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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / The PCDLS...Project...Thingy.

« on: 2003-01-03 20:25:27 »

If we could get someone to program a MIDI loopback device that goes to DirectMusic, then we could use the Microsoft DLS Synth. We'd get more than the sucky 64 notes of polyphony that GS provides, and level 2 support! I couldn't find any loopback devices that supported output through DirectMusic. However, I've no idea how hard it'll be to create such a program/driver, though, with my great 6 months of TI-83 calculator programming experience.

Anyone?

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / The PCDLS...Project...Thingy.

« on: 2003-01-02 20:04:05 »

A quick guess at the acronym would be "Instrument Definition File", but I wouldn't know .

Where's this file located?

EDIT: Upload is done

Another edit: You know, this gives me an idea. If someone could make a loopback device to send all MIDI data to the MS DLS synth, that'd be awesome

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / The PCDLS...Project...Thingy.

« on: 2003-01-02 19:46:17 »

This is version .2, btw. Spent six hours exporting the GM and GS drums one by one from Audio Compositor because the damn thing corrupts the file when you export it whole.

Great. Looks like the M$ GS synth only has 64 polyphony. Ugh. (Is there a config button for it anywhere?)

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General Discussion / Forum Skin

« on: 2003-01-02 19:41:44 »

Nice... Very. Thumbs up, here.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / The PCDLS...Project...Thingy.

« on: 2003-01-02 19:39:29 »

Okay, I'll start uploading what I've done so far then (watch the file size increase!). It'll be done in... 30 mins?!! Well that's just great.

78.6MB, DLS 1+2 (according to Audio Compositor)
http://www.digital-chaos.net/downloads/pcdls/gm.dls

PLEASE, do not download the file if you don't need to or if you want to just "see what it is". This is the one file that could literally wipe out my monthly bandwidth in a day.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / The PCDLS...Project...Thingy.

« on: 2003-01-02 17:07:44 »

What limits does the Microsoft Synthesizer have when it comes to DLS files? I just redid the GM and GS Drums section of the DLS, and it works in Microsoft DirectMusic Producer. Doesn't work in Windows through other programs, though.

Does the MS GS synth support Level 2 files? That could be the reason (though I hope not... Level 1 = suckage).

EDIT: Just converted to Level 1, and lo and behold, it works. Well, damn, not what I was hoping for, but hey, better than nothing.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / The PCDLS...Project...Thingy.

« on: 2003-01-02 00:49:58 »

Okay, I've gotten started by converting my 120MB soundfont to DLS. Thse are clips of what I have so far:

http://pcdls.digital-chaos.net

EDIT: OK, just redid the DLS using Audio Compositor. When SB DirectMusic Synth is selected in DirectMusic Producer, 1142 waves show up in the list. When I select Microsoft Synthesizer, all except for 3 disappear. I'll see what I can do.

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Scripting and Reverse Engineering / The PCDLS...Project...Thingy.

« on: 2003-01-01 23:28:24 »

This is interesting, I'd be willing to join the team if it gets started. (I do MIDIs and soundfont editing as a hobby, check my site for some of my works [link in profile])