June 21, 1996

AN_DRUMS.FFF	   10,980 bytes
AN_DRUMS.DAT	1,421,372 bytes
AN_DRUMS.TXT        3,835 bytes

INTRODUCTION:
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One of the wonderful benefits of having RAM-based samples is that if you don't like what you're given, you can change them...

Well, the 1MB ROM patch set that comes with the PnP is OK, and the 4MB patch set is better, but it's still not fantastic.  So here's my interpretation of a good standard drum kit for the GUS PnP.  I've selected patches from ProPats 3.0, ProPatches Lite, original GUS patches, and failing that, my own samples from various sources (mostly my collection of CD's, and an aging Roland LAPC-1.)  All the patches I've recorded are over a year old, and I haven't created new ones yet.  That's because the PnP does not ship with a working patch creator.  Sure, Sound Forge can audition single-sample patches, but if you try to save a patch, you'll get dead air on the GUS when that patch is played.  Go figure.  (I have lots of great samples I've recorded, just waiting to be converted to instrument patches.  I may have to re-install the original GUS drivers, and work with PatchMaker again! ;-))

Since I've never combined all these patches as a single bank before, some of the drum levels will be out relative to each other.  This will be corrected once I can properly save drum patches again.  Once I can save multi-sample patches, I'll also release my instrument patch set.  Currently, that's sitting at about 4.7 MB in size.


HOW TO INSTALL THIS PATCH SET:
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To install this instrument bank, you'll have to copy the .FFF and .DAT files to your hard disk, and edit your IW.INI file that sits in your \ULTRAPNP directory.  Usually, your PnP instrument banks are stored in \ULTRAPNP\PATCHES, but you can store them anywhere you like.  Make a backup copy of your IW.INI file and put it somewhere safe, in case something goes wrong.  Next, open IW.INI in a text editor (notepad in Win95 is good), and look for the following lines:

	[vendors]
	rom_amd_4m=ROMAMDGS_4_2_
	rom_amd_1m=ROMAMDGM_1_1_
	amd_4m=gsfull4m.fff
	amd_1m=gmfull1m.ff8
	default=amd_4m

	[vendor amd_1m]
	gmfull1m.ff8=

	[vendor amd_4m]
	gsfull4m.fff=C:\ULTRAPNP\PATCHES

The above entries are typical if you've installed the 4 MB patch set that came on your PnP CD.  In the [vendors] area, you'll want to add the following line:

	an_pats=gsfull4m.fff,an_drums.fff

This allows you to define a patch set as using the 4MB RAM patch set, and overwrite any common patches with the patches supplied in AN_DRUMS.  Next, modify the default setting in the [vendors] heading to use your new patch sets:

	default=an_pats

Finally, you'll have to a new vendor type which defines where the individual patches are located.  Add a new vendor entry by typing the following:

	[vendor an_pats]
	gsfull4m.fff=c:\ultrapnp\patches
	an_drums.fff=c:\ultrapnp\patches  <--- if this is where you saved them

The file should now look like this:

	[vendors]
	rom_amd_4m=ROMAMDGS_4_2_
	rom_amd_1m=ROMAMDGM_1_1_
	amd_4m=gsfull4m.fff
	amd_1m=gmfull1m.ff8
	an_pats=gsfull4m.fff,an_drums.fff
	default=an_pats

	[vendor amd_1m]
	gmfull1m.ff8=

	[vendor amd_4m]
	gsfull4m.fff=C:\ULTRAPNP\PATCHES

	[vendor an_pats]
	gsfull4m.fff=c:\ultrapnp\patches
	an_drums.fff=c:\ultrapnp\patches

Save the file, and then re-start.  You should now have a new set of drums for your PnP!

Akio Nagatomi
75070.3312@compuserve.com
nagatomi@aol.com

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P.S.	Really observant people may have noticed the first line in the [vendors]
	section.  Apparently, someone out there has (had?) plans for a 4MB ROM
	GS patch set for the AMD Interwave card.  I'd pay extra for that...
