From: Tim <ter...@ro...> - 2009-05-26 23:09:47
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Hi Michael. I hope all went well with the CVS fixes, no more compile errors? When making .idf files one important thing is the 'mode' and 'drum' keywords. These determine when, and if, a particular patch shows up in the 'Select instrument patch' list in muse's midi track info panel. The muse 'Song type' plays a very important role here. Only patches which match the song type will show in the list. If the song type is 'GM' for example, then only patches which have the 'GM' checkbox set (in the instrument editor) will show up in the list. Also, only patches with the 'Drum' checkbox set will show up in the list for a drum track. Make sure any drum patches have that setting, or they won't show up in the list. You should take a look some of the existing instruments, in the instrument editor, just to get a feel for how it works, then try changing 'Song type' to see how some patches will disappear from the 'Select instrument patch' list, while others will appear. Admittedly, some of the existing instruments simply have ALL of the checkboxes set. There are so many instruments that I couldn't verify them all. Try the Korg NS5R for example, it has a variety of settings. This is important stuff, particularly if you submit your .idf files later for others to use. Thanks. Tim. On May 26, 2009 02:49:59 am you wrote: > Hi Tim, > > thanks for the warning, but I am editing these files directly as xml-files. > In the instrument editor the patches are sorted by alphabet not by number - > so it is more clearly arranged when I use a xml-editor. > > Your dedication to muse is amazing, you get a lot of fans over here in > europe ;-) > > Greetings, Michael > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > > Datum: Sun, 24 May 2009 17:28:22 -0400 > > Von: Tim <ter...@ro...> > > An: "MST" <bab...@gm...> > > CC: lmu...@li..., > > lmu...@li... Betreff: Re: [Lmuse-user] muse 1.0 rc2 > > (uuid compile errors) > > > > On May 22, 2009 06:52:37 am MST wrote: > > > So, I must hurry. I am editing respectively working on additional > > > instrument definition files - for example the Korg X50 has more than > > > 788 patches ;-) > > > > Warning, maybe you already found out, but if you are using muse's > > instrument editor to do the work, there's a bug in the code that > > might change the name of an existing .idf file if choosing "save as" > > from the menu. > > In other words, you select 'XG' for example, then "save as", > > (so you can make your own version), and then you are prompted to > > change the name before saving. At this point the wrong file name > > might be changed. Anyways, keep backups of your files. > > > > I'm trying to fix this for release. (And add a delete button). > > > > Tim. |