… i was searching for a cheap soundmodule… and came back to this… and its midi cc-able..:http://serdaco.com/downloads/X2/X2_Documentation/X2_5504_SPECIAL_MIDISPECS.PDF
ok there is this *.dxb [dreamsoundbank-format] which is a single binary file which, what seems somewhat closed (except you have +€650 for a editor),
so there are no user-patches possible > except you have the money… but mostley as artist you have the art and time and not the money… so one comes the nothing other… and since 2016 there was no grow in his soundbanks (of course!!!) you can download 3 of them.
info from 2016… dont know if there is anynews:
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If you want to make your own soundbanks on your own pc, well this is how it can be done :
To edit + compile banks into this ‘Dream 5000’ proprietary binary format, you need the Dream 5000 SDK (http://www.profusionplc.com/parts/sam5000-sdk).
This is a hardware+software bundle which works well, but is fairly expensive (list price was 650 euro +VAT last year).
This toolkit allows to import wav files, and access to all synth engine parameters of the dream, to create professional soundbanks.
It has no soundfont import function, but it uses an XML based format (+ wav files) for storing your instrument/bank projects, so in theory you can make a tool that
generates data that can be read by the bank compiler.
And there actually is one person I know, who’s working on generating this XML format : Garth from Chicken Systems (he also has the Dream 5000 SDK).
I am helping him test the Dream XML driver he is developing for his Translator Hi Tech edition software.
This 299$ software package allows to read many soundbank formats (including soundfonts) and export to Dream XML format http://www.chickensys.com/products/tran … hitech.php.
It is really powerful software, but there are not many users for the Dream driver, which makes slow but steady progress.
Melodic instruments already convert fairly well (still needs some manual tweaking), drum bank support using the different ‘drum’ bank structure format is still under development.
So yes to convert an individual saxophone or piano bank, i think it is already up to it, for musicians. It does a large amount of the job for you.
so whats the deal with “dream”? I dont have a good feeling when looking on this lack of user-bank…
maybe this is more a way to go…https://www.tindie.com/products/monkeeeys/midi-sound-module/
if you just want to play sf2 files… (i know this here is for soundcards… but in fact the dream pcb could be used in a midibox environment to… so..)
