VDL midi set doesn't work

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ralphb
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Post by ralphb » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:05 pm

Hi there,

I'm a bit frustrated, because I paid a fair amount for the Garritan Marching Band sounds and still have no drum set working. If I pick the VDL General midi set, it has the correct sounds, but it plays only every other note. I hoped the new Finale would fix this, but the problem remains.
I have noticed that the issue seems to be triggered at certain moments, for example by snare rolls (but then again, not all of them). If it plays correctly until then, afterwards it plays only exactly every other note, and the other way around. I have recognized no other principle yet...

I'm working on MacOS Sierra with newest Finale 25 and Garritan Marching Band 2. I have the same problem on another computer with the same software, so it must be really a bug which can easily be reproduced.

Do you know a solution for this issue?

Thank you,

Ralph


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gogreen
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Post by gogreen » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:32 pm

Have you followed these instructions?
Art
Finale 27
NotePerformer, GPO5, COMB2
MacOS Ventura 13.6.4
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BRHBTHT/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=%22Arthur+J.+Michaels%22&qid=1593016536&sr=8-2

ralphb
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Post by ralphb » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:52 pm

Hello gogreen,

thank you for your reply. I must have missed it, but I followed the instructions now and unfortunately the problem remains...

I've made a video recording of the score playback to make it clearer:

http://www.bernardynet.de/finaleissue.mov

As you can see, the snare roll in the first ending triggers something so that the repetition works properly. The snare roll in bar 14, however, changes nothing, so it can't be the only reason. But then again, in the next section, there are again the drum rolls which "switch" between working properly and playing only every other note.
It seems to be somewhat random.
I should add that yesterday it worked for a while for the whole piece. I've made no significant changes, suddenly the issue came back again.

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zuill
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Post by zuill » Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:38 pm

We might need to examine the actual file to really run proper tests. You might want to add your operating system and version to your profile so you don't need to repeat it in future posts.

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ralphb
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Post by ralphb » Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:48 pm

I've found another thread with this issue:

http://forums.makemusic.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2810

However, they didn't bring it to a final solution, and I have not yet found out which are the missing files.

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Post by BuonTempi » Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:53 pm

ralphb wrote:I'm a bit frustrated, because I paid a fair amount for the Garritan Marching Band sounds and still have no drum set working.
As Garritan and Finale are both MakeMusic products, you should really ask them for support, and if they are unable to make it work, you should ask for your money back.

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Post by ralphb » Tue Jan 03, 2017 5:25 pm

Finally, I fixed it!

If someone als has occurring this issue and is interested in the solution:

Take the VDL General MIDI Set.sfz an replace:

<region> lovel=1 hivel=46 key=38 amplitude=100 tune=0 loop_mode=no_loop sample=DS_SnHit_11_0002102C.audio
<region> lovel=47 hivel=69 key=38 amplitude=100 tune=0 loop_mode=no_loop sample=DS_SnHit_15_0002102C.audio
<region> lovel=70 hivel=111 key=38 amplitude=100 tune=0 loop_mode=no_loop sample=DS_SnHit_19_0002102C.audio

through:

<region> lovel=1 hivel=23 key=38 amplitude=100 tune=0 loop_mode=no_loop sample=DS_SnHit_11_0002102C.audio
<region> lovel=24 hivel=46 key=38 amplitude=100 tune=0 loop_mode=no_loop sample=DS_SnHit_11_0002102C.audio
<region> lovel=47 hivel=69 key=38 amplitude=100 tune=0 loop_mode=no_loop sample=DS_SnHit_15_0002102C.audio
<region> lovel=70 hivel=92 key=38 amplitude=100 tune=0 loop_mode=no_loop sample=DS_SnHit_15_0002102C.audio
<region> lovel=93 hivel=127 key=38 amplitude=100 tune=0 loop_mode=no_loop sample=DS_SnHit_19_0002102C.audio

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gogreen
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Post by gogreen » Wed Jan 04, 2017 1:45 pm

Where did you find this solution?
Art
Finale 27
NotePerformer, GPO5, COMB2
MacOS Ventura 13.6.4
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BRHBTHT/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=%22Arthur+J.+Michaels%22&qid=1593016536&sr=8-2

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