Style Manager Universal - Released

mrniceneasy · Post by **mrniceneasy** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:37 pm

Thanks for the empty Database James. I'm relieved that it wasn't me doing something wrong. I have now added some 2000+ named styles to the favourites bank in Korg format pa1x to my copy of the Database. Have loads more to do for Korg yet including all my own pa2x styles. The Database is growing. I'm concentrating on Korg styles at the moment as I do convert a lot of styles to Korg. I'll leave my collection of 100,000 other manufacturer styles for now which would take forever as they are all single styles....

I see the Question from Janusz and I seem to remember that you mentioned a 'suppository' where the amalgamated Database's would be stored. Is that correct? Are you going to create a'Master' Database and merge all the uploaded User Databases yourself?

Rob Sherratt · Post by **Rob Sherratt** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:45 pm

mrniceneasy wrote:I seem to remember that you mentioned a 'suppository' where the amalgamated Database's would be stored. Is that correct?

Ouch ... that 'suppository' seems like a pain in the b***side, 'piles' of work

mrniceneasy · Post by **mrniceneasy** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:42 pm

Hi Rob, 'I agree it's good to laugh

I think with all the styles that actually are out there. If they did get added to a Master Database we could end up with one Gig [Big] Suppository, Ouch! that would hurt !!!!

Post by **Sharp** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:16 pm

Hi jnow4321

Does this program is possible to convert a style from Tyros1 to Pa2x?

No, not at this moment in time.

My focus right now is providing the platform that allows you all to start collecting styles and sharing them with each other. You will also find that once the main database starts getting updated that the files submitted will very likely have conversion of everything your after anyway.

The Tyros has been converted to Pa2X format long ago already. The problem is the files are scattered all over the net and hard to find.

Hopefully if everyone starts using SMU then that problem will be solved.

Can we assume a page where users from around the world can add their style to many popular instruments and styles to download it
(sorry for my bad english)

Yes, that's coming.

Regards
Sharp.

Post by **Sharp** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:24 pm

mrniceneasy wrote:I think with all the styles that actually are out there. If they did get added to a Master Database we could end up with one Gig [Big] Suppository, Ouch! that would hurt !!!!

lol..... Don't worry about large suppositories, all painful difficulties have been well planned for.

There is a very good reason why you login to the program as if your on a Network.

Regards
Sharp.

jnow4321 · Post by **jnow4321** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:30 pm

That's all for my bad english language.
Do not laugh with a friend, who does not understand everything

Rob Sherratt · Post by **Rob Sherratt** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:55 pm

jnow4321 wrote: That's all for my bad english language.
Do not laugh with a friend, who does not understand everything

Hi Janus,

Don't worry no-one is laughing about you, your English is very good. Hopefully this might explain the joke between Keith, Sharp and me ...

Many jokes rely on similar words that are deliberately confused. It's called a "Malaprop-ism" after a character called Mrs. Malaprop in a comedy play written by Richard Sheridan in 1775. There are two similar words in English:

Repository - another word for a database, or somewhere you store something. In other words, a repository is something you put things in ... to help prevent a mess.

Suppository - something that cures a disease that afflicts many older people and makes it painful when passing solids. In other words, a suppository is something you put in ... well ... to help make a mess.

Nowadays, the word "Malapropism" is going out of fashion. The current favorite replacement is "Bush-ism" after two former US presidents who said things like:

"I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well." - George Bush Jr., on Jan. 29, 2001

"Fluency in English is something that I'm often not accused of." —George Bush Sr., in 1989

And I invite anyone who is defended by this massage to apprehend me

(defended == offended)
(massage == message)
(apprehend == reprehend)

Regards,
Rob

mrniceneasy · Post by **mrniceneasy** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:59 pm

Hi Janusz, no one is laughing at you, it's just Brit Humour and no harm in it. The laugh is on me actually for my typo error of 'suppositories' instead of 'Repositories'. Sorry for any misunderstanding

Rob Sherratt · Post by **Rob Sherratt** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:06 pm

mrniceneasy wrote:Hi Janusz, no one is laughing at you, it's just Brit Humour and no harm in it. The laugh is on me actually for my typo error of 'suppositories' instead of 'Repositories'. Sorry for any misunderstanding

I thought you used "suppositories" deliberately, Keith

mrniceneasy · Post by **mrniceneasy** » Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:09 pm

I'm saying no more Rob otherwise I might be heading for the great black hole.......

mrniceneasy · Post by **mrniceneasy** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:44 am

Hi James, back on a more serious note here. Would it be possible to add to the Category List - 'Entertainer' ALSO on the Source Format 'Midi' for those that create their own styles from Midi files?

Post by **Sharp** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:50 pm

Yes, if people could maybe make a list of what keyboards and other categories they would like to see added, I can do the lot in one go.

Regards
Sharp.

mrniceneasy · Post by **mrniceneasy** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 4:59 pm

Sharp wrote:Yes, if people could maybe make a list of what keyboards and other categories they would like to see added, I can do the lot in one go.
Regards
Sharp.

H James. I would like to see in General the following keyboards as conversions can be done to and from them also......I would think just the name of the manufacturer would suffice....
Technics
Wersi
Gem
Kawaii

What is the situation regarding adding latest keyboard conversions as I see that T3 is listed? I realise that is a sticky question....

Post by **Sharp** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:39 pm

I would think just the name of the manufacturer would suffice....

Thanks but I'd need specific model numbers because a KN 7000 file is never going to load into a KN 6000 for example.

The Technics one's I'd know of are.....

Technics KN 7000
Technics KN 5000
Technics KN 3000
Technics KN 2000
Technics KN 1000
Technics KN 800

If anyone has more makes and models they want added, please post everything you can think of and I'll get the lot added in the next update.

What is the situation regarding adding latest keyboard conversions as I see that T3 is listed? I realise that is a sticky question....

I have no problem with that because they don't provide any copyright information at all with their products. So long as people are not selling files, then there is no issue as far as I'm concerned.

Regards
Sharp.

mrniceneasy · Post by **mrniceneasy** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:54 pm

I have some T3 converetd styles and didn't wish to upset the apple Cart..

Here is a list of Keyboards that are compatible to each other or not as the case may be. For eg Gem WG2/WS400 are compatible keyboards but not with the rest of the Range...A little bit of exception with Roland as I've found most all Roland types of style will play in the G70/E80 with a little tweaking much like Yamaha except T3 which needs software conversion backwards to work.

Technics
kn 800/770
kn 1000/750
kn 2000/1200
kn 3000/3500
kn 1500/920
kn 5000
kn 6000/6500
kn 7000

Roland
E96/86/66 RA95
E600/500/300 KR750
G800/600 RA800
G1000 EM2000
VA 7/76/5
EXR Series
G70
E50/60/80

Ketron
Solton MS 3/4/5
MS 40/50/60/100
Ketron X1/X4
SD1
XD9/XD3

Wersi
Pegasus/Performer/PhonX
Pegasus2/Pegasus+/Performer+/PhonX+
Open Art System

Gem
WS2/WS400
WX2/WX400
WK2/3
WK4
WK6/8
Genesys/Pro/SG-1

Hope that is helpful