Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-30, 18:59

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Read my first post. While playing the corrupt file I click "Remove Dead Items" and try to play a different file. EDIT: Now I get this error. Filename 1.png File size 60.17 KiB Views 2785 views To recreate this, add the corrupt file back to the playlist without restarting the player after the AV. …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-30, 18:25

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Try to download them "Save Link As", without clicking on them and then clicking "click here to download". They show ??? for time. EDIT: A simpler way is to create a txt file and rename it to mid. To fix the Access Violation error I can click the "Title (# items)" tab and now I can play a different …

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Re: MIDI Devices 101

Posted on 2016-05-30, 17:26

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Yes but the ones from Japan sell for around 60$ while the ones from US sell for 300$.

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-30, 17:22

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Bug report. When I play a corrupted midi file like any of these: http://www.midiarchive.co.uk/midi/Games/Duke%20Nukem%203D/ Without first clicking stop I "Remove Dead Items", then try to play any other file, there is an Access Violation error which forces me to restart the player.

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Re: MIDI Devices 101

Posted on 2016-05-30, 13:37

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If you don't care being 100% authentic you can use Midi to USB adapter, a laptop, with SoundFonts, MUNT, or VST plugins (all free) as a midi module with your retro PC. Start here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvuncHhza5A Roland Sound Canvas VA VSTi costs 125$ but you get all sound canvas units …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2016-05-30, 05:50

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Cloudschatze, keropi. Can you please compare v1.0, v1.2 and v2 (MK1) variations? I'm interested to know what differences are there between v1.0, v1.2 and v2.0 besides Key Click and Sinewave (variation), are there any more differences? The manual from Roland of the SC-55 MK1 is for version 1.10, so …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2016-05-29, 07:02

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This transformation fixes World of Xeen CTF when Walking (Footstep variation) and Shooting an Arrow (Acoustic Bass capital) on the same channel. After the transformation fix, on channel 9, when you shoot an arrow it first changes CC#0 to 0 (capital) and then calls for "Acoustic Bass", like it should …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2016-05-29, 05:35

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SC-VA keeps the previous tone if an nonexistent variation is selected. Not anymore... I have succeeded in creating CTF with MIDI-OX. Basically you create two Midi Loops with loopMIDI software "Midi OX In" and "Midi OX Out" The first "Midi OX In" you point all your software to (Dosbox, Real PC, etc …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-28, 19:59

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😁 Thank you! You may want to subscribe to this thread in case anything pops up. Cheers!

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2016-05-28, 15:56

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Thanks. In the SC-55 manual (MK 1) from page 42 to 44 capital tone fallback is described in detail , why is that gone in MK 2? http://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/SC-55_OM.pdf http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.co.il/2013/06/first-generation-roland-gs-devices.html Finally, Roland released an update …

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2016-05-28, 15:18

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SC-55 mkii.png When an SC-55 receives a GM System On message, it either: Treats it as a GS Reset, but also sets Rx.NRPN to "Off." (ver. 2.xx SC-55) You forgot Rx.Bank "Off for MKII...wait a minute... V2.xx is not MKII? The silence statement absolutely applies to the SC-55mkII and SC-88 though Is …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-28, 09:33

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Aside from personal convenience requests, I think v3.5 is ready.

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-28, 08:45

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One last thing and it's ready for release. Grabbing the left border is like stretching and moving (try dragging fully to the right), should be like the right border (do nothing).

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2016-05-28, 07:48

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The difference is that selecting a non-existent tone on the SC-55mkII and later results in a "NO INSTRUMENT" message, and silence for that part , whereas selecting a non-existent drum set results in a "NO DRUM SET" message, but leaves the part at the last correctly-set drum selection. The silence …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-28, 05:54

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Understood. 1. Typo: Compatibility Settings -> "Esc to Quit" not "Quit to Esc". 2. Player doesn't remembers the playlist/GUI length on exit (good thing in case of #3). 3. Clicking the upper border can stretch the playlist when dragging up, and move the player when dragging down. This is useful when …

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Re: Windows, Doom OPL3 Synthesizer. Updated!

Posted on 2016-05-28, 05:15

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Heh, thank you for clarifying this. 😀 For future users: You have to install both x64 and x32 versions of Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable. You have to install both x64 and x32 versions of the OPL driver. "Windows OPL" and "Doom OPL" are NOT the same!

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Re: Apparently not all GS-only sc-55s are the same, some are GM

Posted on 2016-05-27, 19:33

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So all the fuss is about ONE badly programmed RGP (blah) game? Might as well forget all about "Capital Tone Fallback" and never mention it again. Thanks Cloudschatze. Hope the previous owner of my soon to be SC-55 MKII did not neglect the battery and periodically checked it. I'll post some pics when …

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Re: Windows, Doom OPL3 Synthesizer. Updated!

Posted on 2016-05-27, 19:19

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Filename opl2.png File size 49.83 KiB Views 4859 views They sound the same and no different than none at all.

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-27, 16:50

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Alright, no problems. I (we/all) will obviously get used to playlist as is, convenience is convenience, nothing more. :happy: You already done WAY more than I expected, and made me switch to your player, even though I was a hardcore vanBasco guy. Don't give up on the small "Repeat Playlist" On/Off …

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Re: Falcosoft Soundfont Midi Player

Posted on 2016-05-27, 16:37

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I restarted the PC, now the multimedia Stop responds, something was taking it even though I closed everything (even in task manager) besides Midi Player. The access violation bug is still there.

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