Finally, thanks for the breakdown on your P2K and Orchestra diagnostic results. I started a chart a few years ago and if I can find it, will add your Sound ROM Checksums.
This is good idea. I have mentioned some data are missing in your table, I will send it later.
I also have a Virtuoso 2000 with OS 2.26. So the OS check sum is the same as what you have. For ORCH1, I get the same checksum as you: 034a2be9. At the highest factory preset location (127^2), the preset-as-ROM-identifier says: V2K 1,2.
Yes, it is:
V2K 1.2
However, for ORCH2, my checksum is c9669bac (different than what you have).� The highest preset-as-ROM-identifier is in location 127^1 and is called: V2KRom2 V1.0.� I am guessing that yours (the Japanese Orchestra version) has either a different ORCH2 ROM. If so, I wonder if the samnples/multisamples are the same or different, if the presets are the same or different than the ORCH2 ROM I have.
According to Owner's Manual for Virtuoso (and Japanese Owner's Manual for Orchestra) there's only one bank of presets for ORCH2 card - ORCH2-0, which is also what I have inside. So it's interesting you have 2 banks, that means totally 5 banks... Also all descriptions and promotion leaflet say there's 512 RAM and 512 ROM presets, and you have 640 ROM... Probably that's also the reason why you have different checksum.
But I have found the SYX file for ORCH2-1 which you mention, and it is loaded in my Orchestra User 1 bank. The first preset is wnd:Woodwinds, the last is V2KRom2 V1.0. Of course it works, all samples for presets are there on the card.
Here is comparison table for my module, Japanese Orchestra OM, English Virtuoso OM (let's hope formatting will stay as I did it).
My module Japanese Orchestra OM English Virtuoso OM
User 0� 000�str:Virtuoso 000 str:Virtuoso 000 vln:16 Leg Str
127 lnk:PtchdTimpLnk 127 lnk:PtchdTimpLnk 127 str:SlackLgStdSt
User 1 000 wnd: Woodwinds 000 str:Second Mass 000�str:Virtuoso
127 V2KRom2 V1.0 127 � � :V2K 1.2 127 lnk:PtchdTimpLnk
User 2 000 vln:16 Leg Str 000 vln:16 Leg Str 000 str:Second Mass
127 str:SlackLgStdSt 127 str:SlackLgStdSt 127 � � :V2K 1.2
User 3 000 wnd:All Winds 000 wnd:All Winds 000 wnd:All Winds
127 brs:Tuba p/mf/ff 127 brs:Tuba p/mf/ff 127 brs:Tuba p/mf/ff
Orch1-0 000 vln:16 Leg Str 000 vln:16 Leg Str 000 vln:16 Leg Str
127 str:SlackLgStdSt 127 str:SlackLgStdSt 127 str:SlackLgStdSt
Orch1-1 000�str:Virtuoso 000�str:Virtuoso 000 str:Virtuoso
127 lnk:PtchdTimpLnk 127 lnk:PtchdTimpLnk 127 lnk:PtchdTimpLnk
Orch1-2 000 str:Second Mass 000 str:Second Mass 000 str:Second Mass
127 � � :V2K 1.2 127 � � :V2K 1.2 127 � � :V2K 1.2
Orch2-0 000 wnd:All Winds 000 wnd:All Winds 000 wnd:All Winds
127 brs:Tuba p/mf/ff 127 brs:Tuba p/mf/ff 127 brs:Tuba p/mf/ff
Additional undocumented file:
Orch2-1 000 wnd: Woodwinds
127 V2KRom2 V1.0
Number of Instruments (= multisamples):
Orch1 81 81 81
Orch2 240 237 240
Number of Riffs: 186 186 186
So there are differences mainly in USER banks - different order of banks copied from ROM, and my module has that missing bank Orch2-1 loaded in the bank User 1.
Japanese manual for Orchestra module lists only 238 instruments for Orch2 card, but in fact there's 240 like written in English manual for Virtuoso.
Daniel Forro
