[ddots-l] Re: z3ta+ track properties bank/patch change fix!!!
- From: Tim Burgess <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 08:14:18 +0100
Nice catch: thanks
best wishes.
Tim Burgess
On 8 Jul 2010, at 04:31 AM, "D!J!X!" <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello peoples, for those of you who use z3ta+, or never bothered to use it
> because of the bank change problem found with the track properties, here's a
> possible way to fix it!
> So, DJX, what are you talking about? What's the problem with z3ta+? I haven't
> noticed anything wrong with the thing...
> The problem is that if you use the track properties or bank/patch boxes to
> try and switch z3ta+ to any of the addition 5 or 6 preset banks, the
> instruments names change, however the instruments themselves do not, instead,
> you still get the sounds from the first bank0, even though the name itself
> changes. Basically you're missing out on like 5 banks of presets!
> OK cool, more presets! So how do i fix it and get these babies?
> The fix is Simple. Note that this worked for me on sonar8.5, i didn't have
> this prob in sonar8.3, so not sure if it'll work for you, but i think it will.
> 1. Open Sonar, if a project opens up, close it with ctrl+f4.
> 2. press alt+l, then M to launch the plug-in manager.
> 3. When the plug-in opens, in the categories section, go to VST Instruments.
> 4. Tab over to the registered plugins list and press z for z3ta+.
> 5. Press alt+p for the properties dialog.
> 6. When it opens, tab over till you find the box that says "Translate
> Bank/patch changes" and check it. Press ok to close the dialog.
> 7. After a few seconds, use the mouse cursor for your screen reader, go to
> the top of the screen, down arrow once or twice till you hear amongs other
> things, the various categories in the plug-in window, such as directX audio
> effects, VST Audio Effects, DirectX Instruments, VST Instruments etc.
> 8. Once you find one of these, find one of those words using left and right
> arrows, and left-click on them once. The plug-in manager window should gain
> focus again. Shit+Tab over to the close button and press enter.
> 9. Now open a new project, insert z3ta+, and check out the bank/patch in the
> track properties!
> 10. Remember not to use an instrument track, use separate midi/audio tracks.
>
> So there you have it, this worked for me, hope it works for you. Please note,
> don't go doing this for everything on your system, some synths like dimension
> pro and rapture don't have this bank/patch change capability, you have to use
> their built-in program browsers. Also, for some synths that do use bank/patch
> change, checking this box mmight actually make things worse or cause no
> respond. You've been warned! LOL
>
> Hope this helps some of you guys, I didn't have this problem with z3ta+ till
> i upgraded to sonar8.5.2. It use to work fine in sonar 8.3.
>
> HTH, D!J!X!
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