[ddots-l] Re: AW: Re: Is a sempler useble for blind people?

  • From: "DJX" <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 12:42:11 -0700

Ah, try this: copy and paste it if you like:

<region> sample=chime.wav pitch_keycenter=c4

You need the <region> tag, it specifies a new region on the keyboard, the
sample=... Is self explanatory, and the pitch_keycenter=... Is not necessary
if you specify a key, but if you are mapping across the entire keyboard
(which is not a good idea to do with a single sample) this tag specifies
which key plays the original sample at its original pitch...
Now save this file as test.sfz, not txt, sfz.
Put it on the same directory as your chime.wav file, in the sfz player,
using the jaws cursor, arrow to coordinates x (left and right arrow) 196 (or
somewhere close to that) and y (up and down arrows) 113 (also somewhere
close to this).  Then you can left click and a dialog for opening files
comes up, navigate to the file you created, press enter on it, and it should
work!  If you can't find the file, make sure you check and that the final
extension is .sfz, not .txt, notepad usually appends it on the files it
creates, so if I were you  I'd rename it.

If you can't get it to work, let me know, and we can probably do a voice
convo, as there are small details that need to be worked out, but which
e-mail just make harder...

HTH, DJX


-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of David Eagle
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 8:06 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: AW: Re: Is a sempler useble for blind people?

Hi, thanks for helping. This is what I have done. I opened notepad and typed

in the following:
sample=chime.wav

The file is obviously called chime.wav. ON the website, it mentions other 
parameters that can be typed in, though I assumed that simply typing in the 
wave file name would trigger all over the keyboard. Is this right? I then 
saved my txt file in the same folder as my wave file. I don't know how to 
use the jaws cursor with soundfonts but I did insert the rjc SFZ DXI in to 
sonar as a softsynth.

Thanks


_________________
David Eagle
www.soundclick.com/davideagle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DJX" <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 9:22 AM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: AW: Re: Is a sempler useble for blind people?


>O yes the good old sound forge midi triggers...if you still wanna go that
> route, try checking midi imputs and outputs in soundforge, maybe in 
> options?
> I'm not sure, never tried it myself, though I will get around to it
> sometime...
> However the site I gave is the sfz format site, sfz is a new sample 
> format,
> like giga, soundfont, halion etc, which you use a text editor like 
> notepda,
> write your samples definitions, place the samples along with the 
> definition
> file in a directory, and load the definition file in to the sfz player,
> which ships with sonar 5 but which is also available on the sfz site, then
> your samples will trigger from your midi device, depending on how you
> defined them in the definition file.  It was made for ppl like myself and
> many others, who are half musicians, half programmers etc lol, once you
> learn the concept of the tags and how to use them you will be on your way,
> if you need help with it, let me know and we can do a little talk on
> something, me you and whoever else is interested in this sfz stuff, I 
> heard
> of it fro Gorden Kent, and from there I flew with it, however I'm sure he
> can also give you guys a hand on whatever I don't know...
> The advantage of sfz is that it's a text based coding standard, so we 
> don't
> have to go using the mouse to edit parameters on unaccessible sampler
> screens, we can write tags and values to controll envelopes filters and
> anything else we like!
> If ya got more questions, fire away!
>
> HTH, DJX
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> On
> Behalf Of David Eagle
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 5:33 PM
> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: AW: Re: Is a sempler useble for blind people?
>
> Hi, thanks for the information. My mind is boggling. I will try and 
> explain
> what I know.
>
> I have sound forge on my computer as well as sonar. I understand in sound
> forge there is a way of inserting and creating regions and I have 
> attempted
> to work it out to play samples via my keyboard. For example, I have a wave
> file loaded up called chime.wav. It is a single bell chime sound. I then
> select all with control A. I then go to insert region. it says name 01. I
> keep it at that. It has the start time, finish time, and length of my
> sample. I then select "Midi note on play" as I assume this is what I want.

> I
>
> then press ok. I then play the keyboard and nothing happens. Obviously 
> this
> what I am doing is totally wrong, but I don't understand what the website
> you pointed  me to is saying. It explains what to do but not in which
> program.
>
> Sorry for my ignorance. I am grateful for the help.
>
>
> _________________
> David Eagle
> www.soundclick.com/davideagle
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "DJX" <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 11:17 PM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: AW: Re: Is a sempler useble for blind people?
>
>
>> Hey, go to:
>> http://www.rgcaudio.com/sfzformat.htm
>> Read up on it, and then shoot the questions over my way, I'm we'll be 
>> able
>> to help you.  It's really a great sampler/sampling format, I use it all
>> the
>> time!
>>
>> HTH, DJX
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On
>> Behalf Of David Eagle
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 9:09 AM
>> To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: AW: Re: Is a sempler useble for blind people?
>>
>> Hi! I am very keen to develop music using samplers. So far I have had to
>> use
>>
>> my bad quality mono sampler on my keyboard. Can you explain how to get my
>> wave files in to the SFZ format. I would be emencely greatful if you 
>> could
>> help with this as I have been trying to trigger waves or convert to midi
>> for
>>
>> ages.
>>
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