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Subject: GUS Musician's Digest V12 #17
GUS Musician's Digest       Mon, 23 Jan 95 12:15 PST     Volume 12: Issue  17 

Today's Topics:
                          CONVERTING PATCHES
                            Digital Piano

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Date: Mon, 23 Jan 95 10:59:48 CET
From: vtosta@VNET.IBM.COM
Subject: CONVERTING PATCHES

Hello,

I would like to convert GUS patches for use by the Turtle Beach Tropez.
Are there conversion utilities ? Is it possible to extract the original
waves from the GUS patches ?

Kind regards,
Volker

P.S. Thanks to all who have written to me regarding the patch caching
problem for percussion patches using Wincake. I am preparing an answer
and will place it on this list.

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Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1995 14:34:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Len Moskowitz <moskowit@panix.com>
Subject: Re: Digital Piano

Chris Harrop <cph@inmos.co.uk> wrote:

> How does the best GUS piano patch compare with the piano
> sounds in commercial digital pianos ??

I'd like to know too.  Is 1 Meg of RAM enough for a decent piano patch?

> I thinkt I need a fully (piano) weighted keyboard
> with at least 76 keys. My options are ..
> 
> 1) buying a master keyboard like the FATAR 900 and then 
>    hooking it up to my GUS
> 
> 2) buying a second hand Yamaha Clavinova or similar.

I'm loathe to use my computer as my keyboard sound source, but I don't
mind using it as a tape recorder.  It's just so convenient to sit down
at a keyboard and play -- I don't care to wait while it boots and
configures.  I also don't care to keep my keyboard near my computer.

I checked out the options at my local music store.  For stand-alone
keyboards, the Yamaha PPY-85 and -100 were very nice sounding
instruments.  They have some stereo space and air to them.  The -100 has
a great-feeling fully weighted keyboard while the -85 is semi-weighted
but still okay.  The -85 has a wider range of sounds though -- the
Hammond B-3 sound is even usable.  They both have midi in and out ports
so they can likely be used as controllers and sound sources when the
need arises.  The -85 is priced well under $1k.

I also checked out the Roland A-50 and A-80 master keyboards.  The A-80
feels wonderful but gets pricey.  The -50 is feels less wonderful and
has less keys.


Len Moskowitz
Core Sound
moskowit@panix.com

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