Hello there. I use the TTS1 for almost everything, since I love it, and it's excellent to start composing music, draft sounds and stuff.
 
Problem comes when I use it to play GS compatible MIDI files for the sake of it, as it doesn't respond to patch changes, and I dont know why it doesn't. It drives me mad 'cos it is not used to the full that way.
 
Band in a Box, RealBand, and of course Music Creator 6 Touch are fully compatible with DXi instruments from the get go, but even when I use those, once I load a MIDI file with GS / GM2 patches in it, the TTS1 resorts to the Piano 1 instead of the original patches and that's quite disheartening.
 
Am I missing anything? Any help would be appreciated.

I kind of found where the issue is by asking the author of this video. Some VERY interesting comments from him in that video, for those interested. (remove the spaces in the link, regular links don't seem to work for me)
 
https ://www .youtube. com /watch?v=UWIzlpUQe3Q
 
 

Glad you found some answers, Cose. You had apparently stumped the community with this question. Given that the TTS-1 was originally touted as the software incarnation of Sound Canvas, I would have thought that it supported the entire GS specification. Who'd have guessed you'd find your expert in a guy named Ultimate Doomer...that video brought back fond memories of many happy hours immersed in that little virtual world.

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Glad you found some answers, Cose. You had apparently stumped the community with this question. Given that the TTS-1 was originally touted as the software incarnation of Sound Canvas, I would have thought that it supported the entire GS specification. Who'd have guessed you'd find your expert in a guy named Ultimate Doomer...that video brought back fond memories of many happy hours immersed in that little virtual world.

Well, the guy is a geek of the highest order, but also kind of a genius, very smart, and an inspiration. I am subscribed to him on Youtube. 
 
he he, I kind of stumped away... but I think I got the response I needed after much experimentation and some frustration. This seems to be the best place to ask for me, because this is where I got interested in the TTS1 and MC6 Touch, and it's such a huge community here that it has all kinds. I suppose it's a bit noobie-ish to spam the forum, buuuuuuuut... I still keep coming back to it. xD That's gotta count for something...! 
 
Now that you mention it, the virtual world that it is the use of software synths and stull like that is so varied, and full of possibilities... sometimes you just want to settle down with something that works, a continuous pursuit I have, but you cannot put all of your eggs in one basket; i.e., you can't place your sound worth on the possibilities of one single program, because you learn a bit here and a bit there.
 
I have a few DAWs and MIDI editors and so on, which sometimes creates more hassle than its worth, but when I need something in particular there isn't a single program that does everything for me. And that's another thing...one of the things that always fascinated me more of MIDI -first being it's amazing flexibility- and making music from synths and the like is how one can get it to sound so real.
 
Listening to your music in the background, some fine music in there, some of them with actual voice -like Soldier (the guitar solo is quite nice) and Me in the Back of a Limousine-, not just instrumental and my favourite for now is Just Nod if Your'e in There. I was born in a very rainy region and we're known for being the melancholic type, and that music kind of give me.... feelings...
 
Maybe having a Youtube channel and sharing your music there wouldn't be a bad idea, I think. Thanks for your reply, David.

Nah, making videos is too much work. I have a hard enough time remembering to update my SoundClick page once in a while. Not to mention getting to work finishing any of the dozens of half-completed music projects languishing on disk while I fritter away my days hanging out in places like this.
 
Just Nod is a favorite of mine, too. It was composed during the week immediately following major back surgery, when I was gobbling narcotic pain relievers by the handful. The languid tempo reflects the maximum speed at which my brain could work during that period.

bitflipper
Nah, making videos is too much work. I have a hard enough time remembering to update my SoundClick page once in a while. Not to mention getting to work finishing any of the dozens of half-completed music projects languishing on disk while I fritter away my days hanging out in places like this.
 
Just Nod is a favorite of mine, too. It was composed during the week immediately following major back surgery, when I was gobbling narcotic pain relievers by the handful. The languid tempo reflects the maximum speed at which my brain could work during that period.

No need to make your life difficult, if you can't be bothered with complex things, which anyone should understand.
 
Open Windows Movie Maker (which is superb easy to work with); import a single image for background--->Add YOUR music-->Go to Project-->Fit to Music /the image will display for the same amount of time as your song's duration/. Save it. Done. Upload to Youtube. (less than 2 minutes total)
 
What matters is your music, I'd certainly subscribe. If you wanted to give some movement to your video with a simple image, you just have to go to the Visual Effects tab and select Warp, for instance, or Spin 360º.
 
These effects adapt to the duration of the music, so with Spin 360º, for instance, your image would spin til going back to its original position. Pretty cool and those steps take less than 2 minutes. Trust me on this one, David.
 
If you added more than a single image, say 3, which can be imported in a jiffy and all of them at once, once you import your music, and let's say your song lasts for 1 minute, if you use the Fit to Music option, each image will remain visible for 20 seconds. 20x3=60 seconds, the total duration of your song. That's one of the best things about Windows Movie Maker, it's so easy to use.
 
Wish all the pain you had to go through was worth it at least and you feel better. Just Nod just talks about being a tortured artist. :P

You make it sound easy, Cose. Maybe I will give it try.
 

bitflipper
You make it sound easy, Cose. Maybe I will give it try.
 

It is, most certainly. Just import an image -or various images if you like-, then Add YOUR music, use the Fit to Music option afterwards and the images will adapt to the duration of the song.
 
If you wanted to add a brief text, you would need to go to Captions and write something there. But well... that's optional. Cheers David