[comp.sys.amiga] sonix use of IFF instruments

baeder@mvcad3.dec.com (D.Scott 617-841-2961 (DTN 237-2961) SHR1 3/E19) (05/23/88)

[Sorry, but all we have is a mail interface to news...]

In...

>Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
>Path: decwrl!purdue!gatech!hubcap!ncrcae!ncr-sd!crash!pro-charlotte.cts.com!billium
>Subject: IMPORTANT!!!!
>Posted: 19 May 88 04:58:35 GMT
>Organization: 
> 
>I've got a very big problem here. I recently got a Perfect Sound sampler, Sonix,
>and Studio Magic thinking that I would be able to create great instruments and
>really good Sonix songs. BIG PROBLEM! Studio Magic makes 5 octave IFF
>instruments. I don't know what Sonix uses! Apparently it isn't IFF. It won't
>load in my instruments, and neither Studio Magic or PLAY (A IFF sampled sound
>player) will load the Sonix instruments on their disk. Sooooooo, I was
>wondering if anyone knew a program to convert IFF to Sonix and vice versa, or
>if anyone knew of a command in Sonix or Studio Magic to do the same thing.
> 
>IFF instruments to Sonix. Anyone know how?
> 
>Thanks
>


Have you looked at the sonix disks???  NOTICE all the instruments have
xxx.INSTR  as the name...SONIX is one of the "brain-damaged" tools that imposes
a strict suffix!  then also note on page 179 of the manual, it goes into how to
"import" an IFF instrument, and transform it into a sonix SS (or sampled sound)
instrumnent.

hope this helps.....


scott
(p.s.  STD disclaimers all apply!)

ljc@otter.hple.hp.com (Lee Carter) (05/27/88)

Yeh, but I for one have *NEVER* got an IFF instrument to work with Sonix,
only anything with an .INSTR suffix.
A program I would highly recmmend is Aegis Audiomaster, which can convert
IFF files to INST files, as well as being a pretty good sample editor.
I currently use it with Perfect Sound and it sounds pretty good.
Lee Carter.
P.S. There is also a little P.D. utility on the disk that disables the low-
pass filter on the A500.