SOUND CANVAS..........
1. First Thing to do is go to Control Panel, MultiMedia, and Select the AUDIO TAB and Playback and select Roland VSC as your playback device.
2. Next select the MIDI TAB and select for Midi Output, Roland VSC.
3. Next Import your song into Sound Canvas and Play....
the Original Musician either used GS or GM2 (which will light up on the panel). If musician used GS and you click on GM2 all instruments change to Piano. If musican used GM2 and you click on GS all instruments change to Piano. You must keep the original GS or GM2 to see and hear the original instruments the musician chose.
4. You can't add an instrument that is not there, you can, but with a Keyboard with a Midi Output and a program like Sonar XL.
5. You can change the Volume of the overall song as well as each instrument.
Volume
PanPot
Expression
Reverb
Chorus
Delray
FUNCTION BUTTONS
Volume Button....click on to see the volume each instrument as been assigned, if the instrument playing the Melody is too loud simply decrease the volume.
Reverb Button....click on to see the amount of reverb each instrument as been assigned, experiment with the settings.
Chorus Button...MY FAVORITE...click on to see how the instruments sounds are enhanced. Love this button, especially on a Virbraphone
Here is what I do, kinda quick and dirty....
1. Load your midi song and play in Sound Canvas
2. Make the changes you want
3. While the music is playing click on the SETUP BUTTON
4. Click on the "ALL OFF" Button
5. Un-check the "RECEIVE ALL" Button
6. Click on APPLY and then OK.
5. Click on your AUDIO CONV Button
6. The "Convert with the same settings as those used for the song" should have a "Dot" in the Circle.
7. Then simply Click Save.......
8. That should do it.
ALSO.....
1. Go Control Panel / Multimedia
2. Click on the MIDI Tab
3. Make sure that "Roland VSC" is highlighted.
4. Click on Apply and OK.
5. You should Mute the Melody Track if you are going to make a Wave File to sing to, as you will be singing the Melody Track.......George has explain this in detail in the forums.
6. If you have Roland set up correctly you should not be getting a Harmonica Sound when Piano is selected.
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