the Track Statistics dialog. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> * When you insert an event in the Event List, it now > defaults > > >>>>>>> to the track channel. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> * Various improvements for loading and using translatable > > >> prompts; > > >>>>>>> this will be of particular benefit to use who use QWS in > > another > > >>>>>>> language. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> * Bug fixes > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Thinking of the various language translations of QWS, these > > >>>>>>> files may need updating to add any new prompts. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> Enjoy the new version and happy music making. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> With best regards, > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> James. > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >>>>>>> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >>>>>>> > > >>>>>>> for archived list posts, see > > >>>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >>>>>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >>>>>> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> for archived list posts, see > > >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >>>>>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >>>>>> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>> for archived list posts, see > > >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >>>>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >>>>> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >>>>> > > >>>>> for archived list posts, see > > >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >>>>> . > > >>>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >>>> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >>>> > > >>>> for archived list posts, see > > >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >>> > > >>> for archived list posts, see > > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >>> > > >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >>> > > >>> for archived list posts, see > > >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >> > > >> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > > >> archive.com/[email protected] > > >> > > >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > >> http://lists.andrelouis.com > > >> > > >> for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > > >> archive.com/[email protected] > > > > > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see > > http://lists.andrelouis.com > > > > > > for archived list posts, see > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see > http://lists.andrelouis.com > > > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > > archive.com/[email protected] > > > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see > http://lists.andrelouis.com > > > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > > archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail- > archive.com/[email protected] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
