If you've changed the channel setting in the track properties dialog to something other
than "none", then you should see items in the bank and patch combo boxes. Be
aware that every patch location isn't used. In the first bank, for example, there are
lots of empty patch locations. You might only notice the sound change every 4 or 5
presses of down arrow.
Here is an example of how a little mixing tweak can make a big difference.
Scroll to the end of the list of banks, and you'll find the drum bank. They'll
sound like cheesy electronic drums. However, try putting them through a lot of
compression or limiting. For instance, put the Sonitus compressor in the
effects bin, select the full reset preset, and crank the gain up to 20DB. I
like how the heavy limiting makes those drums sound.
Next, if you have producer, put the Transient Shaper in the track's effects
bin. Compressors don't just squash dynamics. They also can affect the sustain
time of sounds, stress or reduce the percussive part at the beginning of sounds
(attack transients), and shape the tambor of sounds. The process for making
that happen with a compressor isn't straight forward unless you really
understand how compressors work. However, the Transient Shaper is like
compressor for newbies. You adjust some simple values, and, behind the scenes,
the plug in works out the compressor settings for you. Try to make the drum
sounds sustain longer. On a real compressor, you'd need a low threshold, high
ratio, and would need to lower the threshold and raise the ratio while
extending out the release time in order to add sustain, but Transient Shaper
does it with one knob. If compression confuses you, try the Transient Shaper.
It lets you do a lot without knowing hardly anything about what you're doing.
*smile*
Bryan
Bryan
On Jul 7, 2011, at 5:31 PM, Shawn Brock wrote:
Yeah, that's what I do. I'm not having this problem with any other soft
synths.
Shawn Brock
----- Original Message -----
From: "Omar Binno"<omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx>
To:<ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 2:28 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Roland Groove Synth
Did you go through the method of hitting alt i for insert, then selecting
softsynths, then roland groove synth? Once you're on the midi track of the
softsynth, open the track properties, and right before the bank field
there's the midi channel field. scroll down with the down arrow and use
any of the 16 midi channels.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Brock"<shawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:<ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 5:24 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Roland Groove Synth
Hi Omer,
To tell you the truth, I have only tried inserting the Roland through a
simple instrument track.
Shawn Brock
----- Original Message -----
From: "Omar Binno"<omarbinno@xxxxxxxxx>
To:<ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 2:08 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Roland Groove Synth
are you assigning the track to a midi channel in the rsg?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawn Brock"<shawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:<ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 5:07 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Roland Groove Synth
List:
I seem to be having problems switching between patches on the Roland
Groove Synth.
I know I had this problem once before, but can't remember how to
resolve it because I haven't used RSG for a while. When I lode the
synth its stuck on one patch, and changing the bank or patch don't make
a difference. Its still stuck on this one annoying and useless patch!
Thanks for any help you may be able to give.
Best,
Shawn Brock
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