Unfortunately, DX-7 patches wouldn't work in Zeebs. I was merely thinking along the lines of synths that usually make Top 10 in annual VSTi competitions - those that start with Mas…, Sy…, Pre…, Al…, or anything V - generally synths for which a lot of presets existglokraw wrote:I doubt any worms would object to Zebra importing
ancient but golden DX7 sysex files.
synths that can read other synth patches...
- u-he
- 28065 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
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- addled muppet weed
- 105877 posts since 26 Jan, 2003 from through the looking glass
sounds good, "the vurt patch ripper"Urs wrote:Unfortunately, DX-7 patches wouldn't work in Zeebs. I was merely thinking along the lines of synths that usually make Top 10 in annual VSTi competitions - those that start with Mas…, Sy…, Pre…, Al…, or anything V - generally synths for which a lot of presets existglokraw wrote:I doubt any worms would object to Zebra importing
ancient but golden DX7 sysex files.
i wouldnt tell anyone you developed it, id take all the shit
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- KVRAF
- 4420 posts since 13 Jul, 2004 from Earth
V-Station imports K-Station presets.
In Reason you have.
PX7 - imports DX7 presets via preset converter.
ReDominator imports Juno Alpha presets via preset converter.
In Reason you have.
PX7 - imports DX7 presets via preset converter.
ReDominator imports Juno Alpha presets via preset converter.
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- KVRian
- 770 posts since 2 Apr, 2003
I didn't build it into the impOSCar itself, but i have a patch converter app which can convert OSCar patches to impOSCar format (which impOSCar 2 can also read). It is available on request.
If anyone has patch tapes for the OSCar I also have an app that reads those, but I've never made it available because it was very source dependent and so few people came up with patches in that format (Billie Currie of Ultravox was one incidentally) that it was easier to manually tweak it per source.
If anyone has patch tapes for the OSCar I also have an app that reads those, but I've never made it available because it was very source dependent and so few people came up with patches in that format (Billie Currie of Ultravox was one incidentally) that it was easier to manually tweak it per source.
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- KVRian
- 960 posts since 27 Jun, 2009 from Germany
The pg8x (http://www.kvraudio.com/product/pg-8x-by-ml-vst/details) can read the JX8P patches in sysex format.
Cheers,
Martin
Cheers,
Martin
- KVRAF
- 12522 posts since 21 Mar, 2008 from Hannover, Germany
Arturia Prophet V could import Prophet 5 and Prophet VS sysex files. I had purchased some of those for use in Prophet V.
The Korg Wavestation plugin could import original Wavestation Sysex files too (but not export). Thism way it has access to tons of free patches (+ commercial ones) that are available for the Wavestation.
It'S hardware but the new Waldorf Pulse 2 could directly import Pulse 1 Sysex files (those are loaded into memory locations 001 - 040).
AFAIK there was a converter tool to load DX7 patches into a SY77.
The latest version of the Virus also seem to be compatible with all patches of previous versions.
NI Monark could not import files but it seems to be possible to reprogram patch sheets 1:1 without any changes/optimizations necessary. Same seems to be true for TAL BassLine-101.
Theoretically it could be possible to create a conversion tool to transfer patches from one synth to another (synths that are no emulations of each other) but practuically this should involve several problems. If this would be no problem there would be already several of those tools available.
Ingo
The Korg Wavestation plugin could import original Wavestation Sysex files too (but not export). Thism way it has access to tons of free patches (+ commercial ones) that are available for the Wavestation.
It'S hardware but the new Waldorf Pulse 2 could directly import Pulse 1 Sysex files (those are loaded into memory locations 001 - 040).
AFAIK there was a converter tool to load DX7 patches into a SY77.
The latest version of the Virus also seem to be compatible with all patches of previous versions.
NI Monark could not import files but it seems to be possible to reprogram patch sheets 1:1 without any changes/optimizations necessary. Same seems to be true for TAL BassLine-101.
Theoretically it could be possible to create a conversion tool to transfer patches from one synth to another (synths that are no emulations of each other) but practuically this should involve several problems. If this would be no problem there would be already several of those tools available.
Ingo
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- KVRAF
- 1907 posts since 24 Apr, 2010
Sytrus is another that can load .syx or .dx7
- KVRAF
- 14981 posts since 13 Nov, 2012
This works well for synths with very similar designs like the FM7 and DX7.jeffb01 wrote:putting out some thoughts:
1. I know NI FM7 could read DX7 patches. It seems like a cool idea. What other synths that can read a different synth's patches?
2. I would think, while it wouldn't be easy, that some synths should try to import other patches. It obviously wouldn't be exact - but think of all the patches for the virus a,b,c and they're in .mid format or all the patches in massive format. I'm surprised someone doesn't make a synth or translator to load them into a 3rd party synth.
my thoughts of the day. what do you think?
In most situations, the presets from one synth imported into another would sound very different from the original and unless the features were relatively similar, it might not work at all.
It would likely be more like one of those preset "randomize" functions that never really makes good sounding presets.
But, it would be great if someone could pull it off.
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 955 posts since 18 Apr, 2006
well, what made me think about it is that I'm really bad at making pads and string sounds (or any sound for that matter). I was reading an old thread where there was an argument about the synth part of omnisphere and ghettosynth (that might of been his name) was saying omnisphere is only a romper and challenged someone to show him a lush pad with no samples.
Well, I opened up my virus and found what I thought was a lush pad and copied most of the settings on to the omnisphere va synth and was surprised how similar the patches sounded. Omnisphere is a great vs synth, but a real versatile synth like zebra could set up different templates that would be similar in architecture to specific synths...
Well, I opened up my virus and found what I thought was a lush pad and copied most of the settings on to the omnisphere va synth and was surprised how similar the patches sounded. Omnisphere is a great vs synth, but a real versatile synth like zebra could set up different templates that would be similar in architecture to specific synths...
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- Banned
- 18651 posts since 2 Oct, 2001 from England
Does Rob Papen know that? He had a shit fit when someone suggested converting his Albino patches to the new Linplug synth. It was a big NO from him.Urs wrote:Sorry but no, they can't. Various court decisions were made in this topic. A synth patch is a document, and while the file itself is copyrighted, the use of the file can't be - that is, the user can do with it whatever he wants. On top of that, file formats can not be copyrighted and thus reverse engineering is generally allowed. EULAs can't change that.Kriminal wrote:Of course he can, thats what EULA is for.Urs wrote:
Technically and legally nothing speaks against it, i.e. a preset creator can't forbid you to load his preset into any synth you want.
Personally i think its wrong to convert them for use in another synth.
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- KVRAF
- 5716 posts since 8 Jun, 2009
I would imagine Rob and Peter have a contract that governs pretty precisely what Linplug could do about that. It would have nothing to with any EULA (which will always be trumped by national laws in the first place). A third party would not be bound by that contract.Kriminal wrote:Does Rob Papen know that? He had a shit fit when someone suggested converting his Albino patches to the new Linplug synth. It was a big NO from him.
Why? There are a number of sample format converters out there that people don't seem to have a problem with.Kriminal wrote:Personally i think its wrong to convert them for use in another synth.
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- KVRAF
- 5716 posts since 8 Jun, 2009
I think it was more likely to have been hardy-perennial troll sonkeysankey and his merry band of sockpuppets in that thread.jeffb01 wrote:I was reading an old thread where there was an argument about the synth part of omnisphere and ghettosynth (that might of been his name) was saying omnisphere is only a romper and challenged someone to show him a lush pad with no samples.
- u-he
- 28065 posts since 8 Aug, 2002 from Berlin
Yes, that's where I started looking into this issue.Kriminal wrote:Does Rob Papen know that? He had a shit fit when someone suggested converting his Albino patches to the new Linplug synth. It was a big NO from him.
As Gamma-UT says, maybe Peter and Rob have a contract there. Which is all the more incentive for someone else to do an Albino import for their synths - knowing that Linplug won't.
However, yes, we've abandoned these ideas for now. We're thinking though that it might still be an option for abandoned products, once they don't run on current platforms anymore.
In actual fact we've come up with an even more elaborate idea that lets anybody create a preset converter into anything else. Which would take the blame off our shoulders (still, way too busy to work on this)
- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 955 posts since 18 Apr, 2006
drop everything and get to work on this!!!Urs wrote: In actual fact we've come up with an even more elaborate idea that lets anybody create a preset converter into anything else. Which would take the blame off our shoulders (still, way too busy to work on this)
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- KVRAF
- 1779 posts since 11 Jun, 2005 from Phoenix, Arizona
Based on my initial results I would have to disagree.Kriminal wrote:UncleAge wrote:I started a converter about a year ago and stopped for that same reason.Urs wrote:Yet, on a social level, I think it's a can of worms best left unopened.
Whats the point, its unlikely they will sound the same.