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Article #196Re: Do SBLive and Audigy cards only have 128 GM/GS sounds?!!
From: moog
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:51
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:51
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On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 03:05:38 +0100, please.reply@in.group wrote: >Hi, > >Maybe I am missing something, but do the SB Live and Audigy 1 & 2 all >only have 128 GM/GS sounds?! I mean, that's basically only standard >general midi sounds. Isn't the Emu chip on it not capable of creating >much more sounds to play with. I want to use this card to compose midi >music, but having only 128 standard sounds is rather limiting, unless >there is more?!.. > >PS: do SBLive, Audigy 1 & 2 all have the same synth on the card? > >Anybody could please clarify this? Thanks! > >Mike. You might want to review this "blurb" on their web sight relating to Sound Fonts. I haven't done any midi stuff yet, but I think this is their way of greatly expanding on the standard set. http://www.soundblaster.com/resources/read.asp?articleid=63&cat=2
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