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Version 2
April 2005
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The Gold Sound Database is a
set of high-quality digital sounds, designed to be used in the
Myriad software programs. The Gold Sound Database includes the
whole sounds of the General Midi 2 specification, as well as many
additional sounds.
Thus, the Gold Sound Database improves not only the quality of
tunes the software plays, but also the quality of WAV, AIFF, Vorbis
Ogg or MP3 files the software exports.
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System requirements
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The recommended configuration is the following :
For Mac OS:
-about 1 GB of free space on Hard Disk
-a PPC processor at 350 MHz
-Melody Assistant version 7.0 or more, or Harmony Assistant 9.0 or
more
-about 64 MB of free memory
For Windows:
-about 1 GB of free space on Hard Disk
-a Pentium II processor at 400 MHz
-Melody Assistant version 7.0 or more, or Harmony Assistant 9.0 or
more
-about 64 MB of free memory
Some
samples
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You can listen to the sounds provided in the Gold Sound base on
a special demo page.
Please note : for downloading time reasons, samples are compacted
in MP3 format so quality is lower than sounds provided.
 Go to the GOLD Sounds demo page
Purchase
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The High Quality Sound Base GOLD is sold US$ 37 ( 30 euros ).
This price includes a CD-ROM and its postal delivery to your
home.
All accepted payment methods are described here.
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FAQ
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What is the difference between the
Gold Sound Database and other sound databases in term of quality
?
For any of the digital instruments in a sound database, there can
be several samples. For example, a low-pitched note of a piano does
not sound the same as the stretched sound of a high-pitched note.
In previous sound bases (GMSEBASE, GMWEBASE, GMLTBASE, etc), there
was generally only one sample per instrument. In the Gold Sound
Database, most of the instruments are made of several sounds, that
will be selected according to the note pitch to be played. Some
instruments, called "multi-layer", also include several sounds
according to the velocity (power) of the note to be played, which
brings more nuance in your dynamics. These sounds are maked in the
sound list by an icon featuring several blue overlapped notes.
To reduce space and download time, old sound bases were packed
using a "destructive" packing scheme. This packing results in a
loss of quality in the sound (breath, distortion...). Sounds in the
Gold Sound Database are packed on this CD-ROM using a lossless
packing, and unpacked while installed. This is the guarantee of an
optimal sound quality.
At last, on top of all the sounds of the General Midi 2
specification, the Gold Sound Database provides additional sounds,
as well chromatic than percussive. These additional sounds are
written in blue in the sound list.
What happens if I make a piece using
the Gold Sound Database, then I send it to somebody who does not
own this sound base ?
The matching instruments in the sound database of this person
will be chosen instead of those you selected. A warning message
will be displayed to tell him that the result might be different
from what the author expected. However, sound database are designed
to be compatible. Of course, the overall quality will be poorer
without the Gold Sound Database.
What happens if I own the Gold Sound
Database and I load a piece that has been created without it ?
When loading a .mus file created without the Gold Sound Database
or when importing a MIDI, ABC file, etc., instruments are converted
between old and new sound specification. You can define your own
conversion settings through "Configuration>Sound base>Define
preferred sounds". Of course, these settings do not affect the user
instruments in the file (if any).
Can I download the Gold Sound
Database ?
No, sorry. The GOLD Sound database is available on CD-ROM
only.
But it is probable that some instrument updates will be available
on this Web site.
How to uninstall the GOLD Sound
database ?
You can have to uninstall the GOLD sound database, for example if
you sell your computer.
In the “Configuration>Sound database" menu, select the
“Gold” sound database, then, in the same menu
"Uninstall the current sound database". All files of the GOLD sound
database will be erased.
See also...
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Virtual Singer : additional module
that sings lyrics of your songs in multiple languages or voices
(man, woman, child...)
You can even define your own voices.
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 Melody Assistant: both a score editor and a
digital synthesizer, it is the essential companion of your
creativity.
Nothing is out of its potential, from the classic music notation,
to the Gregorian notation or the tablatures ! |
 Harmony Assistant : It is an enriched version of
Melody Assistant. It offers even more powerful features, that you
will probably appreciate :
Click here for a list of the
differences between these two products. |
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