Patch List Files Created by Users of Evolution Software
LAST UPDATE: 28th January 2000
The following files installed with your Sound Studio Pro program have been
made by users of other Evolution software such as Evolution Audio Pro,
Sound Studio Gold and Sound Studio:
CS1X_E.PLS
CS1X_MV.PLS
CS1X-U.PLS
CS1X-P.PLS
303sounds.pls
303drums.pls
DISCLAIMER:
These patch lists have not been fully tested in Sound Studio Pro. Evolution
does not own the lists nor provide support on them. Please free to use
them but please contact the author regarding any errors or omissions.
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CS1x Patch Lists for Evolution Audio Pro / Sound Studio Gold
LAST UPDATE: 20th of August 1999 -- RELEASE #2
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Thank you for downloading my CS1x Patch Lists.
This package contains the following four patch lists:
CS1x_P.PLS (Yamaha CS1x Preset Performances)
CS1x_U.PLS (Yamaha CS1x User Performances)
CS1x_E.PLS (Yamaha CS1x Extra Performances)
CS1x_MV.PLS (Yamaha CS1x Material Voices) (NEW IN THIS RELEASE)
When I mention "Sound Studio", I mean the entire Sound Studio family
of MIDI sequencers, i.e. Sound Studio Gold, Sound Studio, etc.
2.0 DESCRIPTION
These patchlists are in the Evolution Patch List format, and are
compatible with Evolution Audio Pro (EVAP) and Evolution Sound Studio
family of fine MIDI sequencers from Evolution Electronics ONLY. They
will not work with Evolution Audio (EVA), Evolution MIDI, etc.
They also require the Yamaha CS1x (Control Synthesizer).
The CS1x_P.PLS file contains the names of the "Preset Performances".
Press the "preset" button on your CS1x synthesizer to switch your synth to
the Preset bank.
The names of the performances that were initially put in the "User
Performances" bank of the CS1x in the Yamaha factory are listed
in the CS1x_U.PLS file. Press the "user" button on the CS1x to activate
the User bank. If you have stored your own sounds into the CS1x, then it's
extremely likely that not all names are correct. You can switch back to the
original User Bank performances by playing back the "CSUSER.MID" MIDI file
that was supplied on the "BLUE X-TRA" disk. This disk was supplied with the
Blue Book which was supplied with the CS1x. If your CS1x came without
diskettes, you can download the Blue Book with the MIDI files from the
official Yamaha UK site: http://www.yamaha.co.uk. Be sure to save your own
sounds with the Dump fuction before doing this (see your manual for more
info)!
CS1x_E.PLS contains the names of the "Extra Performances". The Extra
Performances bank is also on the "BLUE X-TRA" disk from the Blue Book (see
above for more information). First Dump your own sounds into a new file
with your MIDI sequencer, then playback the "CSEXTRA.MID" file. This file
will load the Extra Performances into your CS1x's User bank.
Press the "user" button on the CS1x to activate this bank.
The Material Voices are listed in the CS1x_MV.PLS file. Material Voices
are sounds that can be used on all channels (excluding channels 2 to 4 and
the Performance channel (usually channel 1)), as long as the CS1x synth is
in the Performance mode (press the "Performance" button on the CS1x to
activate this mode). Even the "hidden" (undocumented) sounds of banks 123 to
126 are marked. See the Blue Book for more information regarding the "hidden"
sounds.
3.0 INSTALLATION
Copy the four PLS files to the directory that contains Evolution Audio Pro
or Evolution Sound Studio Gold. Start either Evolution Audio Pro or your
Sound Studio sequencer. Select "Options...", "Devices...".
Be sure that next to your MIDI-out port, to which the CS1x is connected to,
the "XG" option is selected. Click OK.
Click the "Options" menu, then choose "Patch Lists...". EVAP and Sound Studio
can only load up to 15 patch lists at a time. You probably want to load
two CS1x lists, one for your current performance bank and the Material
Voices list. Click on the arrow that is located next to "Current Instrument"
label. Select one MIDI-standard/synthesizer/module that you do not own or
use and click "Remove" (for example delete the Korg synths). Be sure not to
remove the XG entries, as CS1x also supports this MIDI standard! Repeat
this three times. Don't worry, the patch lists are not deleted from the hard
drive, you can always return to the original settings. Now click "Add...",
select the CS1x Performance List file that you want to use (CS1x_P for the
Preset Bank, CS1x_U for the factory User bank or CS1x_E for the Extra
Performances bank) and click OK. Do the same for the CS1x_MV files.
Click on OK.
4.0 SEQUENCING
This section describes the steps you should take each time you compose a
a (new) track with the CS1x.
4.1 CHANGE PERFORMANCE BANK
This documentation assumes that you use MIDI channel #1 for your Performance.
This is most likely the case, but if it is not in your setup, substitute
channel #1 with your performance channel number. See your CS1x manual for
more information about the "RCVH CH" setting of the "Utility" section.
In your sequencer, choose "Patch Lists..." from the "Options" menu and
click on the "Routings..." button. This handy window controls which
patch-list will be used on each MIDI channel. Now click on the arrow that is
next to the MIDI channel 1. This is the only MIDI channel which can
playback/record Performances. If you are using the "Preset" bank, you should
select the "CS1x (Preset)" option on this channel. Now click on "OK".
The selected channel will now list the performances. If you later decide to
use another Performance bank, you should repeat those steps and select
another bank, i.e. "CS1x (User)" or "CS1x (Extra)".
4.2 MATERIAL VOICES
If you would like to use Material Voices in your composition, do the
following: Double-click on the Patch name that is next to the MIDI channel
that you want to use (please remember that the Performance channel and
channels 2 to 4 cannot be used for Material Voices). Make sure the "XG"
Bank Type is selected. Then click on the "User" option. Your sequencer now
loads the "XG User" patchlist. Finally click on the "Current Instrument" box
and select the "CS1x (Mat. Voices)" option. All Material Voices of the
current bank are now listed. With the arrows next to the "Bank:" box, you
can change banks. Note that in CS1x's case, only banks 0-12 are filled with
sounds. Remember that blank entries do not contain sounds, so only banks 0,
4 and 8 are completely full.
You should repeat the above steps for each MIDI channel that you want to
use for Material Voices.
To access the "hidden" (undocumented) sounds, click with the mouse on the
"Bank" box, type either bank number "123", "124", "125" or "126" and press
the [TAB] button. I believe nobody has documented these patches yet, so I
decided just to just give them numbers.
Note that a few Material Voices, especially some "hidden" sounds, are
quite soft and/or have a very long attack, so not all sounds sound
immediately after hitting a keyboard key.
Finally, if decide you want to use a XG sound, simply click on XG. Your
sequencer will now automatically load the standard "XG" bank and change your
CS1x internally to a standard XG bank.
5.0 HISTORY (dd/mm/yyyy)
26/01/2000: Added Material Voices (CS1x_MV.PLS file)
Updated documentation
11/03/1999: First release
6.0 FUTURE
In a future release, I'll add Drum Maps for the "Dr:TechKt A", "Dr:ElctrKtA",
"Dr:JnglKt A", "Dr:HpHpKt A", "Dr:8o8Kit A" and the "Dr:9o9Kit A" drumkits,
so you can use the Drum Editor with the mentioned drum kits.
Btw: You can simply use these drum kits, by using the Material Voices (see
paragraph 4.2) and changing to bank 12.
I am very grateful that Evolution posted this package on their website. I
hope they will always want to carry the latest version.
7.0 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
These patchlists are put into the public domain. Distribute them in any
way you wish. You use them at your own risk.
If you do use them, please send me an e-mail message.
Also if you have any questions, do not hestitate to contact me.
Note: I'm not associated with Evolution Electronics or Yamaha at all, I'm
just one of their "happy customers" :-)
Sincerely,
Vincent van der Leun
E-Mail: vincent@vanderleun.com
Patch Lists for Roland MC-303
Save these files into the programme install directory.
Open up the patch list window in Evolution, select Add
and then select the 303 patch list files.
303 patches start at bank 64, through to 74.
Prys
[prys-williams@email.msn.com]
DariuszFareham