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From: NOWAKO09@SNYBUFVA.BITNET (APPLE //GS - THE POWER TO BE YOUR BEST)
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Subject: Re: Creating Instruments from Sounds. . .
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Date: 6 Nov 90 03:22:00 GMT
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        The file format for Music Studio sound files is a modification of
ASIF, which means you can use straight ASIF instruments with Music Studio BUT
if you modify the way they sound by using the Change Instrument (?) selection
in the Goodies menu then it will be saved in this new format and no you won't
be able to use this new instrument with another music package such as Instant
Synthesizer. I don't know what they call this modified ASIF format on the
Music Studio but it changes an instruments file type from BIN to $CA. On
Instant Synthesizer the modified ASIF format is called EAIF Electronic Arts
Instrument Format. And you can't use those kind on Music Studio.
        Hint, if you want to use Soundsmith instruments on Music Studio you
can! Copy all the instrument files out of they're respective folders onto
another disk ('cause Music Studio can't get them out of the SoundSmith
subdirectories) and then just load 'em up! Sounds great! One thing, the waves
for some reason sound funny and you will want to modify them using the Change
Instrument (?) selection in the Goodies menu. Adding sustain and stretching or
squeezing the instrument usually helps. When I first used them I found that
there was a very unpleasent secondary sound attached to most of the instruments,
   like a squeal. I think this is a data line attached to the instrument that
soundsmith uses, dunno. Anyway you can generally only use one of these Soundsmit
   h instruments at a time and MAKE SURE you select IFF CLEAR before loading.

                                                        - Enjoy
                                                        - Joe Nowakowski
                                                        - Nowako09@Snybufva