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Re: [Q] I want more than 16 channels! How?

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From: Tom Lougee
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 00:00
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Hmm - you do realise that the SBLive hardware synth has 32 channels by
using two 16-channel ports for the same synth? They are referred to as
SBLive MIDI Synth A and B in the MIDI control panel. Cakewalk itself
should list these in the MIDI Devices setup.

jy99@videotron.ca wrote:
> 
> Is there any way to exceed 16 channels with the SBlive?
> 
> I use Cakewalk, and we can use 16 channels per port, with no limits on the
> number of ports.  However, there's to way to assign soundfonts to more than
> 1 port that I know of, so I'm limited to 16 channels of soundfonts.
> 
> Given that everything is handled internally (no outside modules used) I find
> it pretty silly that even the most powerful computer out there won't let me
> use more than 16 channels of soundfonts in one song.
> 
> Does anyone know how to get around this, if there even is a way to?
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From: Tom Lougee <97319361@brookes.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [Q] I want more than 16 channels! How?
Date: 1999/11/26
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