Posted by et on July 17, 2002 at 08:44:14:
In Reply to: Re: Need Thunder SFX QS7.1 (Sound Bridge?) posted by Brian on July 16, 2002 at 17:50:30:
http://www.midiworld.com/quadrasynth/qs_swlib.htm gets you a copy of freeloader - it has a decent help menu to get you started. Play with it a bit so you will have specific questions - read the help completely first. I would download the ultimate patch library from the "sounds" section of this website. Then, you can try out each patch bank with freeloader. Don't worry - it sounds more complicated than it is.
Memory cards can be had for 50-120 US$. 8MB is the best for storing samples. There is an article in electronic musician July 2000 that goes into usiing Soundbridge. I believe the article is still available at emusician.com.
If you could search this forum, you would find alot of info on these topics.
ET
: I am limited in my knowledge of keyboards and software, please forgive me!!!
: So where is the best place to get a memory card, how much are they, how do I "use" sound bridge, and/or how do I "use" free loader to download patches or banks?
: I don't see anything in the manual to help me do this step by step?
: Thanks for the input so far!!!
: : Or - if you have a flash memory card, you can use soundbridge to download a .wav file, or you can look through the SYX files at this midiworld site and use freeloader to download patches.
: : : : I want to have thunder claps and also rain sounds available for a song I want to do live. I don't want to buy an expensive sfx card though. I have the QS7.1 and am trying to figure out if I can use Sound Bridge software to input an MP3 file of thunder (Or any other formats you guys know about)into the sampler in the keyboard.
: : : : This is my bandmates new keyboard!! I can barely use my Roland XP-50 sequencer...so needless to say, I have no clue what I am doing. Any thoughts on how I get thunder on our keyboard????
: : : : Thanks
: : : You can program a decent thunder effect yourself by using the applause sample from the GM sound bank and tuning it down all the way. Then add some reverb\delay and even route an LFO as a mod source. I did it on my S4+ and on a QS6.1 with pretty convincing results. You could conceivably use the same waveform for rain. Just don't tune it so low, adjust filter frequency and\or Amp attack to roll off some of the clap part of the sound, then swim it in reverb.