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turbosynth

2009-04-26 by midi pascal

me personally i used to use  it with the s900
turbo synth that is.
too make samples ,,, then extract with sounddesigner and "fix/alter"thru
turbo synth..execlusive back out to synth.
i was impressed though last year when i got soft synth ..i had my eyes out
for that a while!@!@
its good , i have fun and acheive decent results.

as for midi stuff , i kinda tryed everything at once ,
here it goes....

 i wrote a editor for the sounds in my little yamaha pss

i wrote a rx 11 system excl dumper...

then i did some algo midi song composing stuff ,
like using mathmatic formulas to predict the outcome of musical notes
genearted by predefined variants..) also have written midi capture routines
to save these works as midi files...
different stuff , some only have constructed.

 tried a sequencer (did not know enough of the protocol) took  time off
,learned  for while ,
(thanks group!!!!!!)

 made graphic interface for ali nutron music lead-r sample wave genarator...

picked up pascal as programming language
picked up asm as programming lanuage

currently playing around with  commercial standard midi file play routine..
real professional development type of approach...misiing good timing routine
though!!!!

now just gathering up what programs i can find to save for the atari ..still
programming and waiting until i become a much more  effiecient  programmer..

spent 4-5 years before all that making midi music..atari d-110,tx81z,akai
s900,prophet2000 boss drumm machine  etc etcetc....

any how if you're serious and stay at it , things come to you, things you
even may think are impossable  at this moment  ,they will be simplified and
at your disposal..

what i used to believe was difficult was to obtain that sound i always look
for  in music ,
 especially with the  type of instrumentation i owned ,
but sure enough i worked out the hissed, static and crackles until i have
nice smooth synth stuff..

took a little while!!!!!!!!but i got it!!
charles

----- Original Message -----
From: "ariaraker" <samuel.lokorn@...>
To: <atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 2:54 PM
Subject: [atari-midi-archives] Re: steinberg avalon and digidesign
turbosynth


> Oh well you'r the same person, i'm "nuts" on atari forums.
> Yes exactly, good news then, i will receive a S950 in few days. I use an
Emax I and a Roland S760 too.
>
> Sure it interests me, what did you succeed to do for your instruments ?
> Myself i'm not a software programmer and don't know Atari platform yet,
did'nt have a chance to have those computer when i was young.
>
> I'm quite  excited to build a dedicated midi station with all the great
midi tool i discovered while reading on Atari. (IPS, Camus...)
>
> But really i'd like to find a midi sample dumper/editor for Emax and S950.
You say there are synthesis capabilites, it is more exciting then. :)
>
> You may know which between Turbosynth or Sound designer (or another one) i
should aim for that use  ?
>
>
> I asked a copy on Atari forums too, i'll see.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "midi  pascal"
<charles.copp@...> wrote:
> >
> > oh yeah use that one , thats me on there too , use the soft synth , its
good
> > for developing
> > pure waveforms , harmonic blending ,  then it even tramnsmits to
sampler.
> >
> > so you got an akai right ? i believe it totally works with it.
> > i do alot of big time tinkering  by developing my own atari midi stuff.
> > any interest to you?
> >
> >
> > join its very easy and i know the guy selling lives in germany and
surely
> > was looking to sell his turbo synth at this time last year.
> >
> > charles
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ariaraker" <samuel.lokorn@...>
> > To: <atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 1:15 PM
> > Subject: [atari-midi-archives] Re: steinberg avalon and digidesign
> > turbosynth
> >
> >
> > > Thanks for your input Charles, unluckily the bot seen i have the
profile
> > to be a spammer... so i can't join it for the moment.
> > > Anyway in the same time i found a copy of sound designer in
atari-forum
> > but i guess it needs the dongle ? (not receives my 1040STF yet).
> > >
> > > --- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "midi  pascal"
> > <charles.copp@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > yeah both those program are terrific , if you know who to use the
> > archives i
> > > > bet somebody there has
> > > > them for sale , i own both personally , but i do not know if i can
give
> > them
> > > > out .
> > > >
> > > > plus i do not know if i should be dropping names towards the person
> > selling
> > > > sound designer or turbo synth..
> > > >
> > > > but use teh archives and you will find  both ..or contact me if you
have
> > no
> > > > success.. i still use.
> > > > great speaking to you ,
> > > > chow
> > > > charles
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "ariaraker" <samuel.lokorn@>
> > > > To: <atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:09 AM
> > > > Subject: [atari-midi-archives] Re: steinberg avalon and digidesign
> > > > turbosynth
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > --- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "foog_scoob"
> > > > <scumfuck.cockmia@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello all,
> > > > > > Sorry for the non-informational message, but I recently bought
an
> > Akai
> > > > S1000 to use with
> > > > > > my Mega STE and it would be AMAZING if someone knows where I can
buy
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> > or
> > > > trade for a
> > > > > > copy of Steinberg's Avalon sample editor and/or Digidesign's
> > Turbosynth
> > > > for Atari. Thanks
> > > > > > for any responses.
> > > > > > -Foog
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I am after Avalon @ Digidesign sound designer too. i tried many
> > websites
> > > > without success.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ------------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Re: turbosynth

2009-04-26 by ariaraker

Ok, long experience here. 
Do you know if i can use a cubase 3.1/dongle + midex+ + sound designer/dongle at the same time or at least without swapping dongles ?

Thanks for your help


Fun, i am a modern daw user and powerful computer softsynths and all tat stuff And my eyes are like yours when i dig in atari midi world. 

--- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "midi  pascal" <charles.copp@...> wrote:
Show quoted textHide quoted text
>
> me personally i used to use  it with the s900
> turbo synth that is.
> too make samples ,,, then extract with sounddesigner and "fix/alter"thru
> turbo synth..execlusive back out to synth.
> i was impressed though last year when i got soft synth ..i had my eyes out
> for that a while!@!@
> its good , i have fun and acheive decent results.
> 
> as for midi stuff , i kinda tryed everything at once ,
> here it goes....
> 
>  i wrote a editor for the sounds in my little yamaha pss
> 
> i wrote a rx 11 system excl dumper...
> 
> then i did some algo midi song composing stuff ,
> like using mathmatic formulas to predict the outcome of musical notes
> genearted by predefined variants..) also have written midi capture routines
> to save these works as midi files...
> different stuff , some only have constructed.
> 
>  tried a sequencer (did not know enough of the protocol) took  time off
> ,learned  for while ,
> (thanks group!!!!!!)
> 
>  made graphic interface for ali nutron music lead-r sample wave genarator...
> 
> picked up pascal as programming language
> picked up asm as programming lanuage
> 
> currently playing around with  commercial standard midi file play routine..
> real professional development type of approach...misiing good timing routine
> though!!!!
> 
> now just gathering up what programs i can find to save for the atari ..still
> programming and waiting until i become a much more  effiecient  programmer..
> 
> spent 4-5 years before all that making midi music..atari d-110,tx81z,akai
> s900,prophet2000 boss drumm machine  etc etcetc....
> 
> any how if you're serious and stay at it , things come to you, things you
> even may think are impossable  at this moment  ,they will be simplified and
> at your disposal..
> 
> what i used to believe was difficult was to obtain that sound i always look
> for  in music ,
>  especially with the  type of instrumentation i owned ,
> but sure enough i worked out the hissed, static and crackles until i have
> nice smooth synth stuff..
> 
> took a little while!!!!!!!!but i got it!!
> charles
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ariaraker" <samuel.lokorn@...>
> To: <atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 2:54 PM
> Subject: [atari-midi-archives] Re: steinberg avalon and digidesign
> turbosynth
> 
> 
> > Oh well you'r the same person, i'm "nuts" on atari forums.
> > Yes exactly, good news then, i will receive a S950 in few days. I use an
> Emax I and a Roland S760 too.
> >
> > Sure it interests me, what did you succeed to do for your instruments ?
> > Myself i'm not a software programmer and don't know Atari platform yet,
> did'nt have a chance to have those computer when i was young.
> >
> > I'm quite  excited to build a dedicated midi station with all the great
> midi tool i discovered while reading on Atari. (IPS, Camus...)
> >
> > But really i'd like to find a midi sample dumper/editor for Emax and S950.
> You say there are synthesis capabilites, it is more exciting then. :)
> >
> > You may know which between Turbosynth or Sound designer (or another one) i
> should aim for that use  ?
> >
> >
> > I asked a copy on Atari forums too, i'll see.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "midi  pascal"
> <charles.copp@> wrote:
> > >
> > > oh yeah use that one , thats me on there too , use the soft synth , its
> good
> > > for developing
> > > pure waveforms , harmonic blending ,  then it even tramnsmits to
> sampler.
> > >
> > > so you got an akai right ? i believe it totally works with it.
> > > i do alot of big time tinkering  by developing my own atari midi stuff.
> > > any interest to you?
> > >
> > >
> > > join its very easy and i know the guy selling lives in germany and
> surely
> > > was looking to sell his turbo synth at this time last year.
> > >
> > > charles
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "ariaraker" <samuel.lokorn@>
> > > To: <atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 1:15 PM
> > > Subject: [atari-midi-archives] Re: steinberg avalon and digidesign
> > > turbosynth
> > >
> > >
> > > > Thanks for your input Charles, unluckily the bot seen i have the
> profile
> > > to be a spammer... so i can't join it for the moment.
> > > > Anyway in the same time i found a copy of sound designer in
> atari-forum
> > > but i guess it needs the dongle ? (not receives my 1040STF yet).
> > > >
> > > > --- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "midi  pascal"
> > > <charles.copp@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > yeah both those program are terrific , if you know who to use the
> > > archives i
> > > > > bet somebody there has
> > > > > them for sale , i own both personally , but i do not know if i can
> give
> > > them
> > > > > out .
> > > > >
> > > > > plus i do not know if i should be dropping names towards the person
> > > selling
> > > > > sound designer or turbo synth..
> > > > >
> > > > > but use teh archives and you will find  both ..or contact me if you
> have
> > > no
> > > > > success.. i still use.
> > > > > great speaking to you ,
> > > > > chow
> > > > > charles
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "ariaraker" <samuel.lokorn@>
> > > > > To: <atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:09 AM
> > > > > Subject: [atari-midi-archives] Re: steinberg avalon and digidesign
> > > > > turbosynth
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > --- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, "foog_scoob"
> > > > > <scumfuck.cockmia@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hello all,
> > > > > > > Sorry for the non-informational message, but I recently bought
> an
> > > Akai
> > > > > S1000 to use with
> > > > > > > my Mega STE and it would be AMAZING if someone knows where I can
> buy
> > > or
> > > > > trade for a
> > > > > > > copy of Steinberg's Avalon sample editor and/or Digidesign's
> > > Turbosynth
> > > > > for Atari. Thanks
> > > > > > > for any responses.
> > > > > > > -Foog
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am after Avalon @ Digidesign sound designer too. i tried many
> > > websites
> > > > > without success.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ------------------------------------
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

Re: [atari-midi-archives] Re: turbosynth

2009-04-27 by PeWe


As Charles said,- Turbosynth and Digidesign Sounddesigner I / II as also the "universal",- don´t need dongles.

I own Sounddesigner Universal and Turbosynth as well as Cubase 3.1, but never used ´em on the same machine.
I doubt, multitasking is a good idea w/ Atari machines, it slows down the speed of the computer too much, the experience I had w/ C-Lab Notator and Bankmanagers/Editors running simultaneously and even there´s the max. of 4MB RAM available.

The Sounddesigner apps need the full 4 megs of RAM anyway, so the only chance would be a Falcon w/ much more than 4 megs of RAM.
On the other side, - not all the apps run well w/ all the available TOS versions,- I don´t see Sounddesigner Universal 1.5 running on any of my Ataris even the disks are readable and in good condition.
My oldes machine is a Mega ST4 w/ TOS 1.4 and it doesn´t run on this, - seems it needs TOS 1.2 ...
Well, Sounddesigner Universal is the only app I own w/ this behaviour.

I´m a modern DAW user also, but have 4 Ataris in my homestudio in addition, just because "old" hardware gear needs the old computers and apps.
Akai S-1000, S-1000PB and S-1100 here too.
But I use Steinberg Wavelab on PC as a sample editor these days and don´t think Steinberg Avalon is an app you´d need today.

P.



ariaraker schrieb:
Show quoted textHide quoted text

Ok, long experience here.
Do you know if i can use a cubase 3.1/dongle + midex+ + sound designer/dongle at the same time or at least without swapping dongles ?

Thanks for your help

Fun, i am a modern daw user and powerful computer softsynths and all tat stuff And my eyes are like yours when i dig in atari midi world.

Re: turbosynth

2009-04-27 by ariaraker

Thanks for the clarification Pewe, i understand better now.
I didn't understand it don't need a dongle.

As for multitasking, since then i ask for atari gear on a music forum i use. Someone offers me a ste, stf, falcon030, mega st, cubase 3.11 and
cubase audio with interface. I expect it will be concluding.

As for Avalon (appart of old apple computer and Alchemy) is one of the only program i found that is supposed to allow communication or 12bit midi dump with emax.

Re: [atari-midi-archives] Re: turbosynth

2009-04-27 by PeWe


Digidesign Sounddesigner Universal translates all the 8- and 12-bit sampler formats from the past incl. Emax.
16bit sampler formats were added w/ version 1.5 I own.
It also does Oberheim DPX-1.

The only format it isn´t capable to handle is EMU II.
That´s because there was a separate Soundesigner application for EII existing.

The prob w/ Avalon is, you definitely need a dongle.

Today, there are several solutions to deal w/ the old sample formats, but mostly regarding storage of samples, conversions and creating images of floppy disks.
It might be a solution to use a combination of such solutions on a modern computer which is faster and doesn´t deal w/ midi sample dump, which is too slow.
You need SCSI as a minimum IMO and the only ATARI machine w/ SCSI I have experience with is Mega STe 4. Never had a Falcon here, so it might be a alternative too.

Definitely, today I avoid using ATARI for sample editing.
Wavelab on PC is great.
For transfer of samples from hardwaresamplers to a computer, I´m setting up a old Mac G3 now.
Internaly, you can use IDE drives w/ larger sizes and externaly you connect SCSI drives which is ideal because my hardware samplers external drives are SCSI too.
So it´s easy to disconnect the sampler-drives and simply connect these to the G3 using it as a mass storage drive.
If you have sample library CDs, do SCSI copys of these w/ the Apple machine, these are 1:1.

The most promising conversion app is Chicken Sys Constructor,- it converts sampler content back and forth and regardless of their age, it also deals w/ EII.
"Back ´n forth" means,- if you have some WAV or AIF samples, content from software samplers p.ex., you´re able to reconvert this for you hardware sampler from the past too.
http://www.chickensys.com/products/sw_iteminfo.php?sw_name=Constructor

EMXP is also worth a try, especially for the Emax
http://users.skynet.be/emxp/

there are also links on the site for tools for OB-DPX-1 and Omniflop, an app which deals w/ almost any floppy disk formats.

This way, you´re able to convert samples and program structures into a format your prefered sample editor is able to deal with and then back.

Even you´d have to deal w/ 2 or 3 different programs then, it´s much faster than dealing w/ midi sample dump,- and the programs would reside on the same machine.

Avalon is a collectors item, but not for todays daily work I fear.



ariaraker schrieb:
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Thanks for the clarification Pewe, i understand better now.
I didn't understand it don't need a dongle.

As for multitasking, since then i ask for atari gear on a music forum i use. Someone offers me a ste, stf, falcon030, mega st, cubase 3.11 and
cubase audio with interface. I expect it will be concluding.

As for Avalon (appart of old apple computer and Alchemy) is one of the only program i found that is supposed to allow communication or 12bit midi dump with emax.


Re: turbosynth

2009-04-27 by ariaraker

Nice information, it needs to be think  there are many solutions.
I also think of an apple computer and alchemy dedicated to the emax since it can edit its parameters too but may be i will find sound designer great for truncating and all that stuff. if sds will no succeed to upset me before, lol.


I already use EMXP but i have no chance to load disks made with it, even with emax formatted disks. I asked on emax group.
I thinks emxp is the easiest solution for my Emax I classic with no scsi this day. 
I can keep my samples on the computer and it is easy to use too,  but for the moment i was totally unlucky to load them.

Note: I don't use sample librarys, i sample my material.
 

--- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, PeWe <ha-pewe@...> wrote:
Show quoted textHide quoted text
>
> 
> Digidesign Sounddesigner Universal translates all the 8- and 12-bit 
> sampler formats from the past incl. Emax.
> 16bit sampler formats were added w/ version 1.5 I own.
> It also does Oberheim DPX-1.
> 
> The only format it isn´t capable to handle is EMU II.
> That´s because there was a separate Soundesigner application for EII 
> existing.
> 
> The prob w/ Avalon is, you definitely need a dongle.
> 
> Today, there are several solutions to deal w/ the old sample formats, 
> but mostly regarding storage of samples, conversions and creating images 
> of floppy disks.
> It might be a solution to use a combination of such solutions on a 
> modern computer which is faster and doesn´t deal w/ midi sample dump, 
> which is too slow.
> You  need SCSI as a minimum IMO and the only ATARI machine w/ SCSI I 
> have experience with is Mega STe 4. Never had a Falcon here, so it might 
> be a alternative too.
> 
> Definitely, today I avoid using ATARI for sample editing.
> Wavelab on PC is great.
> For transfer of samples from hardwaresamplers to a computer, I´m setting 
> up a old Mac G3 now.
> Internaly, you can use IDE drives w/ larger sizes and externaly you 
> connect SCSI drives which is ideal because my hardware samplers external 
> drives are SCSI too.
> So it´s easy to disconnect the sampler-drives and simply connect these 
> to the G3 using it as a mass storage drive.
> If you have sample library CDs, do SCSI copys of these w/ the Apple 
> machine, these are 1:1.
> 
> The most promising conversion app is Chicken Sys Constructor,- it 
> converts sampler content back and forth and regardless of their age, it 
> also deals w/ EII.
> "Back ´n forth" means,- if you have some WAV or AIF samples, content 
> from software samplers p.ex., you´re able to reconvert this for you 
> hardware sampler from the past too.
> http://www.chickensys.com/products/sw_iteminfo.php?sw_name=Constructor
> 
> EMXP is also worth a try, especially for the Emax
> http://users.skynet.be/emxp/
> 
> there are also links on the site for tools for OB-DPX-1 and Omniflop, an 
> app which deals w/ almost any floppy disk formats.
> 
> This way, you´re able to convert samples and program structures into a 
> format your prefered sample editor is able to deal with and then back.
> 
> Even you´d have to deal w/ 2 or 3 different programs then, it´s much 
> faster than dealing w/ midi sample dump,- and the programs would reside 
> on the same machine.
> 
> Avalon is a collectors item, but not for todays daily work I fear.
> 
> 
> 
> ariaraker schrieb:
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification Pewe, i understand better now.
> > I didn't understand it don't need a dongle.
> >
> > As for multitasking, since then i ask for atari gear on a music forum 
> > i use. Someone offers me a ste, stf, falcon030, mega st, cubase 3.11 and
> > cubase audio with interface. I expect it will be concluding.
> >
> > As for Avalon (appart of old apple computer and Alchemy) is one of the 
> > only program i found that is supposed to allow communication or 12bit 
> > midi dump with emax.
> >
> >
>

Re: [atari-midi-archives] Re: turbosynth

2009-04-29 by trilobyte

On Apr 27, 2009, at 7:08 AM, ariaraker wrote:

> As for Avalon (appart of old apple computer and Alchemy) is one of  
> the only program i found that is supposed to allow communication or  
> 12bit midi dump with emax.

Sample Wrench for Windows and Amiga will work with this sampler and  
many others.

-t

Re: turbosynth

2009-04-30 by ariaraker

Thanks trylobite i already tried samplewrench demo but since midi transfer is disable in demo mode i didn't have a chance to know.
Did you actually test it with an emax I?

--- In atari-midi-archives@yahoogroups.com, trilobyte <trilobyte@...> wrote:
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>
> 
> On Apr 27, 2009, at 7:08 AM, ariaraker wrote:
> 
> > As for Avalon (appart of old apple computer and Alchemy) is one of  
> > the only program i found that is supposed to allow communication or  
> > 12bit midi dump with emax.
> 
> Sample Wrench for Windows and Amiga will work with this sampler and  
> many others.
> 
> -t
>

Re: [atari-midi-archives] Re: turbosynth

2009-04-30 by t'byte

> Thanks trylobite i already tried samplewrench demo but since midi transfer
> is disable in demo mode i didn't have a chance to know.
> Did you actually test it with an emax I?

Hmm.  I've only used the Amiga version which is not limited in any way.

I've used it with Yamaha SU-10, Roland S-750 and Roland S-760.

- t

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