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From: jf4@bonnie.UUCP (John Fourney)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: trading patches
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Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 16:08:34 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  1 16:08:34 1985
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Hello again
Is anyone out there interested in trading patches for
their various axes?  I have a DX7 and have accumulated a
number of interesting sounds.  I've seen patches advertised
for $20 to $200 - but I think we can beat that.
Isn't that what a good users group is for?
Well that's what I think we need.

Let's say we have 10 DX7 owners - then the prices are
more reasonable - $2 - $20.  Right?  ( all you non-anarchists
need not reply)
I have a friend who bought the Music Data analog patches for
$200.00.
What a waste!  It seems that most owners are attracted to say
10% of the patches.  Well, anyway I got my version of the Music
Data patches for considerably less (tongue in cheek here).

They have a nice acoustic piano patch - sounds a bit thin up top
though.  Has anyone got a convincing upper middle range piano patch
yet?  The music data patch is a monster on the low end.  Maybe 
someone can start with it and take car of the treble.

I have a nice B3 patch and beautiful high strings.
Never thought you could get one - didja?

So what I'm suggesting is creating a file that can be filled in
with all the data for programming a given synth.  It's a matter
of taking the page out of the users manual and entering it into a
file.  Then we have a standard for filling in the blanks and posting
or sending info for all of us to have fun with.

Someday when the different MIDI computer interfaces standardize
(don't hold your breath) we could send a file to be directly loaded
into the synth.  But in the meantime....

Patches will probably be most popular for the DX7, the Poly 800,
the Poly 61, Juno106, DX9, and the Memorymoog.
Any others out there?
what do you think?