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Re: VZ: File extensions

2004-09-06 by phonophobie

Ok. I put it in the temp folder. I had a look in a another archiv i
downloaded. i guess those patches were something of a comercial
promotion thing. read the txt in those archiv....

phono

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@p...>
wrote:
> This is the perfect opportunity to look at the file using either 
> debug or MidiOx. Look to see if the files are (1) sysex files 
> [F0 . . . F7], (2) files with the sysex wrapper removed, or (3) data 
> in a customized format. (Decades ago, I was working on a CZ Patch 
> Banker for the C-64 and used a custom file format that had 256 
> patches per file.)
> 
> MidiOx can show you the data with F0 and F7 colorized.  Debug will 
> let you search for patterns (such as F0 44).
> 
> What are the sizes of the files?  That can tell you a lot.
> 
> I will create a folder called VZ-Temp.  Feel free to upload the files 
> in question.  I'd be interested in taking a peek at them. (I love a 
> mystery!)
> 
> --Steve
> 
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "phonophobie" <sidstation@h...> wrote:
> > Hi! I just had a look at the VZsounds i downloaded. I found some
> > Patches that have strange file xtensions: 
> > *.P for a tone (single voice)
> > *.B for a Bank
> > *.M for a Multi
> > 
> > also i found some with: *.VZ
> > 
> > i wonder where these extensions come from, and how i can use it.
> > 
> > 
> > ******************************************
> > Just to summarize the extensions i know ...
> > 
> > VZeditor on Atari uses:
> > *.VZT for a tone
> > *.VZB for a Bank
> > *.VZ8 for a Block (8 voices)
> > 
> > 
> > VZeditor on PC uses:
> > *.VZV for a tone
> > *.VZ1 for a Bank
> > 
> > ******************************************
> > 
> > phono

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