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[Ron Clarke <ariadne AT earthlink.com.au>]

Hi Folks,

On Thu, 6 Jul 2006 01:18:55 +0000 (UTC)
sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

> >    On the net, they only come as collections - usually zipped into one 
> > BIG lump. On my hard drive, they are all spread out as individual files. 
> > Which ones do you want ?
> 
> violin viola cello bass clarinet oboe bassoon flute piccolo trumpet 
> trombone horn tuba harpsichord organ - if larger than what is in GUS2.

    The GUS2 set that I bundled with timidity is a compromise, not the 
worst-sounding set but not the biggest.  When I get time I will sort out the 
best patches you asked for.

> 
> The sf2 sound banks apparently come with only 4 patches or even less. 
> There must be some way to extra the .pat files.

    I don't know anything about sf2 sound banks.


> >   Piano is the global default for an unassigned track.
> 
> Why can't one specify what instrument to use for an unassigned track?

    I guess that depends on the playback software. In Win3.1, I use Music 
Sculptor and that gives me complete control over which instrument plays on 
each track.


> >   Rosegarden would be the one to use, but it will be helpful if you know 
> > which number (1 to 128) each instrument is. Rosegarden will ask for the 
> > instrument's number.
> 
> Easy to figure out:  playmidi -I.
> 
> >   Don't try to edit the MIDI file itself directly, I have destroyed some 
> > MIDIs trying to do it that way.
> 
> I should edit copies of them?  Do I need to install fonts to edit with the 
> sequence

   I can't help you there.  Every attempt I have made to edit MIDI files by 
hand (i.e. without proper MIDI sequencer software) has ended in the MIDI 
files becoming unplayable. Which is why I advise against it.

Regards,
         Ron

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Ron Clarke 
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