Jim Atwood
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UPDATE: Digital Sound Factory Buyer Beware I found a 20% off promotion at SF2MIDI so I went ahead and purchased the following:
E-MU Proteus 1/2/3/Planet Phatt/Orbit Proteus for Emulator X.
However, I am extremely disappointed. The multisample looping is horrible and very unprofessional. Geez, almost every other program has buzzing when the looping should be quiet and seamless. I now have to go in and tweak each and every sample for the Planet Phatt set. Obviously these samples were just thrown into Emulator X without any tweaking by Digital Sound Factory. My goodness.
Buyer beware with the E-MU Proteus 1/2/3/Planet Phatt/Orbit Proteus samples and possibly others. The looping is atrocious. I totally feel ripped on this package. I do not recommend buying from Digital Sound Factory at all and I’m very glad I didn’t pay the full price. There are a ton of sample companies out there and you really have to be careful of the garbage people are selling these days.
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Looks like Learn Music Ministry at http://www.learnmusicandministry.com/ has released some Back Tracks but I have yet to hear them or see any examples. Here’s the info I received in a newsletter.
Now we’ve have even more for you to shout about!!!! Our brand new PRACTICE TRACKS TRAINING CLIPS have just been released! Have you ever wanted to learn the COGIC shout or other shouting styles? Or have you ever wanted a bass player to play along with you so you can practice left hand chords? Now we are providing bass & drum practice tracks in our training center. All you have to do is log in to the website to play along! Our PRAISE TRACKS are offered in every key. We are making all of our practice tracks accessible to our subscribing members. This additional teaching tool is one of the many bonuses of being a paid subscriber to Learn Music and Ministry.com! Not only do you have access to hundreds of videos to teach you Gospel and Contemporary Christian music, now you have drum and bass tracks to help you practice.
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Update with my Roland Juno 106 voice chip board under repair at the Synth Spa. http://stores.ebay.com/The-Synth-Spa
SUCCESS!! Allen @ the Synth Spa on Ebay managed to fix my Roland Juno 106 Voice Chip Board. AMAZING! My board actually had bad trace damage along with numerous voice chip issues. There were likely other problems as well so it took a few months to get through it all, but Allen made it happen. I spoke with him on the phone as well and he's very passionate about what he does and works very hard to achieve success with your voice chip board. He also guarantees his work. Just when I thought he couldn't fix it, he pulled through and made it happen. Fantastic!
If you are having trouble with your Roland Juno 106, I can't recommend Allen at the Synth Spa enough. Thank you Allen!!
Now back to jamming on the Juno 106! At last!
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I did some research today on the DIMM Error message and found out that with my Roland Fantom X7 and XR rack upgrading the OS past 2.x can cause compatibility and inconsistency issues with Ram Memory. Both my Fantom X7 and XR are 2.x versions. Only one of the two 1GB Memory sticks purchased from Ebay Seller "mem-store" worked with the Fantom X7. The other gives a DIMM Error message. I then found out that my Fantom Xa has OS version 1.05. I tested the failed 2nd Ram Memory and it surprisingly worked. Thus the 2nd Memory Stick is not defective and is working, BUT, for future reference it is not compatible with Roland Fantom X7 and XR synths with 2.x OS as it still doesn't work on my X7 and XR. As long as one works with the X7 I can accept the second one working in my Xa. I decided to keep my original 512MB Memory Stick in the XR until I can find a suitable replacement from another company.
Thus there is no need for an exchange and I'm satisfied with my purchase now that both sticks appear to be working. If I didn't have the Roland Fantom Xa, I definitely would have had to return the 2nd Memory Stick. I have no idea the difference between the two memory sticks but Ebay Seller "mem-store" definitely did not send me the same 1GB Ram memory sticks otherwise they would both work obviously in the X7 and XR ( Or both would only work in the Fantom Xa! ).
Memory sticks are a very sensitive issue with the Roland Fantom and I purchased from Ebay Seller "mem-store" because their description indicated that their memory product worked with ALL x6 x7 x8 xR xa models. This isn't what I directly got, but luckily they work in my X7 and Xa although they are not interchangeable. (I preferred two working 1GB modules in my X7 and XR) I honestly think I just lucked out that they worked. I appreciated the fast shipping service. In fact it's the fastest shipping service I've ever had to Japan so kudos to shipping. I just wish I had more confidence in purchasing from the "mem-store" Ebay seller in the future.
Unfortunately if you are looking for working 1GB memory or anything else for that matter I don't recommend "mem-store" on Ebay. You just don't know what you are going to get from them and you may not be so lucky as I kind of was. It worked out but not the way I wanted. I'll buy elsewhere for any future Memory needs.
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This is a follow-up to my Ebay purchase of two 1GB Memory Sticks from Ebay seller “mem-store”.
1GB PC133 Memory Upgrade Roland Fantom x6 x7 x8 xR xa
http://myworld.ebay.com/mem-store/?_trksid=p4340.l2559
Shipping to my residence in Japan was very fast but unfortunately they sent me one Defective 1GB memory stick for my Roland Fantom X7/XR/Xa keyboard. The other they sent so far works just fine. I emailed them today and hopefully I can either get an exchange or my money back for the one defective 1GB memory stick.
Here is the items I purchased. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190517399242
Until the outcome of my transaction is 100% complete I cannot recommend mem-store for any memory purchases. Please be aware of this Ebay seller. I understand Memory can be defective and crap happens, but so far I have never experience receiving bad memory in the mail so this is the first. In addition, I have to see how cooperative they are in allowing me to return the memory and whether the new one will work.
Personally, I do not think the memory I received is new. Some of the writing on the defective memory stick has clearly been worn away. Whether this is normal for memory I don’t know but it doesn’t look good.
Stay tuned for further updates.
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Hi everyone,
Anyone using Nexoe Resampler?
A while back I purchased Yase and it’s been working well with my Fantom XR. Recently I picked up a Fantom X7 and now I’m revisiting the idea of picking up Resampler. However, the lack of feedback and people using Resampler still keeps me on the fence. I was hoping for a sale to finally push me over this past year, but no go on that either. I’m curious about the consistency of the program and how well resampling instruments has worked out for those who have purchased the software. In the past I’ve used ESC which works flawlessly but it does add a couple of steps that I’d love to eliminate with Resampler. The Resampler demo is not enough to get the feel with it’s limitations so I thought I’d see who out there in Fantom land is using or still using Resampler.
Also, Resampler was released in November 2009 and there was an update for only Nord Users in June 2010. Since then there has been no news. Any word on whether this program is still in development?
Thanks!
Jim
Update: I posted this message on the Nexoe Forums but new posts are moderated. It’s likely this post will not show up there so I posted it again on my blog.
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Check out a GMTC Review here http://jimatwood.wordpress.com/2010/07/14/gmtc-gospel-musician-training-center-review/
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Although “Song Robot” is an alternate solution, it’s not unique as advertised. One of the more popular and well known MIDI playback solutions is called “vanBasco’s Karaoke Player. This is a FREE software solution that has everything that “Song Robot” has. Below is a screenshot on my computer of the vanBasco MIDI file player. Note that I am NOT an affiliate for either Hearandplay or for the vanBasco MIDI file player. I am merely a customer and user of both solutions.
Free vanBasco MIDI file player has the following “just like” the $47.00 Song Robot.
1. Transpose and Pitch control for MIDI files
2. Virtual Keyboard WITH notes displayed when played back with the MIDI player.
3. 16 tracks which can be muted.
4. A playlist for all of your files.
5. It can play any MIDI file.
Updated Post can be found here: http://jimatwood.wordpress.com/
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XMas Offer - 50% off
New software is under development yet.
Sorry for delay due to decision of rewriting all GUI and ENGINE frameworks from the basics.
Thank you for your support and using my software.
Check out developers website at http://www.extranslator.com/
jimatwoodMar 22, 2012Submitter
Received a refund. Digital Sound Factory has good communication and understood the situation. I'm grateful they gave a refund and feel better about trying other libraries. I feel I would try and continue doing business again. Thanks.