dd4 to wav converter link

[Krillo]

Here's a link to an application which allowes splitting dd4 multi-samples to individual wav-files. Please note that the settings within the .mid file that manipulates filters, pitch-bend etc are lost. This means that the resulting wav-files may not sound identical to them being played by the dd4 module.

www.mediafire.com/file/glijz5y97lbg9uo/ddrum4wav.exe

[paulf707]

Hi
Thanks for this - really useful.
I've started experimenting with this, and had some success. But I've got one sound - SNRE 572 - that only seems to produce one WAV file. Looking at the output from tool, it seems there are 8 samples, but they are all set to gain 7 (which I assume is why only 1 WAV is produced perhaps it is producing 8 WAVs but all with the same name?).

name SNRE_572 Gaynor shot1, type CDD4, blocks 214
param 0, sample 0, amp 90, start 0, count 28, zone 0, gain 7
param 1, sample 1, amp 90, start 28, count 27, zone 0, gain 7
param 2, sample 2, amp 90, start 55, count 26, zone 0, gain 7
param 3, sample 3, amp 90, start 81, count 25, zone 0, gain 7
param 4, sample 4, amp 90, start 106, count 27, zone 0, gain 7
param 5, sample 5, amp 90, start 133, count 26, zone 0, gain 7
param 6, sample 6, amp 90, start 159, count 27, zone 0, gain 7
param 7, sample 7, amp 90, start 186, count 27, zone 0, gain 7
sample 0, 0.94 s
sample 1, 0.90 s
sample 2, 0.86 s
sample 3, 0.83 s
sample 4, 0.90 s
sample 5, 0.86 s
sample 6, 0.90 s
sample 7, 0.90 s
press enter to quit


Is there any way to overcome this?

[Krillo]

SNRE 572 is a rimshot, one layer only. Filenames of samples with multiple layers usually (always?) end with 7S or 6S for the number of layers.

[paulf707]

If you listen to the mid file in the original ddrum4tool.exe program it plays 8 sounds - they are not as obviously different as the 8 snare sounds, but (to my ears) they do sound slightly different (perhaps they are multiple samples at the same volume to try and avoid 'machine gunning'?)

[Krillo]

You're absolutely right! I should have tried it myself before replying. I have no idea as to why the tool does that. Some files seem to render OK and others don't.

[paulf707]

No worries, now I have your other documentation, I might see if I can 'hack' the file and correct it...….

[paulf707]

What did you use to code this application? Would you be willing to share the source code?

[Krillo]

Rik made the tool. He worked for Clavia on the dd4.