March 2003 - Doggiebox - lists.zygoat.ca

Midi Import
by Mikhael 22 May '03

22 May '03

I know this question has probably already been asked, but does Doggiebox support Midi Import of drum tracks? Thanks, Mike

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1.0.2 beta posted (1A10)
by Ben Kennedy 31 Mar '03

31 Mar '03

Hi all, A new beta version of Doggiebox is available for all registered users to download and play with. Here's what's new: - Added support for two new sound file formats: FastTracker 2 (XI) import and Portable Voice Format (PVF) import/export. - Fixed a problem where sound files with uppercase filename extensions (e.g. ".WAV" instead of ".wav") would not be recognized. - Added support for exporting the current selection, and added a menu command for playing the current selection. - Improved the export dialog to remember the most recently used file format. - Attempted to fix compatibility problem with BIAS Deck/Peak by adding HFS file type for exported AIFF and WAVE files -- does this work? Download it at <http://www.doggiebox.com/distribution/Doggiebox-1A10.sit>. Of particular interest to me is whether those of you using BIAS products continue to have problems using exported song files in Peak or Deck. I have been following the issue up on several fronts, and the best conclusion so far is that there are minor bugs in both the Finder and in the BIAS apps which sometimes incorrectly identify AIFF files generated by Doggiebox. I have made a change so that HFS type/creator tags are added to AIFF and WAV exported files, which may help various apps recognize the files properly despite the presence or lack of filename extension. -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Drum icons from Ben's Premier Kit
by Ben Kennedy 25 Mar '03

25 Mar '03

Hi all, I have posted an archive containing the images files I used for drum icons in the Ben's Premier Kit distributed with Doggiebox, per popular request. They're PDF's, and much bigger than they need to be; in retrospect, small TIFFs or GIFs would probably be more efficient. But here they are. http://www.doggiebox.com/distribution/BensKitGraphics.sit Enjoy, -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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Re: [MAILER-DAEMON@reverb.zygoat.ca: failure notice]
by Ben Kennedy 25 Mar '03

25 Mar '03

On 21 3 2003 at 2:21 pm -0500, Will Benton wrote: >I am a subscriber (willb(a)cs.wisc.edu) but this message bounced. Can you >fix it? Will, any luck on this yet -- have you tried to re-subscribe? I'll answer your questions below since I haven't yet :) > 1. Are the icons that come with the stock kit available anywhere? Not at present, but I will post them, as a few people have asked. In the near future I want to improve the kit editor so that you can drag out the icons right from there. > 2. Is the dbkit format documented anywhere? It would be ultra > convenient if I could make a command-line utility to create > drum kits from directories of samples. The format is not documented publicly yet, though it is fairly straightforward based on Cocoa archive serialization. If you're familiar with cocoa and want to pursue this, I'd be happy to work with you. That's a neat idea. -b -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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The AIFF problem
by Ben Kennedy 21 Mar '03

21 Mar '03

Folks, Delving into this AIFF-output compatibility issue, it's starting to become apparent that there is likely a problem with both the Finder and BIAS Peak and Deck. I received this from BIAS tech support: >Known issue in Peak: >The open dialogue will often not allow you to open certain "legal" file type. >work around: set file type in open dialog to "all documents" NOT "all >known documents" or drag the file onto the Peak icon. Now, I still don't know why the Finder is sometimes showing Doggiebox's AIFF files as type AIFC. The files themselves do not contain any AIFC chunk, nor is the filename extension ".aifc". I don't know why the Finder wants to think they are AIFC. So in practice, it seems like this is a Peak/Deck issue. Question: has anyone had problems using AIFF output in any OTHER applications besides Deck/Peak? -ben -- Ben Kennedy, chief magician zygoat creative technical services 613-228-3392 | 1-866-466-4628 http://www.zygoat.ca

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28" Marching Bass Drum
by Billy Krahl 21 Mar '03

21 Mar '03

Hi Ben, I enjoy doggiebox. I am deaf and like to create some "deaf music" which means lots of kick drum beats. However, I need more power than kick drum. That is, more "feel" from the beat rather than "hear". How about 28" Marching Bass Drum? This "deafinitely" put a booming jolt thru the body! Does anyone have a kit for that to be used on doggie box? Billy IBM Software Tester--Dokimazo pas (translates to: test, examine, prove, or scrutinise all things) - 1 Thes 5:21

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No problem in ProTools Free
by MATTYJOE＠aol.com 21 Mar '03

21 Mar '03

Hey, Just to chime in on the AIFF compatibility issue, I've exported a 1:30 aiff from doggiebox and used it as a track in ProTools Free with no problem. Seeya, Matt

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AIFF format
by lee gummerman 19 Mar '03

19 Mar '03

I'm having an odd problem with AIFF files exported from DoggieBox. Though they open and play fine in QT player, I can't seem to open them in Deck (via "Add sound to library"). I am able to access them in Deck if I first open and re-save the file in Amadeus II, even though I leave the format (44.1 Khz, 16 bit) the same. One difference I notice is that in Finder, the DB output's "Kind" is shown as "AIFC Audio", where Amadeus's is "Audio IFF Document". Do you know what the distinction is? -- Lee

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crashes
by Greg Williamson 04 Mar '03

04 Mar '03

doggiebox (latest rebuild) crashes on my G4 powerbook immediately after launch. does anyone have any suggestions? -- Greg Williamson Brisbane, Australia http://www.ozemail.com.au/~gpw http://homepage.mac.com/jayavant/ "It's perfectly monstrous how people say things behind one's back that are absolutely true." - Oscar Wilde

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just some ideas...
by Justin M. 04 Mar '03

04 Mar '03

I haven't been able to use the new build yet because of the package problem...which is odd, since I'm set up as the admin and haven't had the problem before...but here are just a few questions/comments from a guitarist using doggiebox with a home studio. 1) I think someone else might have mentioned individual volume controls for each drum, but I'd like to expand a little on that, since I'm not sure exactly what they had in mind. I'd like to see the controls set in the score itself, and what would be even handier is a crescendo feature of some sort so that I could do something like have a snare or kick beat grow louder to lead into a chorus. If that makes sense...I'm obviously not as up on some of the technical aspects, and I suspect a lot of people like me would like a feature like that rather than setting an individual volume on each drumbeat, which is the only other way I could think of to do it. 2) When I'm adding bars, the bars always come in at the beginning...it's not too much of a problem now that I plan for it, but I pretty much just sit down with a short sketch of the song on headphones and map out how I want to do the drums, and since I'm never sure of how many bars the song actually has, it becomes a bit of a problem when I realize I'm short. I also had some trouble copying and pasting measures...I can't remember if it took out the entire bar or how it worked when I tried (I pretty much just gave up, I have a short a attention span), but it would be great if there were separate features to copy and paste both the bar itself or just the contents of the bar into another bar...again, if that makes sense. 3) Have you thought about adding stereo functionality to individual drum lines? It might be there and I'm missing it...I haven't had a chance to play with the program as much as I'd like. But it would be nice to be able to pan a drum into the left or right channel instead of having everything centered. I've found some ways to deal with that in mixing, but I've recently regressed from using ProTools to using my trusty Tascam (I don't know why, I just prefer analog recording, even on a four-track) and so I don't have the luxury of nearly limitless tracks like I used to. 4) I might be the only one with the problem, but my computer does something weird when I try to export to .aiff...basically it tells me it's been exported, and it will then sit there until I force it to cancel. If I cancel too early, the .aiff doesn't play. I'm not sure what the time limit I have to let it sit there is...something more than five minutes and less than an hour. 5) Are there or will there be more possible sounds on the registered version? As I've said, I'm not a drummer, and I won't be importing any sounds myself...some things like brush work and stuff like that would be awesome. 6) I think maybe someone has mentioned this, but it would be nice if there was a separate selector on the left for things like the muted snares and so on rather than using the pull down menus. Just some thoughts, like I said...this is a great program and I'm amazed at how realistic a sound you can get from it. My main problem with using drum tracks and so on is they always sound like a drum machine, and I don't get that feeling nearly as much with doggiebox. Apologies in advance for anything I've mentioned that's already gone through the idea wringer. -Justin _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

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