SysEx Question

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the other day i opened "Orchestral" in PA9, by Igor Khoroshev, and then after looking at it a little, i closed it. then i opened one of my own MIDI trackouts and the drums sounded differently. Does this have something to do with SysEx. When i open the project, it asks if i want to send System Exclusive Data to my equipment, i click yes. can i get those drum sounds with no MIDI keyboards or drum sets, and a Santa Cruz Internal Synth. any help would be greatly appreciated
 
Hi Rock Star, long time not see ya... :)

Yes, SysEx could change the behaviour of your synth (sound, FX setting, etc.). SysEx usualy sent to your synth, simply to tell the synth to prepare it's internal setting for particular song. For example, Cakewalk send SysEx so your synth turns to multitimbral mode (GM, GS, or XG mode) with 40% chorus + 20% reverb, and set Orchestral kit as drumkit in channel 10. SysEx is a part of MIDI data, which is understood by particular MIDI device. So, to understand how it works on your gear, you must understand it's MIDI implementation chart (usualy included on your gear's manual).

In order to play MIDI files, you need MIDI synth / sampler (either hardware or software). I don't know about santa Cruz, but if it has MIDI engine like Sound Blasters, then you can play them. To change it's sound, you need to know how to change bank / patch with your Santa Cruz (if it's possible anyway).

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Jaymz
 
i can change bank/patch on my synth, i just always automatically sent GMReset to all MIDI equipment for my songs. if i sent GS or XG, would it sound any different, and the instructions have no MIDI implementation chart, they barely cover setup. i am clueless, but if my card has more sounds, i want access to them and i want to understand what they are. but yes jamez im still alive and bitchin', and thanks again for the help.
 
GS, XG, and GM do sound different.

Not only that, but you can change the way that your sound card treats the various patches via SYSEX. I use to be in the Roland Sound Canvas User's Group (SCUG) and there were these two dudes that created a Pipe Organ project where they took the SYSEX capabilities of the roland sound canvas and created whole new sounds.
 
another question w/ the pipe organ project in mind. i always thought it would be cool to synthesize a guitar so real, without a guitar, just using basic GM, XG, or GS. I mean Electric or Acoustic, notes and chords, but i don't know where to even start. Any suggestions?
 
actually some of the guitar patches on my xv3080 sound really good, and i think you have to start with good patches in order to be able to tweak them.

take a look at your keyboard/sound canvas and see what parameters you can fiddle with and start goofing around. i've got an edirol pcr-30 that little doohicky makes it easy to send messages to my sound canvas.

btw, it seems to me that the longer the guitar note plays, the less it sounds like a guitar, so i tend to use more staccato sounds when i'm faking the guitar on the keyboard.
 
good suggestion, i think with the right technique and plug-ins i can make a realistic synth guitar.
 
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