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- MT32.DK Help File
-
- Loading in the file MT32.DK will setup Band-in-a-Box for the Roland MT32
- multi-timbral synthesizer module as well as the Roland CM64(in the LA part
- of it i.e. midi channels 2-10). It will setup:
-
- 1. Drum #'s for the MT32 and CM series.
- 2. Patch Map (assigned to factory settings of the MT32,CM64-LA section)
- 3. Startup Patches and Channels in the Midi Settings Window.
-
- A Few Key Points to Know About the MT32:
-
- String Patches are generally too loud so you might want to adjust the
- volume of the String channel to your liking and save it to a MYSETUP.DK
- file. That way,everytime you load Band-in-a-Box,your MT32 settings will be
- intact.
- At times you may detect some sounds being 'choked' or notes being cut off
- while a style is playing.The reason for this is that the MT32 has a certain
- amount of notes that can be played at once and the other is in the way their
- sounds are made up. The sounds are made up of 'partials'.Some sounds use 1
- or 2 of these partials while others can have up to 4;the latter being very
- complex sounds such as "Warm Bell".When too many of these complex sounds are
- occurring at once,it's too much for the MT32 to handle so it starts to get
- 'choked'. There is also only a certain number of notes that can be played at
- once so either of these two things can be happening.The best solutions we
- can recommend are:
- a) Mute an instrument such as Strings(usually 4 partial sounds),
- or b) Select alternative sounds that would be less of a problem.
-
- Once you've loaded MT32.DK, you are ready to start having fun with Band-
- in-a-Box!
- Have Fun!