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RE: [Evolver] Re: Patch Contest

2003-01-08 by Robert Shanks

Hi Don -
I like the "User Forum Soundset" idea.  It sounds like a great way to get
(and give) lots more patches.  Yeah!  Gimme lots and lotsa more patches.  I
have a good handful twisted patches i'd be into throwing in.

- Robert

>   As a  suggestion I would add that rather than a "patch contest" which
>implies some  competition and reward, we do whats been done successfully
>several times on the  waldorf forum and make a "User Forum Soundset"
>instead.  Basically one  person volunteers as the organizer gathers a list
>of  who and how many  patches each user is going to contribute posts this
>list to the forum, sets a  deadline and everyone sends their patches to
>this organizer.     The  organzier than puts the entire set of patches
>together in a soundset that  usually consists of midi files, sysex files,
>sounddiver  library file and even a text file with descriptions and
>directions. This  soundset is then posted for everyone to get access to,
>and they are then free to  choose which method to load it into their
>synths. This method has worked quite  well and their have already been at
>least 3 soundsets each for the Q and MWXT.  Any thoughts ?   Don

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