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I tried Hi-Q 050 01 Strings, Ensemble, Movie Sforzando in BB . Wonderful sound
In realBand open HI-Q, nothing changes from PG sounds .
Any help , please
TIA
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Did you load sforzando? I'm not sure about how BIAB loads High Q patches but in RB you need to load sforzando on the actual track then load the patch.
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Hi stratos, the Hi-Q selector from right clicking the track seems to not be working - I've reported that to the development team. As a workaround, you can manually apply the Hi-Q synth to the track. Here's a tutorial on how to use VSTi/DXi plugins in RealBand: https://www.pgmusic.com/techfaq63.htm#58The Sforzando VST is usually located in C:\Program Files\Plogue\sforzando\VST - once you've loaded it, the top left "Instrument" drop down menu will let you select which Hi-Q patch to load.
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Did you load sforzando? I'm not sure about how BIAB loads High Q patches but in RB you need to load sforzando on the actual track then load the patch. Yes Its all there , but sound doesn´t change In BB it works perfect.
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Did you load sforzando? I'm not sure about how BIAB loads High Q patches but in RB you need to load sforzando on the actual track then load the patch. Yes Its all there , but sound doesn´t change In BB it works perfect. Hi stratos, the Hi-Q selector from right clicking the track seems to not be working - I've reported that to the development team. As a workaround, you can manually apply the Hi-Q synth to the track. Here's a tutorial on how to use VSTi/DXi plugins in RealBand: https://www.pgmusic.com/techfaq63.htm#58The Sforzando VST is usually located in C:\Program Files\Plogue\sforzando\VST - once you've loaded it, the top left "Instrument" drop down menu will let you select which Hi-Q patch to load. Thanks Simon. I hope it will get to work as easy as in BB. I found Sforzando VST but still I have to find out if Im doing it wrong. Its still a little difficult for me, to understand patches and banks etc..
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You're welcome stratos, hopefully it'll be a quick fix!
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well you learn something new every day! I use a lot more sforzando patches than just the BIAB ones so I've always loaded sforzando as a vst and chosen the patches that way - from the drop down i get BIAB sounds and the other files i've added
never tried the right click so didn't know it was broken!
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well you learn something new every day! I use a lot more sforzando patches than just the BIAB ones so I've always loaded sforzando as a vst and chosen the patches that way - from the drop down i get BIAB sounds and the other files i've added
never tried the right click so didn't know it was broken! 1) Yes, and now I also had to realize and relearn, that I will have to open "VST/DXI Synth panel configuration" to get to my sforzando , and there I have to choose for each track. 2) If I choose "set Sforzando to all midi tracks" every track sounds with the same instrument. 3) BUT selecting Coyote and CakeWalk TTS-1 via "VST/DXI Synth panel configuration" and then chosing " set Cakewalk TTS-1 + Coyote to all midi tracks", those programs sets the right sound for each instrument. 4) I don´t know if I should mark as solved , as the "Select Hi-Q midi " still doesn´t change anything as opposite to Band In a Box
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1) Yes, and now I also had to realize and relearn, that I will have to open "VST/DXI Synth panel configuration" to get to my sforzando , and there I have to choose for each track.
2) If I choose "set Sforzando to all midi tracks" every track sounds with the same instrument.
3) BUT selecting Coyote and CakeWalk TTS-1 via "VST/DXI Synth panel configuration"
and then chosing " set Cakewalk TTS-1 + Coyote to all midi tracks", those programs sets the right sound for each instrument.
4) I don´t know if I should mark as solved , as the "Select Hi-Q midi " still doesn´t change anything as opposite to Band In a Box 1&4) We've at least identified a problem, and it's now in the capable hands of our programming team. 2&3) Plogue Sforzando is not a General MIDI plugin, nor is it multitimbral. It is not capable of playing more than one instrument at a time, unless you use a separate instance of the plugin for each track - most instrument plugins work this way. CoyoteWT and Cakewalk TTS-1 are both General MIDI and multitimbral, so they are both capable of working in the way you are expecting them to.
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1&4) We've at least identified a problem, and it's now in the capable hands of our programming team.
2&3) Plogue Sforzando is not a General MIDI plugin, nor is it multitimbral. It is not capable of playing more than one instrument at a time, unless you use a separate instance of the plugin for each track - most instrument plugins work this way. CoyoteWT and Cakewalk TTS-1 are both General MIDI and multitimbral, so they are both capable of working in the way you are expecting them to.
Wow, Thanks ! Will it be fixed in an update ? Thanks for clearing out on Sfzando :-)
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Wow, Thanks ! Will it be fixed in an update ?
Thanks for clearing out on Sfzando :-)
It should be fixed in a future patch update, once they determine what's gone wrong. You're welcome! Glad to help.
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