Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!trsoft.demon.co.uk!ARoss From: Tony Ross Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Is anybody actually writing a game? Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 16:50:54 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <8eeo7j$dt54@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <+hmpFIAe2UD5EwAb@trsoft.demon.co.uk> <8em6c2$m351@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8eouus$gf01@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: trsoft.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: Turnpike (32) Version 4.01 In article <8eouus$gf01@chuka.playstation.co.uk>, Derek da Silva writes > >> Am I right in thinking that the instrument set to patch 1 will play >> program 1 from the VAB >> Patch 2 => Prog 2 >> Patch 3 => Prog 3 >> Patch 4 => Prog 4 >> etc. ? > >Yes. > >I've made a very simple mid/seq (attached zip) - it plays each >instrument/program in t11.vab once. If you want to test it with vabplay >you'll need to get the t11.vh/vb from here: > >http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/yaroze/ftp/scee/demos/other/t11.zip > >You switch between instruments in a track by inserting a 'patch change'. If >you've got multiple tracks, set each to the appropriate instrument by >inserting the patch change at the start of each track. This might be the problem with my music. I thought that setting the patch for track 2 was enough but perhaps I need a patch change at the start also. >I know very little about midi I'm afraid, but this seems to work for me. If >you're not sorted already, I hope this helps. > >Derek Thanks very much Derek I'll have a go ASAP. Cheers! -- Tony Ross