Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth

The MS wavetable SW synth is pretty weak.  The Roland VSC33 that comes with BIAB is much better and almost equals the hardware synths on a SoundBlaster Audigy sound card.   And with the latest version of BIAB, they provide wav files for actual drum samples - not MIDI files - and they are much better. 

 

I have the latest BIAB version.  I have a SB Audigy 2 Platinum EX, the model with the external I/O console, rather than the internal that you have.  You would have to remove one of the CD/DVD drives in order to install the SB internal I/O console (reason I went with the external).  If one of the drives is a combo CD/DVD burner, keep that drive as it will do all you need - just you won't be able to do a direct disc to disc copy, however you could put the other drive in an external USB case and use it as a USB connected drive and it will still give you the full capability you have now with the two drives. 

Hey Thanks a lot for the reply. I am having trouble with BIAB. I cant play a rendered wav file in Media Player or Music Match ,although they play in BIAB and Powertracks. I get my audio track ,but not the bb track. I thought it was the audio device (wavetable) as the culprit.. so if I am using the Roland VSC ,I should be good? What do I need to do in regards to settings on the computer to make sure the VSC will work properly. I have rendered using the VSC but the latency was off and I could not adjust  the sync of the tracks. Any advice on this would be gratefully accepted.

Thanks, Bossman 1

I don't use the Roland VSC (I use the SoundBlaster Hardware Synth in my SB Audigy 2).  But, one one musician's forum that I visit, the VSC is being used by many of the people there. 

 

But, make sure the VSC is the default MIDI playback device in the BIAB setups. 

 

I don't know why the rendered wav file only plays in certain media players.  If it's a wav file it shouldn't matter.  maybe it's not being rendered correctly?  and could be a problem with the setup or the MIDI synth.

fireberd,do you have any idea why the latency is off when I use vsc ,or dxi?

I ran the gammet of settings from 100 -1997 with no noticable change in the latency.

thanks Bossman 1

 

Incidently the complete files play in media player when I use these methods . But the latency is off.

I've only used the BIAB render to wav function one time - just to see how it worked and didn't notice any latency issues with the file that I rendered.  As I use the Hardware synth in my SoundBlaster card, I don't have any issues with the software synths. 

 

Sorry, don't have any info on that.