***************************************************** * ฎPro Patches Lite v1.50ฏ * * by Eero R„s„nen (Email: cseera@uta.fi) * ***************************************************** NOTE: THE NAME OF VERSIONS 1.00 AND v1.10 OF THIS PACKAGE WAS "ProPats Lite". I HAD TO CHANGE IT BECAUSE IT GOT CONFUSED WITH TOM ROSCOE'S "ProPats" PATCH SET. SO, NOW IT IS CALLED "Pro Patches Lite". ==== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What is it ? ============ Pro Patches Lite is an another upgrade for GUS patch set. It has 157 replacements for UltraSound patch set. Many of the patches are smaller versions of the large ones also available through the internet (french horn,brass section, pianos, flutes, basses and many more ... ). This one really sounds GOOD !!! Pro Patches Lite also includes handy "patmenu" program to manage custom patch sets ( like in ProPats III package, only a lot better ! ). Different versions for DOS and Windows. Version 1.50 provides: Much better reverb effect and more reverbed patches! Much brighter sound !! Makes "Game Compability mode" obsolete ! NOTE: READ THE INSTALLATION SECTION BEFORE DOING ANYTHING !!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Some sources for the patches: ============================= ftp: src.doc.ic.ac.uk/pub/packages/ultrasound/sound/patches/files archive.epas.utoronto.ca/pub/pc/ultrasound/submit bach.nevada.edu/k2000/sounds ftp.uwp.edu/pub/music/lists/kurzweil/sounds ...at least these... packages: Pro Patches I, II and III GusPro Maxpats }gm_set GusPerc Roland*.zip files Proteus*.zip files synths: Roland SCC-1 TB Multisound Proteus 1/XR EPS 16+ Kurzweil K2000 Yamaha TX16W EMU Emax Kawai XD5 drum machine Roland TR-x0x drum machines Akai XR-10 drum machime ...Could be also some other... All patches edited by me because of various reasons... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Requirements ============ * A GUS/MAX/ACE with 1 MB of memory. Well, it could work also with 512 KB. At least with patch cacheing applications. * Your original patches must be in the "midi" directory under your ultrasound directory. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Features ======== * 157 better sounding patches. About 80% of the whole patch set. Includes: 99 melodic patches of all cathegories and almost all drum patches ( 58 ). * THE SIZE OF THE PATCH SET IS 90 KB SMALLER THAN THE ORIGINAL !!! * Easy-to-use "Patmenu" program for managing the patch set. * Won't overwrite any of the original patches. Makes backups. If there is a reason to use the original patches, it can be done without touching installation disks. * Mega-Em 2.xx compatible - no warnings at all when loading patches. * Includes a rebuilded 1MB patch set for Mega-Em 3.06b. Also has a special mode for building Mega-Em 3.04b patch set. This mode only works with 1024 kB bank. * With "loadpats" from 32 bit AIL drivers, GUS can load 80 patches with Pro Patches Lite. ( With original patches GUS can load 83 patches. Not much more... ) * Works with Ultramid's "preload patch set" feature. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's new ? ============ This info is moved to file "whatsnew.txt". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimer ========== This package is provided AS IS without any warranty, expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular use. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Installation ============ NOTE: DON'T JUST UNCOMPRESS THE FILES UNDER YOUR \ULTRASND\MIDI DIRECTORY ! ===== IT WON'T WORK !!! YOU MUST READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS !!! ==== 1. Uncompress the files pplt_*.a* to some other directory. For example: md c:\patches cd c:\patches arj x -y -v c:\pplt_*.arj (!)2. Make an environment variable called "propats" to point to the directory you just created. To do this put a line "set propats=" in your "c:\autoexec.bat" file. It could be the first line in the autoexec.bat file. In this case the autoexec.bat would look like this (the essential line is marked with an arrow) : ออออออออออออออออออออออ Autoexec.bat อออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออ @REM ===== Gravis initialization ===== . . . @REM ===== Gravis initialization ends ===== @echo off -> SET PROPATS=C:\PATCHES path C:\windows;C:\dos;c:\bat;....etc... goto %config% . . . อออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออ 3. Boot your machine to update environment variables. 4. Go to the directory you recently created and enter a command "PATMENU\PATMENU.EXE S". This should start a process for copying the new patches and backuping the old ones. 5. Try to play some midi files. 6. Be amazed ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Using Pro Patches Lite (READ!!) =============================== Important Notes -------------- - I have nothing to do with any other patch sets available !!! The name of this package is "Pro Patches Lite" , not "ProPats" nor "Pro Patches". I must admit that the names are quite alike, but I hope this note and the change in the name corrects the mistake. - If you have 512 GUS, you'll have at least problems with MegaEm 2.xx and Games that preload the patch set. I have noticed that many PPLT patches just can't be loaded as 8-bit 22KHz and this is what 512 KB GUS often does ! Patmenu ------- - You can copy the Patmenu.exe file to some other directory, as long as the .ini files stay in the "patmenu" directory. A good place is some directory in your path. - Before playing games you can enter a command "patmenu p". This reduces the size of the patch set. After playing, you must enter command "patmenu s" to use all the Pro Patches Lite patches again. Note that you don't have to do this for every game ! Do it only when you feel that some of the instruments are missing in the game musics. Especially games that have different music in every level need this mode. For example, a batch file for DOOM would look like this: ---------------------------------- @echo off c:\patches\patmenu\patmenu p doom.exe c:\patches\patmenu\patmenu s ---------------------------------- - When started the first time Patmenu creates a directory called "backup" under your \ultrasnd\midi directory. Patmenu uses this directory to backup the original patches which are replaced by PPLT patches. DON'T EVER remove this directory !!! - Read the "patmenu.txt" for more information about the Patmenu program. 1024.mid file ------------- - If you need to preload midi patches with this file, do it with the "Game Compability Mode". Ultramid -------- - How to use Pro Patches Lite with ultramid and "-c" parameter: * Copy "ppatlite.ini" file to your "\ultrasnd\midi" directory * Before loading ultramid enter command "patmenu p". * Enter command "Ultramid -nppatlite.ini -c". If you get error "Error loading patch", try again. Megaem 3.xx ----------- - How to use Pro Patches Lite with MegaEm 3.xx : * If you have version 3.06b or later just copy the "large.bnk" file to the same directory with MegaEm. No renaming needed. * If you have version 3.04b or earlier copy the "large.bnk" file from your Pro Patches Lite directory to your Ultrasound directory and rename it to "1024.bnk". - If you're having problems, when using PPLT bank file with MegaEm 3.xx (i.e. lock ups), try rebuilding the bank file with megaem 3.04b or ealier. Here is the procedure: * First, delete the old MEGAEM 3 patch set (if exists) in your ultrasound directory ( file 1024.bnk ). * Second, enter command "patmenu q". * Then load megaem 3.xx - it should now build a new patch set. * Enter command "patmenu s" to reinstall all of the Pro Patches Lite patches. MegaEm 2.xx ----------- - The original GUS tom drums must have some unknown magic in them, because PPLT toms can't be heard with MegaEm 2.xx emulation. So, use the "MegaEm Compability mode" also with MegaEm 2.xx. That should fix the problem. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Future plans ============ -Making the patch set even better. -Developing Patmenu. -.INI editor included in the Patmenu for Windows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The end ======= This package is free sofware. It means that you can use the patches for whatever purposes you want to. If you have something to ask, comment or suggest my E-mail address is "cseera@uta.fi". I really would like to know your opinion about this patch set. Especially, if you have some patches/wavs or whatever sounds, better than ones in PPLT, I would appreciate if you e-mailed them to me or pointed where I can find them. Don't mind about size of the patches, many big patches sound still good when they are squeezed smaller. Especially patches which are used with professional synths are often unnecessarily big and can easily be edited smaller. And thanks to everyone who already have done that ! Keep the mail coming. If you have only 512kB GUS, this package would make the 1 MB upgrade to be a profitable investement ! * * *** HAVE FUN !!! *** * * E-)