[korgypark] Re: Help after hours of frustration

  • From: "Thomas Anderssen" <thomas.anderssen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 15:22:15 +0200

Yep Norberto, agree with Robert. Good info, even if it wasn't me
askin the question i first place, it was Paul in Chicago. Keep up the 
good work!

Thomas

On 21 Jan 2002 at 1:43, Robert wrote:
> 
> Thanks Norberto!  Very good info.
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Norberto G. Loza <norbger@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, January 21, 2002 1:39 AM
> Subject: [korgypark] Re: Help after hours of frustration
> 
> 
> 
> Hello everyone!
> 
> Thomas,
> 
>             I read your concern about playing, recording and saving a Combi
> Sound in Cakewalk; I may suggest the following:
> 
> 1) Press "Multi" button (if not already active), then go to page 22A (Copy
> Combi)
> 2) You'll see a blinking "00", which sould be changed (with Yes/No Keys) to
> the Combi Number you wish to use in Cakewalk (let´s say, 32, Symphony)
> 3) Press right arrow key and select which channels will be receiving Combi
> Data (1-8 or 9-16). Press again right arrow key (OK?) and "Yes" key.
> 
> This way, Combi sounds will be copied to destination tracks (1-8 or 9-16).
> Now, we´re ready to transfer our Combi (in fact, our Multi Data, which
> includes now a Combi sound) to Cakewalk via Sysex.
> 
> 4) Press "Global" key and go to page 04A; you´ll see:
> 
> 04A  MIDI  DUMP
> PROG  ->  MIDI  OK?
> 
> 5) Change "PROG" to "MULTI" and select your KORG interface (MIDI or PCIF)
> 6) In Cakewalk, go to "View /Sysx" dialog. Select any empty bank, maybe
> number 1 (usually, Bank 0 is used with "GM ON" or stuff like that)
> 7) Press "Receive Bank" and select form the pop-up window "You start dumping
> on instrument", then click "OK".
> 8) In page 04A, press OK to transfer all tracks data to Cakewalk; when done,
> press "Multi" key (if no errors, Cakewalk should notify "X bytes received"
> 
> >From now on, our Combi sound will be available on Track 1 of Cakewalk (if
> 1-8  selected above).
> It would be a little bit hard to follow all these steps everytime you need a
> Combi in Cakewalk; anyway, we can save Combi sound into SysEx files:
> 
> 9) In Cakewalk's Sysx pop-up window, click on "Auto Send Bank", then click
> on "Save Bank To File", give a descriptive name for this file and save it to
> disk.
> 
> When you save your whole wokfile (in Midi or Cakewalk format) and you reload
> it later,  your Combi information will be automaticaly sent to X5D
> Multitrack and available on Cakewalk Track 1. Now you can use from Cakewalk
> anytime you want. Just one more thing, when you do this, you won´t be able
> to use Cakewalk tracks 1 to 8, since they're devoted to hold Combi
> information (only 9 to 16 will be available to your Program sounds).
> 
> Thomas, it´s all a pain in the ass, I can give you that, but it´s the only
> way I know to insert a Combi Sound into Cakewalk. I would be happy to know
> there´s something quicker and easier...
> 
> Norberto Loza,
> 
> Rosario, Argentina.
>  
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas Anderssen <thomas.anderssen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <korgypark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 2:38 AM
> Subject: [korgypark] Re: Help after hours of frustration
> 
> 
> >
> > Hi Paul.
> >
> > There is something about playing combi mode in the manual, but I do
> > not quite remember... Usually you do use only the Multi mode to play
> > from a sequencer. Playing Prog sounds works in Multi, just select the
> > appropriate bank (A or G) and sound on the desired channel...
> >
> > A Combi sound is generally made up of some different instruments
> > selected on different channels playing at the same time when you
> > press the synth keys. Well, if you send the notes from Cakewalk to
> > the synth om the channel defined as Global, then I think it would
> > play all the sound simultaneously.
> >
> > Another way I can think of is to assign the Midi channels 1...8 on
> > the synt to get the input form channel 1 for example. This can be
> > done in the Korg Global mode display on some page (which I of course
> > do not remember).... But you have to study the manual, since these
> > are only some clues I have... Haven't relly tried this.
> >
> > A third way would be selecing the desired Combi sound, then switch to
> > Multi mode and send the same notes on all channels 1...8, i.e.
> > copying the melody to tracks 1...8 on the seq and then play them.
> >
> > Cheers, Thomas
> >
> > On 18 Jan 2002 at 23:06, Paul Cox wrote:
> >
> > > I have searched everywhere but could not get a step by step (even from
> > > Korg) that made sense:  How to play the combi sounds or prog sounds into
> > > my Cakewalk or Logic.  I have all the tools, but I cannot configure it
> > > all so I can play the wicked sounds onto my sequencer.  And at this
> > > point, I know it has got be something simple, but I have had a helluva
> > > time and with no luck.  I can play everything fine but just not the
> > > "dual" or Combi sounds.
> > >
> > > HOW DO YOU GET 8 channels through on one track?  I have every program
> > > under the sun for this, but cannot figure it out.  I admit defeat.
> > > Help!
> > >
> > > You will enlighten the entire Chicago reggae community if you can help
> > > us with this.
> > >
> > > Thx
> > >
> > >
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