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> Hi Kevan,

>I will try to answer you're questions, but english is not my native
>language, so it may be a little weird sometimes. Sorry for that.

Hey, it sounds great to me :-)

>Correct. The plg150-an doesn't have any effects beside a distortion.
>So it depends on the host for more effects. As there are several
>different hosts available with different effect possibillities the
>actual effect parameters are not part of the custom voices.

Emm, thought this was the problem..

>I use the AN1Xedit program to edit/load raw custom voices. Then I use
>these voices as the basis for user voices on my motif. I edit them on
>the motif and store the edited version in a PLG user voice with the
>added motif effects.

Me too, I've just created my first "ALL" file complete with SYSEX dumps for
the 3 x PLG cards and this loads ine when the "ALL" file is names
"AUTOLOAD.ALL" and AUTOLD1 AUTOLD2 and AUTOLD3 for the Plug-In Bulk dump
files.. I too have edited them on the Motif 8 and located the plug-in voices
in the 64 x user memory locations..

>As told above I do this on the motif itself. It still is a bit of
>work, but I can get around my motif pretty fast.

Yep, I am pretty adept at getting around on the Motif O/S modes but wasn't
sure whether I had to set-up additional effects from the Host Synth, and in
this case its the Motif.. Guess you do..

>You can copy the common parms between voices.
>Voice job mode, [F3] copy, type =common
>So when you set up one voice with the effects you want on all other
>voices you can copy these to them. Still one by one.But you don't have
>to specify the complete effect parameters each time.

Yep, this copy common params between voices seems the way to go to speed-up
things when editing and copying voices from 128 User to 64 x Plug-in,
especially on the PLG150-AN.. I shall probably use this method on the other
PLG cards I have installed on my Motif.. I noticed in the PLG150-PF manual
that the Preset voices are listed with what type of Insert effects and
System effects whcih should act as good templates for the second bank of 64
x Plug-In Voices when setting-up effects for them..

>The VL card also doesnt have any effects in its custom voices. It only
>has more build-in plug voices.
>And applying effects is a very personal thing, my taste can be very
>different from yours. So experimenting is the key here, just try the
>different effects on the sounds, keep what sounds good to you and skip
>the rest.
>The effecttypes that I use most often are the chorus, reverb, delays
>and compressors. But that is hardly surprising given that these are
>used mostly by everyone.

I guess setting-up Insert and System effects for voices for the PLG150-AN on
the Motif as HOST will have to be trial and error but I'll experiment.. One
of the great things about the PLG150-AN is its a analog modelling synth and
for these types of synths effects do tend to be subjective.. Distortion for
one person could very well be EQ for another person..

I think I can use the PLG150-PF manual as a template for the 64 Plug-In
voices to try an emulate similar effects used on Grand Pianos, Electric
Pianos,Digital Pianos, Organs, Clavs and combinations with Piano/Strings
etc, this shouldn't be too difficult to acheive but the time needed to edit
the 64 x Plug-In voices in one sitting..  Its the PLG150-AN which is going
to be a challenge but hey, that's what its all about I suppose..

>Hope this helps...

> Grtz Wan

Listen Wan, thank you, I appreciate your help and advice and if I can help
you anytime please ask, though the list of directly via my personal email
address..

BTW, good list.. Greets to everybody..


Kevan
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