Turning on reverb for GM synth

MaxMSP

jason bradberry

I just read in the 'Max Topics' manual pdf (for max 4.6) that reverb ca be turned on for the DLS general midi synth.

It states that i should use the following message to turn reverb on:

;# SM driver reverb 1/0

but it doesnt say what i should send that message to?

Also, im assuming that portname is AU DLS Synth 1?

Anyone know how to do this?

Thanks!

mzed

Quote: jason bradberry wrote on Thu, 01 May 2008 11:18
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> I just read in the 'Max Topics' manual pdf (for max 4.6) that reverb ca be turned on for the DLS general midi synth.
>
> It states that i should use the following message to turn reverb on:
>
> ;# SM driver reverb 1/0
>
> but it doesnt say what i should send that message to?
>
> Also, im assuming that portname is AU DLS Synth 1?
>
> Anyone know how to do this?
>
> Thanks!
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Put the magic message in a message box and click on it. (Or, bang it.) ";" is magic, old school way of sending a message, in this case to #SM, which is internal to the Max application. Note the space between ; and #SM, and no space in #SM.

jason bradberry

Hmm, i tried this again and it doesnt give an error message but i cant hear any reverb when i turn it on!

jason bradberry

Heres my attempt at getting this to work. Can anyone help work out how to get this working?

Max Patch

Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

Gary Lee Nelson

Try FluidSynth~

Cheers
Gary Lee Nelson
TIMARA Department
Oberlin College
www.timara.oberlin.edu/GaryLeeNelson

On May 3, 2008, at 6:31 PM, Jason Bradberry wrote:

>
> Hmm, i tried this again and it doesnt give an error message but i
> cant hear any reverb when i turn it on!

jason bradberry

I think after opening up the DLS synth in logic i will have to find a way of changing the reverb volume, as thats how reverb is set on the DSL synth interface in logic.

Thanks for the link to fluidsynth Gary, but i think im gonna stick with the DSL if its possible.

jason bradberry

If anyone else was wondering about how to do this, i found a way, using the CC number 91 for reverb depth, and sending a value of 0 - 127 through pgmout.

Max Patch

Copy patch and select New From Clipboard in Max.

jason bradberry

Strangely, after getting this to work the other day, its now decided not to work today!

I havent changed anything since my last post.

Is there a bug with the AU DLS Synth that might affect this?