Frequently Asked Questions
Last Changed
09/24/2005
The forums are a great place to ask questions and pick up tips
if you cannot find an answer in the FAQ. Otherwise send us an Email if you are
stuck. We don't guarantee an answer, but we do try and help whenever it involves
a problem using our products.
SoundFont® Banks
Q1. What devices are
compatible with SoundFont® Banks.
A1. Here is
our
list of compatible devices, but since this changes constantly, your best bet
would be to search http://www.soundfont.com
for the latest listing. Note that we only guarantee our SoundFonts to be 100%
compatible with an SB Live! and AWE soundcard.
Q2. How do I know if your
SoundFont® Banks will work correctly in the device/software I am using?
A2. Since our SoundFont® Banks have been designed
using official Creative Labs products (Vienna 2.3 and SB Live!), they conform
100% correctly to specification. However, it has been noted that there are some
software products which claim 100% SoundFont® Bank compatiblity, but which exhibit
problems on playback. e.g. loop-points contain glitches; delay rates are not
100% accurate ... etc. Your best bet would be to try out our freeware SoundFont® Banks
first. If they work fine, then our commercial SoundFont® Banks will too, since they
were designed in exactly the same environments. Please check out the
SoundFont® Bank Freebies section to download our
freeware SoundFont® Banks.
Q3. Why is the full Soundfont
2.1 spec not used in your SoundFonts? There are no controller routings
programmed.
A3. Our sounds are programmed using Vienna 2.3
on a Sound Blaster Live, to give the widest compatibility. This combination does
not allow editing of controller routings. However, we have included some
multi-velocity instruments which makes up for the controller programming.
Emu EOS
Q1. Why do you sell your Emu sounds in E4B format?
A1. It is a very easy distribution system
that allows you to receive your sounds via Email, put them onto a DOS-formatted
floppy, and load them into your Emu. No Postage required. No hassle involved. No
extra equipment needed for your synth. Some people do not have CD-Roms for their
Emu's, and the E4B format takes care of these customers by allowing everyone to
load the sounds without limitation to hardware..
Q2. Loading from a DOS
floppy is so slow.
A2. While we agree that the Emu floppy disk access
is very slow, it works for everyone because Emu's EOS synths all have floppy
disk access. In any event, you should only need to load from floppy the first
time. Thereafter you can save the bank to the internal HDD of your Emu
and load it back from there.
Q3. I am loading one of
your banks from a floppy and it seems to be taking a long time. Has it crashed?
A3. Usually, no! We have loaded our
banks many times from floppy, and not once have we encountered a problem with
the load. The Emu is extremely
slow at loading from floppy. Depending on the size of the bank, it can take up to
30 minutes to load from floppy!! This topic has been broached with Emu on
several occasions, but as yet no solution or adequate explanation has been
provided. If your bank has not loaded within 30 minutes, only then assume that
there is a problem with it.
Q4. How do I load sounds
into my Emu Esynth using E4B format?
A4. The E4B format is a DOS-compatible format
which Emu synths can save to and load from, via the floppy drive. Format a DOS floppy on your PC. Copy the
E4B bank to the floppy. Place the floppy into your Emu and load as usual. We
have no experience with computers other than a PC, but usually Mac's have
software which allows you to work with DOS floppies.
SY-77
Q1. How do I load the Sysex
patches into my SY77/TG77?
A1. In all cases, your SY77 needs to be set up
to receive MIDI Exclusive Messages (Sysex), and this can be done as follows:
1. Press UTILITY.
2. Press F2 (MIDI).
3. Select Channel Set and press the ENTER key.
4. Set Voice Recv Ch = omn.
5. Set Bulk Protect = off.
Your SY77 is now ready to receive System Exclusive Messages.
There are several ways to dump the information from PC to your
SY77.
1. A Sequencer with System Exclusive editing. Most sequencers
have some form of Sysex management system which allows you to send Sysex
information to an external synth. You would need to consult your sequencer's
help documentation for more information on this.
If you have Cakewalk, this can be done as follows:
a. Click on View in the menu.
b. Click Sysx from the dropdown.
c. Click on Load Bank.
d. Navigate to where you have saved your Sysex file. Highlight the file and
click Open.
e. Make sure the Port selected for your Sysex file is set to your external synth
(usually Midi UART).
f. Click Send to transmit the System Exclusive patch information to your synth.
g. The SY77 will count the patches loaded (from 1 to 64), so you will know when
it has completed the operation.
2. Midi file playback. Another option is to simply play the
midi files containing the Sysex patches. Your sequencer will send the Exclusive
patch messages automatically to the synth. This is very simple and effective.
3. Midi Sysex Utility program. There are programs specifically
designed to work with Sysex information. One such program is a shareware utility
called MIDI-OX. You can download this utility from the MIDI-OX website at
http://www.midiox.com/app.htm.
You will need to read the documentation on exactly how to dump System Exclusive
information to your Synth.
General
Q1. I only have a Mac.
How would I load your sounds into my synth?
A2. i) For the SY-77 this is simple because
it uses Sysex format, which is pretty standard throughout the industry (Mac, PC,
or other). All you need is software or a sequencer which is able to handle Sysex
data, and free software for doing this is always readily available on the web.
ii)
For the Emu, we have not researched using the Mac at all. However, if you can
get access to a PC and load the E4B files onto a DOS-formatted floppy, you can
load directly into your Esynth from this floppy and then save the bank onto the
internal HDD of your Emu.
iii)
SoundFont® Banks are available for any SoundFont® Bank-compatible device, no matter what
it's operating system or architecture. If you use a SoundFont® Bank compatible device,
simply download the SoundFont® Banks and follow the normal procedures for loading
SoundFont® Banks into that device.
Q2. I use Linux .....
A2. See using a Mac above.
Q3. I use operating
system XYZ ...
A3. See using a Mac above.
Q4. I would like
to link back to Analoguesque.com. Do you have a standard banner for the website
which I can use?
A4. Yes. Copy the following banner to your
website and use it as part of your link to http://www.analoguesque.com:
Q5. After
purchasing a few products from Analoguesque.com, the name Kagi appeared
on my credit card bill. Why does Kagi's name appear instead of
Analoguesque.com?
A5. We process all our sales through
Kagi
online processing because they have been in the online processing business for
a very long time, and they know it well. Kagi have vast experience in this
area, and do an excellent job at processing online transactions safely and
securely, as well as following up any problems. If you would like to read more
about their services, please visit their website and read the FAQ.
Q6. How can I play your demo
sound clips?
A6. The demo sound clips available on
this website are in Windows Media and MP3 format. If you download
the Microsoft Windows Media Player,
this will enable you to play both formats. You can download the player by
clicking on the Media Player logo below. Alternately, you could try
mp3.com for a compatible player.
Q7. How do you make all your
samples?
A7. We created a software synth specifically
designed to generate samples which can be perfectly looped and mapped across a
keyboard. We use a mixture of Subtractive Synthesis (Analog) with several
resonant filters, Additive Synthesis, Ring Modulation, Amplitude Modulation,
Phase Distortion, and Feedback Frequency Modulation Synthesis, and a host of
proprietary algorithms we thought sounded cool. We can recreate the sound of
most synthesis techniques with this software.
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