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mbncp · Post by **mbncp** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:54 am

> I noticed today that the higher strings are alot looser than the lower strings.
Same here, but there are also more thin ( 1 mm vs 1.5 mm for the low strings). I had to boost them to avoid hitting them to hard.

dusted william · Post by **dusted william** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:31 pm

what did you do to boost them?

dw

mbncp · Post by **mbncp** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:03 pm

I do it with the script, in the 'StringVelo.txt' file
here are my settings:

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'               MIN                 MAX
StrVelo(1, 0) = 10 : StrVelo(1, 1) = 110 ' String 1 (HI E)
StrVelo(2, 0) = 10 : StrVelo(2, 1) = 110 ' String 2 (B)
StrVelo(3, 0) = 15 : StrVelo(3, 1) = 100 ' String 3 (G)
StrVelo(4, 0) = 0 : StrVelo(4, 1) = 127 ' String 4 (D)
StrVelo(5, 0) = 0 : StrVelo(5, 1) = 127 ' String 5 (A)
StrVelo(6, 0) = 0 : StrVelo(6, 1) = 127 ' String 6 (LO E)

This is actually 'added' to the String Velo parameters in the script, which is a compression/expansion rather than a simple velocity shift. There are some explanations in the file itself.

Another way, depending of the host you use, receiving the strings on different channels, you could adjust each string velocity range in the host (plug or track setting).

antimaterie · Post by **antimaterie** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 3:32 pm

Hi Markleford!
I got a little problem with your app. Hopefully you can help....
I´m running my EZ-AG through my new Behringer FCB1010 (a dream team by the way). In order to have Propellerheads Reason recognise the second expression pedal (set to CC11, Expression) i have to use the midi-merge-function in your app, which is working very fine. BUT: After setting up midi-merge to the right input, the preset selection using the sound select button on the EZ is not working any more. Even if i set midi-merge to "no input" again, it´s just plain dead. I have to restart your app completely to get switching presets to work again...
Possible to fix this bug?

And while i´m at it, i´d have a feature request also, if it´s not to much to ask for... Could you add a "velocity boost" for the strings too, like in Marcs app? The velocity of the strings is just very low (at least for my EZ), i can hardly get out more than 60 or 70, when playing in a natural way.
I tried with MIDI-Translator, but unforunately there´s no way to add smth like an offset-value...

Would be very nice, if that would be possible...

Thanks a lot!
antimaterie

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:06 pm

antimaterie wrote:BUT: After setting up midi-merge to the right input, the preset selection using the sound select button on the EZ is not working any more.

I hadn't noticed that before. I'll fix it.

Could you add a "velocity boost" for the strings too, like in Marcs app?

I will do that too!

- m

antimaterie · Post by **antimaterie** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:28 pm

WOW, now that was a quick reply!!!

Thanks so much, Markleford, you´re the man!!!

Cheers,
antimaterie

Max el Belga · Post by **Max el Belga** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 6:22 pm

And this will not be your last surprise. I don´t know what the people of this community eat or drink (maybe smoke ?), but they´re all great (good chance that they´re alien, but keep this a secret !).

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:27 am

TenCrazy.com Yamaha EZ-Guitar Environment v2.20 is now up.

- Velocity scaling (customize for your EZ in the file ezPreset.js:defaultVelocity())
- Fixed Merge port!
- Added Octave-up guitar preset (for bobby yarrow)
- Mode Incr/Decr links on the GUI

For the record, I ate pizza and drank Mezcal.

Also, I am not an alien... but my cat is!

- m

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 2:30 am

poepe wrote: (maybe smoke ?), (good chance that they´re alien

who me?

...

Max el Belga · Post by **Max el Belga** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:06 pm

Me either of course... .. .

antimaterie · Post by **antimaterie** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:09 pm

Hmm, Markleford, i just wanted to try the new version, but can´t get it to run. The window opens up and displays the source code, like in editor.
Is it the script or something with my system? I tried again with version 2.1, which is working fine...
Maybe you could check if there´s something in the script or tell me what i´m doing wrong...?

Thank you!
antimaterie

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 11:30 pm

antimaterie wrote:Hmm, Markleford, i just wanted to try the new version, but can´t get it to run.

Note that you still have to double-click the "YEZge.hta" app to run it: don't let my talk of editing "ezPreset.js" confuse you!

- m

antimaterie · Post by **antimaterie** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:49 am

Yes, sorry for not being clear enough: When i doubleclick YEZge.hta the window, which should hold the app, is opening up and is displaying the source code instead of the GUI. (I´m not opening it in the editor, i understood that i should edit the .js and run the .hta

)

Is there any other way of starting the app other than doubleclicking? When i rightclick the file and choose "open with" the associated program seems to be "Microsoft HTML application host". Should it be like at?

By the way, i just tried with my notebook. Registered the .dll, doubleclicked the .hta and again, i see the code, no gui...

What can it be?

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:46 pm

antimaterie wrote:By the way, i just tried with my notebook. Registered the .dll, doubleclicked the .hta and again, i see the code, no gui...

And yet you say it still works with v2.1?

(I just loaded v2.20 onto my work machine and it runs just fine. Of course I have no MIDI input here...)

Yes, the "open with" should default to "Microsoft HTML application host".

Try one thing for me: I added a comment header at the start of the YEZge.hta file for this version. Open it up in a text editor and remove everything up to (but not including) the line that starts with "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC ..."

If that doesn't work, try to change this:

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  <HTA:APPLICATION ID="Y_EZ_G"
    APPLICATIONNAME="Yamaha EZ-Guitar Environment"

To this:

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  <HTA:APPLICATION ID="Y_EZ_G_220"
    APPLICATIONNAME="Yamaha EZ-Guitar Environment 2.20"

Very mysterious!

- m

antimaterie · Post by **antimaterie** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:46 pm

Hi Markleford!

Yes, removing the comment header did the trick! It´s opening up fine now...

I wonder if it´s just me, or did anyone else already try and had the same problem?

So i played around with it a little and i´m afraid to say so, but there´s still trouble: Midi-merge is still not really working for me. When i set up midi-merge, the sound-select-buttons don´t switch the presets, but affect the master-volume of the selected Reason-instrument. (I did not notice that before.) I found that Reason is interpreting the sound-select-buttons as "Data Entry Fader". (Of course i can select the presets using the arrows on the GUI now, so that´s a workaround anyway).

Just for the record: My chain looks like this: EZ-AG -> Behringer FCB1010 -> Behringer BCR2000 -> USB-Port of the PC. (In your app i set the ports like this: Midi In: BCR2000 IN A, Midi Out: MIDI Yoke NT 1, Midi Merge: BCR2000 IN A). It´s weird, but i have to do so, otherwise Reason won´t accept anything other than Mod-Wheel from the Footcontroller, i don´t know why... Maybe it´s a problem with setting up Midi-in and Midi-merge to the same input...?

Sorry for causing so much trouble...

The velocity compression for the strings is working like a charm by the way... Wonderfull! That gives me a much much better feel, when playing... Thank you, Markleford!

(Maybe someone else fooled around with Midi-merge in Marklefords app already? Are the sound-select-buttons working then for you guys?)

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