Dennis, I just find the S760's able to do what I need them to do. I find that the Software Samplers are 'too' complex - simplicity (and a S760 aint too shabby) is a good thing when it comes to creating stuff! Get some generic strings or keys, load em up and you're playing! ===== Back to the editor, perhaps the most difficult thing would be to "decipher" the Roland File Format, once I get this, everything I think would be a piece of p1ss. I could hack it and see, parameter by parameter, hex byte by hex byte and see what changes... but I'd rather not reverse engineer it. I know Kontakt, ChickenSys and CDXTract can read Roland File Formats, I'm sure they didn't reverse engineer the darn thing! Any ideas? Cheers, Adrian On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 3:43 PM, dennis barton <db(a)skylab2000.com> wrote: _______________________________________________ Sent by the sgroup mailing list sgroup(a)sgroup.ca For subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/ sgroup See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information.

At 8:34 AM -0400 12/7/11, marais.de.cygnes(a)gmail.com wrote: anything that has an s-video input. although those are harder and harder to find rsp -- richard sven patterson rsp(a)richardsven.com 876-869-5902 (digicel) 876-620-8899 (fax) 305-433-4143 (vonage) "Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life." skype:houndogmusic http://www.myspace.com/richardsven http://soundsculptist.blogspot.com/

Hi, I have been using TV cards on laptops/PC's, you can find low cost USB or PCI cards everywhere, just check that they have an svideo input AND cable/plug. This way you don't waste more space than necessary, and can use Alt- Tab to switch to your sampler (still have to use the other mouse unfortunately). This one looks OK : http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_usblive2.html If the bundled software is a bit of an overkill, you can try this one : http://www.kastortv.org I found it to be just excellent. Kind regards. ----- Mail original ----- > Anyone know of anything practical out there ? > > On Jul 12, 2011, at 8:22 AM, Richard Sven Patterson wrote: > >> At 8:34 AM -0400 12/7/11, marais.de.cygnes(a)gmail.com wrote: >>> No software sampler sounds near as good as the S760 either. I have >>> 2 back in my setup. >>> >>> Any practical ways to ditch the old Atari RGB monitor and go with >>> something newer, low cost btw ? >> >> >> anything that has an s-video input. although those are harder and >> harder to find >> >> rsp >> >> >> >>> >>> On Jul 12, 2011, at 12:33 AM, Adrian Gin wrote: >>> >>>> Dennis, I just find the S760's able to do what I need them to do. >>>> I find >>>> that the Software Samplers are 'too' complex - simplicity (and a >>>> S760 aint >>>> too shabby) is a good thing when it comes to creating stuff! >>>> >>>> Get some generic strings or keys, load em up and you're playing! >>>> >>>> ===== >>>> >>>> Back to the editor, perhaps the most difficult thing would be to >>>> "decipher" >>>> the Roland File Format, once I get this, everything I think would >>>> be a piece >>>> of p1ss. >>>> >>>> I could hack it and see, parameter by parameter, hex byte by hex >>>> byte and >>>> see what changes... but I'd rather not reverse engineer it. I >>>> know >>>> Kontakt, >>>> ChickenSys and CDXTract can read Roland File Formats, I'm sure >>>> they didn't >>>> reverse engineer the darn thing! >>>> >>>> Any ideas? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Adrian >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 3:43 PM, dennis barton >>>> &lt;db(a)skylab2000.com&gt; >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I use Directwave now, but still have s760's so this would be >>>>> nice. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> At 7/11/2011 07:36 PM, Adrian Gin wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi guys, >>>>>> >>>>>> I was thinking of making one of these for the S760, it would >>>>>> write ISO >>>>>> files >>>>>> for use on say CDs or ZIP Drives. >>>>>> >>>>>> It would have a nice user interface, based perhaps off the CRT >>>>>> Display >>>>>> that >>>>>> the S760 puts, but i suppose it would allow you to edit the >>>>>> parameters >>>>>> easier. >>>>>> >>>>>> I could also take some "inspiration" off Kontakt (does anyone >>>>>> else find >>>>>> this >>>>>> software klunky and difficult to use / make work?, Kontakt is >>>>>> powerful, >>>>>> but >>>>>> it's useless if it's functionality is locked behind many layers >>>>>> of >>>>>> complexity.) or DirectWave or something. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are there any ideas which you wish the S760 could do easier or >>>>>> better? >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Adrian >>>>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>>>> Sent by the sgroup mailing list >>>>>> sgroup(a)sgroup.ca >>>>>> For subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>>>> http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/**listinfo/sgroup >>>>>> <http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup> >>>>>> See >>>>>> http://www.generalconcepts.**com/sgroup/<http://www.generalconcepts.com/… >>>>>>> for more information. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dennis Barton &lt;db(a)skylab2000.com&gt; >>>>> Brainforest Productions, Los Angeles >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Sent by the sgroup mailing list >>>> sgroup(a)sgroup.ca >>>> For subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>> http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup >>>> See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Sent by the sgroup mailing list >>> sgroup(a)sgroup.ca >>> For subscribe/unsubscribe: >>> http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup >>> See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information. >> >> >> -- >> richard sven patterson >> rsp(a)richardsven.com >> 876-869-5902 (digicel) >> 876-620-8899 (fax) >> 305-433-4143 (vonage) >> "Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life." >> skype:houndogmusic >> http://www.myspace.com/richardsven >> http://soundsculptist.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Sent by the sgroup mailing list > sgroup(a)sgroup.ca > For subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup > See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information. >

> No software sampler sounds near as good as the S760 either. I have 2 back in my setup.

anything that has an s-video input. although those are harder and harder to find

But the D/A's in most cases our inferior to the S760 unless you have cotton in your ears. Also the Filter in the S760 is better as well, and perhaps a coincidence the music being made with hardware samples was much better than 90% of the pure crap we hear now in the box. YMMV On Jul 12, 2011, at 4:09 PM, Colin Shapiro wrote: _______________________________________________ Sent by the sgroup mailing list sgroup(a)sgroup.ca For subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information.

\ I never thought the s760 had a good filter at all. Usable, but nothing like an analog synth. Now if we are talking about *latency*, then the s760 is better than these Windows based samplers, even with the fastest drivers. Latency is no real issue for most of you, but it is for playing samplers live. At 7/12/2011 01:34 PM, Colin Shapiro wrote: Dennis Barton &lt;db(a)skylab2000.com&gt; Brainforest Productions, Los Angeles _______________________________________________ Sent by the sgroup mailing list sgroup(a)sgroup.ca For subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information.

and the S750 is even better thanthe 760 but thats a whole nother shit storm : )

On Jul 12, 2011, at 11:43 PM, Richard Sven Patterson wrote: _______________________________________________ Sent by the sgroup mailing list sgroup(a)sgroup.ca For subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information.

Back to the editor, perhaps the most difficult thing would be to "decipher" the Roland File Format, once I get this, everything I think would be a piece of p1ss. I could hack it and see, parameter by parameter, hex byte by hex byte and see what changes... but I'd rather not reverse engineer it. I know Kontakt, ChickenSys and CDXTract can read Roland File Formats, I'm sure they didn't reverse engineer the darn thing!