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ProPats 3.0 - by Tom Roscoe
(C) 1994 urr R&D

The files PP3-1.ZIP thru PP3-19.ZIP comprise ProPats 3.0, and while it is 
possible to download just one or a few of the archives and use those patches,
you won't be able to use the installation utility or PatchControl unless you
have downloaded the *entire* archive collection.

What's new in ProPats 3.0:
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* PatchControl (utility to control your propats GM installation)
* Patch installation utility (installs base installation for PatchControl and
  also can automatically effortlessly upgrade specific Ultrasound patches with
  appropriate ProPats ones, while backing up the original Ultrasound ones in
  case of memory problems or incompatibilities)
* sampled drum loops
* basses (acoustic, electric, and analog / digital synth)
* sound effects
* more orchestral patches
* acoustic drum kit
* drum sounds sampled with FX
* nylon string guitar
* grand piano that's warmer and good for 88 keys (and a smaller version of the
  same patch for GM)
* harpsichord patch
* more Akai AX-60 patches
* more grungy vocal clips, samples and lines
* a new voicedoo patch
* more general synth patches
* more world patches
* better documentation!

        It is strongly reccommended that everyone download the *entire* package
of ProPats 3.0, since this is the last time these patches are going to be 
issued (they have been tweaked as far as they're gonna go). ProPats 3.0 is
the "base installation" upon which future "Supplemental Sound Disks" will build
or add to. Ideas for future SSD's are Acoustic Drum Loops, more Sound Effects,
Vocal Clips, Organs, and a better acoustic drum kit. There is not going to be
a ProPats 4.0 as such.

The following is a list of the types of patches 
contained in the PP3-x.ZIP archives:

PP3-1.ZIP  - Basses 
PP3-2.ZIP  - Basses and Drums
PP3-3.ZIP  - Drums and Sound Effects
PP3-4.ZIP  - Sound Effects
PP3-5.ZIP  - Sound Effects and Guitars
PP3-6.ZIP  - Guitars
PP3-7.ZIP  - Guitars and piano
PP3-8.ZIP  - Grand Pianos
PP3-9.ZIP  - Grand Pianos
PP3-10.ZIP - Electric and Digital Pianos / Organ
PP3-11.ZIP - Organs / Harpsichord / Drum Loops
PP3-12.ZIP - Drum Loops and Orchestral
PP3-13.ZIP - Orchestral
PP3-14.ZIP - Orchestral and Generic Synths
PP3-15.ZIP - Rhodes Model-760 and SC-55 and Generic Synths
PP3-16.ZIP - Rhodes Model-760 and Akai AX-60
PP3-17.ZIP - Akai AX-60 and vocals
PP3-18.ZIP - Vocal Clips, Lines, Effects, and doos
PP3-19.ZIP - Vocal Clips, Lines, Effects, and World / Ethnic


        If you have any problems or questions, email me or James at the
following email addresses:

me: 002111M@DRAGON.ACADIAU.CA (but *only* till the end of August)
James: 911499R@AXE.ACADIAU.CA

        My email address will change to an account at McGill in September, so
you can check out future SSD's to find my address.

Have fun!
-duranduran on IRC
 [Tom Roscoe in real life]
 

