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- SYNTH ZONE FAQ
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- General Aims
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- Synth Zone is an attempt to ease the search for synth resources on the
- Internet . If you can't find the information or resources here then
- please check out Harmony Central , Music Machines and Synth.Site as all
- have very comprehensive information and resources for midi synthesizers.
- And despite unavoidable overlap, each site has some very unique features
- that are essential to check out. Support them and make good use of them
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- You may have noticed advertising now at Synth Zone. For the site to grow
- and become a more useful tool this has become necessary, though will be
- limited to page top banners. As with all info on Synth Zone, advertising
- will be pertinant to synthesizers and electronic music so please visit
- those that interest you as it supports Synth Zone as well as our
- sponsors. This is how Synth Zone will always remain a free service to
- you.
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- Sorry to those who enjoy heavy graphic content but the intention is to
- provide information and resource links as efficiently as possible. Given
- current bandwidth that most users contend with, graphic enhancement
- beyond basic presentation is not appropriate. Currently page changes are
- quite fast even using low speed (9600-14000 ) connections. I wish to
- also keep individual pages to a minimum length so load times of the HTML
- text itself does not rise too high.
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- Content
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- My intention is to concentrate on synthesizer resources such as patches
- & associated software, however the nature of modern synthesis requires
- that computer sequencing, recording and associated audio applications be
- given attention. I will continue to provide up to date links to both
- commercial & shareware/freeware software and also provide links to
- hardware manufacturers. The other area of coverage which will also see
- development in the very near future is support for effects processors
- and MIDI controllers, and will be providing links to editor/librarians
- and patches when available.
- Any suggestions for new areas will always be considered.
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- General Software
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- For music software check out my Software Page which are links to
- commercial & shareware sites with info & demos as well as software
- archive pages & ftp sites. Another good place to start looking for audio
- or midi software (such as shareware sysex & sequencing programs) is the
- Mac Sound Tools Page which also has a very comprehensive PC Sound
- Utilitites Page. You may need some of these tools to trasmit patches you
- find on the Internet to your keyboard.
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- Uploading Materials
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- My home provider RAIN has been kind enough to provide me with an FTP
- area so that I can make files available. Files can be sent to me via
- email, and I will make them available.To be fair about my use of system
- resources I must insist on a few basic rules. (yeah I know, I hate rules
- too but if sites like this are to survive there's got to be a little
- give & take).
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- 1. Goes without saying but I'll say it. Absolutely NO unauthorised
- commercial software or patches. This is not only unfair to the
- authors, but would also risk Synth Zones future.
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- 2. Please make sure that the files you wish to send are not already
- available on the Internet at alternate sites. A simple link to the
- files would be more appropriate. The exception to this would be
- overseas sites that continually have very poor access.
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- 3. Email me first before sending the files to let me know a little info
- about the material that you wish to send, in case it is already
- available or I have received it from someone else.
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- 4. No samples .... sorry but that would chew up much more space than I
- can afford to use. There are already quite a few good sample archives
- ( to which I provide links ) and can generally be converted between
- the various sample based synths. The exception to this would be
- particular files unavailable anywhere else, I would mount temporarily
- by request.
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- 5. Not a rule, but if possible provide authorship of the patches sent.
- This not only helps establish the non-commercial status of the
- patches/programs but also allows me to provide credit to the author
- with the link. Where possible provide patches/programs in sysex form
- so they are useable by everyone. Proprietry editor file formats are
- often not a lot of use to the majority of users. If
- shareware/freeware software is being sent ,try to provide the
- platform it's intended for as well as any specific configuration
- requirements. A brief email description or readme.doc will suffice.
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- Requests
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- Generally except for some older model synths, what you see linked on
- Synth Zone is all there is available on the Internet at present. New
- models never usually have much available until they have been out for a
- year or two, and resources will be linked as they become available. All
- pages at Synth Zone are oriented towards the need of keyboardists,
- including the Misc Links . Otherwise feel free to contact me for
- assistance. I will try and reply as promptly as possible, though
- sometimes the volume of email make this difficult. At these times, I
- tend to answer those that I know I can help. But I will always try to
- respond to all email when possible.
- Please don't ask me how to operate particular synths, as although I've
- used quite a few there are many models that I provide links for, that I
- haven't ever used. It is always best to contact Webmasters at sites that
- specialize in your particular model. If you don't receive an answer from
- me it may be that your mail was never received by me, my response to you
- was bounced back to me as undeliverable or I may have inadvertently
- overlooked it or lost it due to system problems. Please recontact me if
- you this has happened to you.
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- Follow these guidelines and I'll be happy, RAIN will be happy and you will
- have a functional & useful site to make use of. Synth Zone doesn't care if
- all you do is download ( unlike some sites ) . This site is here for that
- very purpose. Use it as much as you need to, and all I ask is that you
- promote Synth Zone by occasionly adding to lists or to newsgroup queries
- where appropriate.
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- DISCLAIMER : I have no commercial affiliations or interest with any of the
- companies referred to in my pages, with the exception of banner ads with
- accompanying sponsorship reference. I also accept no responsibility and make
- no guarantees about any software or resources found either here or via Web
- links. The user is responsible for protecting him/herself against any
- potential dangers and use resources at their own risk. All brand names and
- trademarks are the property of the respective owners.
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- Always protect yourself by backing up any important data before trying
- unknown software or sound dumps.
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- If you have any questions post them on on the Synth Zone Discussion Page
- If you wish to contact me, email me ( Nigel Spencer) at nigelsp@synthzone.com
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- Last modified :Sunday, 09-Mar-97 15:30:35 PST
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