why does midi import create multiple samples for one instrument???

[moltres_rider]

I noticed that when importing midi there are like 8 samples for one instrument... like 8 sample for electric guitar when there is only 1 electric guitar instrument. during playback it only uses the first sample...


why does Modplug have the need to create multiple samples for each instrument if it only uses one???

[Saga Musix]

OpenMPT fetches its samples from Windows' built-in soundfont (GM.DLS) be default. Like in most soundfonts, every instrument there is multi-sampled, meaning that several samples are used, depending on the note that is played (for example for C-5 to B-5 it might use samples 1, for C-6 to B-6 it might use sample 2...) - OpenMPT has to import all of these samples of course since I won't know in advance which samples of an instrument will be used, so it just keeps them all.

[moltres_rider]

quick question about that...


will the 'cleanup' option in the 'edit' menu remove the midi samples it doesn't use???

[Saga Musix]

Why don't you try it yourself? If you choose to use "remove unused samples", it will do so.

[moltres_rider]

will cleaning up unused reduce the module file size when saving???

[Saga Musix]

Take a guess.