dahnielson
02-13-2008, 11:16 AM
I just installed Chicken Systems Translator Free (http://www.chickensys.com/downloads/translator_free.php) and ran it with Wine on my Gentoo Linux box and it worked!
The limitations in the free version of Translator are only related to reading/writing disks (like Akai) and not banks/programs already accessible via the regular file system. So conversion between Giga/SF2/EXS/HALion/WAV should work just like in the pro version.
This is perfect for us who run LinuxSampler that only read DLS/Giga2.5/Giga3 files.
Some minor points for running Translator under Wine in GNU/Linux:
* Under View -> Format Options, select the Giga page in the notebook and change Type to Create Giga 3.0 for Giga3.
* Uncheck Perform "Upgrade to Version 2.0" routine. I believe it was responsible for crashing Translator on my first conversion attempt.
The limitations in the free version of Translator are only related to reading/writing disks (like Akai) and not banks/programs already accessible via the regular file system. So conversion between Giga/SF2/EXS/HALion/WAV should work just like in the pro version.
This is perfect for us who run LinuxSampler that only read DLS/Giga2.5/Giga3 files.
Some minor points for running Translator under Wine in GNU/Linux:
* Under View -> Format Options, select the Giga page in the notebook and change Type to Create Giga 3.0 for Giga3.
* Uncheck Perform "Upgrade to Version 2.0" routine. I believe it was responsible for crashing Translator on my first conversion attempt.