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KORG_Read_pcg

Reading the .pcg-fileformat for KORG synths

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Reads files in .pcg-format; many Synths from KORGs e.g. the Triton line of synths can store and load these files, for sharing sound data between different synths like Triton, Triton LE, Karma, Triton Extreme, X50 etc. However some are not capable of loading samples, just sound settings, due to the lack of sample ram memory and sampling feature. .pcg-files can be found e.g. in the download-section of korgforums.com http://www.korgforums.com/downloads.htm

I started this project around July 2009 after i bought my very portable X50-Synth. It is just a tiny sample project. Maybe it can not read every pcg-file, but it could serve as a starting point for your own implementations, or maybe just in case you want to see whats inside this or that pcg-file.

Click File->Open (e.g. "Yamaha Guitar\GUITAR.PCG") or maybe just drag'n'drop a pcg-file from windows explorer onto TR-Reader. TR-Reader tries to read the file, please be patient for a second or two. In the textbox it shows some informations about the read chunks. Now click "View->Show Samples" and you can step through the samples (.KSF) in the Listbox on the left (if there are any). On the right click the button "Wave" in menu File click "Save All wav" (please be patient) now if you click the "Play"-button you can audition the samples (if there are any). Maybe also have a look at this KORG related project: https://github.com/OlimilO1402/KORG_Read_DS8syx

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