Soundfont bank names and Cubasis

starless72 · Jul 9, 2003, 02:40 PM

Hi, I see various soundfont name problems mentioned in the past, but none like mine, which I'm experiencing since a lot of time (maybe always, with kX?).

I use Cubasis VST 4.0. It can load soundfonts on its own, via the "Manage" option in the Bank popup menu, and it works quite fine; the first soundfont is loaded into bank 1, the second one in bank 2, and so on.
The problem is that all loaded soundfonts get the name of the most recently loaded one!

A more specific example:
- I open Cubasis, load the "Arco Strings" soundfont, and it correctly shows in the Bank popup menu as "Arco Strings";
- I then load the "Harp Glisses" soundfont;
- now, when I look at the Bank popup menu, I see this:
*Harp Glisses 001
Harp Glisses
The first bank, the one with the asterisk, is actually Arco Strings, and programs and sounds are ok if I select it. Only the name is wrong.
- if I then load another soundfont, let's say "Hammond B3", the menu becomes:
*Hammond B3 002
*Hammond B3 001
Hammond B3
As before, the first two banks are the previously loaded ones, and still work fine. And also the most recently loaded one works fine. Only the names are wrong.

This happens on WinXP, currently with kX 3533b (but also happened with past versions), SBLive Value, first "Synth" MIDI out.
Needless to say, the names are ok with the same Cubasis version and the Creative drivers (although I tested it on a Win98 partition, but I suppose this doesn't make a big difference).

As you can imagine, this is not a great problem, as long as the sounds themselves are ok; it's just a bit annoying because it makes it harder selecting sounds... and who knows, maybe Eugene & c. can easily fix it?

Jul 9, 2003, 02:40 PM	#1
starless72 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Soundfont bank names and Cubasis Hi, I see various soundfont name problems mentioned in the past, but none like mine, which I'm experiencing since a lot of time (maybe always, with kX?). I use Cubasis VST 4.0. It can load soundfonts on its own, via the "Manage" option in the Bank popup menu, and it works quite fine; the first soundfont is loaded into bank 1, the second one in bank 2, and so on. The problem is that all loaded soundfonts get the name of the most recently loaded one! A more specific example: - I open Cubasis, load the "Arco Strings" soundfont, and it correctly shows in the Bank popup menu as "Arco Strings"; - I then load the "Harp Glisses" soundfont; - now, when I look at the Bank popup menu, I see this: Harp Glisses 001 Harp Glisses The first bank, the one with the asterisk, is actually Arco Strings, and programs and sounds are ok if I select it. Only the name is wrong. - if I then load another soundfont, let's say "Hammond B3", the menu becomes: Hammond B3 002 *Hammond B3 001 Hammond B3 As before, the first two banks are the previously loaded ones, and still work fine. And also the most recently loaded one works fine. Only the names are wrong. This happens on WinXP, currently with kX 3533b (but also happened with past versions), SBLive Value, first "Synth" MIDI out. Needless to say, the names are ok with the same Cubasis version and the Creative drivers (although I tested it on a Win98 partition, but I suppose this doesn't make a big difference). As you can imagine, this is not a great problem, as long as the sounds themselves are ok; it's just a bit annoying because it makes it harder selecting sounds... and who knows, maybe Eugene & c. can easily fix it?