[A6] Jo!

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on 08-10-2003 10:21, Chris Pickett at chris.pickett at mail.mcgill.ca wrote:

> Well that means you most likely have slightly different preset and user
> banks, unless you got the patch from code404 or Cyril's files.

Yes, it is from Cyril's file.
> 
> How about -- if you plan on downloading Boele's hard work, you should
> plan on contributing your patches (if you have any)!

That too! :-))))
> 
>> Also, is there any need for sysexfiles or midifiles yet?
>> 
> 
> Only if you want to stop the work, or if people are anxious to play with
> what you have done.  It depends on how long it takes to get a whole
> bunch of patches in.

People *can* play with what I have done, but you need SoundDiver then.
> 
> I would suggest:
> 
> 1) Wait until you feel that people aren't going to send you many more
> patches.  If you post every time somebody sends you something, it should
> encourage people.
> 2) Post version 1.0 of your libraries for download.

They *are* posted, but only as librarians from SoundDiver. I will create
midifiles as well then.

> 3) From that point on, periodically make requests for new patches on the
> list, and when you've acquired some new ones to release (maybe 20? I
> don't know), make an announcement.
> -- Incorporate the new patches into your existing libraries
> -- Also release them as a separate bank for people to play with
> (perhaps easier than finding the sound in a list).

Yes, well, we'll see if people actually *will* come up with new sounds now.
My mailbox is open for that at least :-))
> 
> Finally -- what about this problem:
> 
> If you have a sound library, alphabetically ordered, and you release it,
> people will start to write make MIDI files to use the instruments at
> those program numbers.
> But, if you introduce a future update and you insert in alphabetical
> order, you will disrupt peoples MIDI files and some updating by most
> users will be required.  Is this something to worry about?  Or is it a
> minor detail?

No, you are right. But that is hard to avoid. I would suggest that this is
really a problem the user him/herself should solve.
What I can do is post new sounds as separate files AND include them in
updated libraries as well, so people can choose which one to use.
> 
>> And i saw that I could not download from the yahoogroups anymore, due to
>> traffic-limits reached :-))))
>>  
> Always a good sign!

Well, *not* for those eagerly waiting to load those sounds :-)))

Thanks for your input Chris.

Boele