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by newfont
Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:31 pm
Forum: Viena
Topic: Using the Definitions file concept.
Replies: 18
Views: 31495

Re: Using the Definitions file concept.

i have had an error trying to 'append' - it should have sent an error report - i tried only sending what i wanted to add on, excluding the previous instruments and banks, and all the samples - because those had 'doubled' as well on the last operation, and i had to 'purge' them and deleting the 'doub...
by newfont
Thu Jan 05, 2023 3:35 pm
Forum: Viena
Topic: Using the Definitions file concept.
Replies: 18
Views: 31495

Re: Using the Definitions file concept.

:) heh just made instruments and presets in Notepad :D worked very nicely. however on import, it doubled up the existing instrument and samples. so it's 'Append' rather than 'Overwrite'. my bad. (would a Replace option be a good idea?) ok so you Add Folder, and do whatever i did to have them all ful...
by newfont
Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:27 pm
Forum: Viena
Topic: Using the Definitions file concept.
Replies: 18
Views: 31495

Re: Using the Definitions file concept.

ok i've opened the csv file in OpenOffice Calc, and it has 2 columns, first one starts with 'Samples,Name,Loop' lists them, then Instruments, then Presets. other side is empty for the sample section, then with names, ranges. then opened it in Notepad. that actually looks easier and quicker to get ar...
by newfont
Wed Jan 04, 2023 6:36 am
Forum: Viena
Topic: Add Samples In Folder
Replies: 3
Views: 8046

Re: Add Samples In Folder

thanks, i found csv, generated it and opened it in OpenOffice; will read that pdf. meanwhile, i tried 'New Instrument Splits': 'New Instrument' (to avoid mixing new splits up with old ones, in the initial instrument generated by Add Folder) named eg: 'NEW SPLITS' Create new Splits - leaving assign t...
by newfont
Tue Jan 03, 2023 11:15 am
Forum: Viena
Topic: Add Samples In Folder
Replies: 3
Views: 8046

Add Samples In Folder

hi, thanks for Viena. excellent as sf2 auditioner, and have noticed i can now auto-generate a soundfont from a folder of files! don't recall seeing that in earlier versions. this is an excellent time-saver for wrapping up a bunch of sounds into a 'sample program'. feel quite lazy about making soundf...