Check New 2.5 Dopamine

Eduardo_Arg · Post by **Eduardo_Arg** » Mon May 18, 2015 3:54 pm

Hi friends:

As many of us, download some time ago, Dopamine 1.7.-
Recently they lunch Dopamine 2.5, with new improvements on sound, pads, & styles.-
I've download this new version and works fine.-
My recomendation: download and enjoy it.-
With regards.
Eduardo

Eduardo_Arg · Post by **Eduardo_Arg** » Mon May 18, 2015 4:00 pm

I forgot to mention, that it works fine on both OS 1.10 & 1.20
For more information see: dopamine4korg.wordpress.com
With regards. Eduardo

wittid · Post by **wittid** » Tue May 19, 2015 10:52 am

I recognized that external Midi will not work with the new 2.5 version - can you please check this. I trigger this with my PC and with the 1.7 it worked fine and I got no sounds with the 2.5.

Thank you.

Eduardo_Arg · Post by **Eduardo_Arg** » Tue May 19, 2015 12:59 pm

Hi Wittid:

I don't understand what you mean with external midi.-
I test it with my controller Oxygen 88 and all works fine.-
If what you mean is midi file, i cant help you, because i use PA600 to reproduce this type of files; in some cases if i need a background sound i play and MP3 file.-
I suggest you to post on dopamine4korg your issue.-
Although i'll try to play some midi files to check what happens.-
With regards.
Eduardo

tacman7 · Post by **tacman7** » Tue May 19, 2015 1:26 pm

I don't think the architecture works like that.

I send midi chords to the pa600 from my DAW for chord recognition.

Changing styles shouldn't have anything to do with the basic functioning of the unit.

I haven't loaded 2.5 yet but I will today if I get time.

tacman7 · Post by **tacman7** » Tue May 19, 2015 1:29 pm

wittid wrote:I recognized that external Midi will not work with the new 2.5 version

You mean it doesn't work on your keyboard?

Or you read it somewhere?

How did you do this recognition?

wittid · Post by **wittid** » Wed May 20, 2015 7:36 am

I play midifiles on my pc with midifile optimizer - with set 1.7 it plays fine on my key, with 2.5 it doesn´t play - i´ll check the difference in the midi settings and will come back to you with the information.

Eduardo_Arg · Post by **Eduardo_Arg** » Wed May 20, 2015 12:54 pm

Hi Wittid:

I've check, and there was no problem with Dopamine 2.5 and midi files.-
I've check with 2 different midi files version SFM & SFM1, and both was reproduce OK.-
As i told you, i don't use any midi file to be played directly on keyboard; take in count that play midi files means use polyphony in extreme.-
I convert midi paragraph i need to MP3, and play MP3 on keyboard.-
Another thing you must take in count is that any midi file you modify using keyboard internal (ROM or RAM files) may not be right reproduce on other players.-
Generally standard midi files were designed to reproduce GM sounds; if you apply Korg sounds code to a midi files, those codes won't be recognized by most Midi Players.-
For playing high quality midi files i use an old hardware made by Roland in tandem with several sound modules; the hardware is MC50 mkii; although to match sounds and efects with my Triton rack module, i tweak midi file with Anvil Studio a software developed specifically to manipulate in deep any SMF (standard midi file).-
Returning to your issue, Dopamine 2.5 - in my case - works fine with SMF.-
Hopping this clear the point, with regards. Eduardo

MamieNova · Post by **MamieNova** » Wed May 20, 2015 9:49 pm

Hello,
As the Dopamine sets don't include GLOBAL folder and files, there's absolutely no change done to your MIDI configuration, whatever the versions.

To Wittid:
Did you unprotect the factory styles and pads just before loading the Dopamine set ?
Did you load the whole set or just some parts ?
Especially, did you load the User Sounds ?
If you didn't, it's possible that some midi channels are assigned to a user voice where the sound is not present. Please check again and tell me. I'll be happy to help you.

wittid · Post by **wittid** » Thu May 21, 2015 8:59 am

Hello,

I load the complete set.

Is it necessary to unprotect the styles and the pads?
I never did this until I stay with Korg (about 10 years) to load a set.
Why is this necessary?

MamieNova · Post by **MamieNova** » Thu May 21, 2015 6:52 pm

Many Factory banks were not full in styles and pads, so in Dopamine, I filled these banks with other styles. So yes, you'll get a big benefit to unprotect the factory pads and styles.

Have a look to the documentation included in the set, especially the excel file, you'll get the full list of the 1200 styles.

Note that for the factory sounds banks, it's not possible to do the same.