--- In Band-in-a-Box@yahoogroups.com, Gary Thompson <johnny@...> wrote:
>
> Everyone's tastes are different - as is their equipment. In the end it
> is a combination of how you perceive what comes out of the speaker. (or
> headphones).
>
> As an aid to this discussion, I have rendered three different synths
> using Band In A Box. I rendered a single chorus of 'The In Crowd' using
> events generated by BIAB. As you are aware, each time you press the play
> button, BIAB will generate an almost unique chorus, so each rendering is
> not identical. However, I merely loaded a different synth and used the
> same file without tweaks or changes. So almost the only difference is
> the synth that was used. Each rendering has been normalized to standard
> levels.
>
> 1. Edirol VSC DXi - first chorus
> 2. Roland TTS-1 DXi - second chorus
> 3. Cakewalk sfz VSTi - 3rd chorus
>
> Note the sfz VST synth is able to load any soundfont, so there can be
> wide variations in rendered productions. In this example, I used the
> ProVitamin GM soundfont which I think is nearly the best GM soundfont
> set available. Soundfonts are also modifiable and you can also assemble
> unique GM soundfont sets.
>
> As a bonus to illustrate that a more substantial recording can be made
> using a DAW, I added a 4th chorus that has been rendered in a DAW. This
> file used the exact same midi events generated by BIAB, but I was able
> to utilize 5 separate synths and of course select patches of my own
> choosing. Instruments can be more clearly recorded.
>
> The result was assembled to an MP3 file - which can be downloaded from
> the link below.
> http://johnnypumphandle.com/johnny/jazz/TheInCrowd-JohnnyPumphandle.mp3
>
Gary,
I was unable to get to your samples. I was able to get to your site though - good information. I wanted to hear the difference you created with the different synths. I was hoping maybe I had something set up wrong on my workstation as to why the audio sounded somewhat the same for me.
Rick
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