AN_PAT02.ZIP
November 14, 1994

16-bit sampled patches for the Gravis Ultrasound card.  Patches created using
MS Quick Recorder, MS Sound Recorder, Winsoft SoundStation and Patchmaker
Lite.  Hardware includes Roland LAPC-1 and Gravis Ultrasound Max, Toshiba
XM-3301B and Sanyo CDR-H94SMV CD-ROM drives.

AN_DGTR1.PAT  -  Distorted guitar a la Boston.  (seemed reasonable at the 
		 time!)	 Sampled at 44.1 KHz, 16-bit mono.  A little more
		 bite than your standard GUS patches, with a minor memory 
		 penalty.

AN_EBAS1.PAT  -  Electric bass from personal audio clip.  Sampled at 44.1
		 KHz, 16-bit mono. I needed a specific patch for some Pink 
		 Floyd-esque stuff, and came up with this.
 
AN_GPNO1.PAT  -  Is it just me, or are all the decent-sounding piano patches
		 ridiculously large?  Well, this is a modified version from
		 one of the Bosendorf patches, and it's still huge. I guess
		 I'll have to spend some time in front of the ol' Yamaha
		 grand.  (Actually, there are several very important reasons
		 why some acoustic instrument patches get very large.  And
		 long sustains are only a part of the reason!)
 
AN_TRMP1.PAT  -  Solo trumpet.  The GUS version sounds far too mellow for use
		 in say, a march or fanfare.  Here's my answer, but I had to
		 make some concessions due to size.  The loop points will
		 cause a minor but audible "click" on long sustained notes.
		 Until I can find a decent .WAV editor, it's either this or
		 a 300K patch file.  Guess which version won?  (This sounds
		 great in conjunction with the timpani patch I created on 
		 some files such as DS9.MID, FINALE.MID and LASTSTAR.MID.) 

You may have noticed a pattern to the way I've been naming my patches.  It 
makes it easier to organize my personal patches versus the stock GUS set.  
(I've also done this with the ProPat set, renaming them using a PP_ prefix 
on the patches.)  I'd like to suggest that anyone who creates patches they
release for distribution do the same.  Pick two letters/numbers that are
unique; i.e, not part of any other patch set, and tag all the files you
release with the prefix.  (Maybe Tom Roscoe might consider using PP or P3 
as a prefix?)

The AN_PAT series is not exactly what you'd call professional quality.  It's
just not possible with the equipment I'm using.  I created the patches to 
fill a personal need for some very specific instruments.  Luckily, the 
Gravis Ultrasound and associated software makes it fairly easy to do.  

Comments?  Suggestions?  Peeves?  Drop a line to me at:

	Akio Nagatomi
	2202, 501 - 40 Avenue N.W.
	Calgary, Alberta CANADA
	T2K 5S5

or, if you like, e-mail me on Compu$erve at 75070, 3312.

Akio Nagatomi
November 14, 1994.