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GUS Musician's Digest       Mon, 7 Mar 94 17:33 PST      Volume 5: Issue  29  

Today's Topics:
                   de-submitted files on EPAS again
                 MIDI Synth and Midi Out in Cakewalk
                     new version of gus midi faq
                        Patch Description form

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 15:27 -0500
From: WADLEIGH@PROCESS.COM
Subject: de-submitted files on EPAS again

OK, they're gone again.  I uploaded some MIDI files and went to get the
vocal patches from the submit directory at epas.  Gone!  I don't know if
this is part of the merge-and-purge or if somebody's playing games again.
Should I upload my stuff again?  Where else can I get those vocal patches?

Aargh!

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Date: Mon, 07 Mar 1994 11:32:24 GMT
From: Clarke Brunt <CLARKE@lsl.co.uk>
Subject: Re: MIDI Synth and Midi Out in Cakewalk

Today's Musician's Digest had many replies on using multiple output
devices in Cakewalk (including my own). Having gone home, and tried
it, I think I see what the original person's problem was.

In the Settings/MIDI devices dialog, you actually have to *highlight*
the devices you want to use - its not enough them being listed in the
box, indeed there is no way of removing an entry from the box.

However many devices you highlight, the port number will cycle round
them repeatedly up to 16, e.g. if you have 3 devices, then port 4
is the same as port 1.

Maybe our MIDI experts know - is this 'port number' thing actually stored
in a MIDI file? I thought not, but I see that the chris mid with the
latest GUS updates loads into the CakeWalk demo with two different
ports selected (admittedly, one of the ports is only on the 'comment'
or 'title' tracks).

Finally - a polite request to our new sysadmin (or is it still ddebry?) -
how about getting the Digest numbers back on the rails again!

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 94 15:50:58 GMT
From: james@maths.exeter.ac.uk
Subject: new version of gus midi faq

I am trying to upload midifaq.txt to epas at the moment.
Its been posted to comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
If you would like a copy, please email me.
-- 
James Andrews, Computer Development Officer, Exeter University Maths Dept

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Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 15:29:44 +0800 (WST)
From: tclee@iss.nus.sg (Lee Teck Chee)
Subject: Patch Description form

Hi,

Here's the draft of the standard patch description form to
make it easier for both patch makers and users alike to locate their
patches. Please suggest if anything should be left out or included.

+------------------[ Ultrasound Patch Description ]--------------------+
NAME:           < filename of this patch >
RELEASE DATE:   < date, in MM/DD/YY format >
REVISION:       < revision level >
REPLACES:       < filename of patch it replaces, if any >
INSTRUMENT:     < patch category, use GM categories or subdivisions >
GM PATCH:       < if it corresponds to a standard GM patch, state here >
RANGE:          < range of notes supported >
SAMPLE SIZE:    < 8/16 bits >
SAMPLING RATE:  < sample rates for groups of waveforms >
PATCH SIZE:     < total patch size >
WAVES:          < number of multisamples >
VOICES:         < number of voices this patch was created for >
CREATED BY:     < author >
DESCRIPTION:
  < description of patch, if there are individual waves larger than 64K,
    please state so here >
  Source - < where the waves were obtained, eg sampled, converted, etc >
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

A sample form that has been filled in (using David's Bosendorfer Piano
patch as an example):

+------------------[ Ultrasound Patch Description ]--------------------+
NAME:     	bosen_l2
RELEASE DATE:	1/23/93
REVISION:	2
REPLACES:	bosen_l
INSTRUMENT:	piano
GM PATCH:	Acoustic Piano #0  (or 'None' if it isn't a GM patch)
RANGE:		A0-C8
SAMPLE SIZE:    16-bits
SAMPLING RATE:  22.05KHz for bottom 6 waveforms
	        44.1KHz for top 2 waveforms
PATCH SIZE:	901,234 bytes
WAVES:		8
VOICES:         14
CREATED BY:	David Altekruse, dna@netcom.com
DESCRIPTION:
   Blah, blah, ...
   Source - MIT Bosendorfer AIFF files available at (etc)
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Thanks to David Altekruse for providing the initial draft, and Chris
Wilkins for his suggestions.

WildCat

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