TTS-1 synthesizer

[happen135]

I'm an old player. In CbB and sonar, I kept the TTS-1 synthesizer (a feeling I couldn't give up). I accidentally found that if the TONE switch was turned on in the audio source editor, the audio source would not have a sound. Turn the MID knob to the left or right, the sound would come out, and turn it to the middle and there would be no sound. What's the reason for that? Who has this audio source? Please help me try it. What I want to know is whether it's a common problem or my personal computer problem. thank you!

Edited Thursday at 02:08 AM by happen135

[Chaps]

I was able to reproduce this with TTS-1. That setting affected all the patches I tried. I doubt that it will ever be fixed because the TTS-1 is no longer a supported product.

[happen135]

3 hours ago, Chaps said:

I was able to reproduce this with TTS-1. That setting affected all the patches I tried. I doubt that it will ever be fixed because the TTS-1 is no longer a supported product.

You have the same problem, don't you? This shows that it has nothing to do with my computer system. It's a BUG. It's a pity. Another problem is that when multiple TTS-1 are inserted and the channels are set to 1, sometimes there is no sound output. It's time to abandon it, though not willing to.

[Chaps]

Well, I can reproduce it but I don't consider it a problem because I haven't used the TTS-1 for several years. There are so many other options now, many of them free, that the only reason I would need the TTS-1 is if I downloaded a MIDI file from the Internet that I wanted to play, which is also something I haven't done for years.

[OutrageProductions]

45 minutes ago, Chaps said:

...the only reason I would need the TTS-1 is if I downloaded a MIDI file from the Internet that I wanted to play, which is also something I haven't done for years.

Especially since I've never been enamored by the 'SEGA 8 bit' sound for which it was so renowned.

[Bass Guitar]

I was curious about exactly how old the TTS-1 was. Google says 2005 but I thought it was older than that? 
 

It took me down a rabbit hole of KVR posts from 2005. One topic was about how Roland was avoiding getting involved in Software development.
So I guess we owe the existence of the TTS-1 to a brief moment in time that Roland dabbled in software development. 

The TTS-1 has a few bugs but has served as the heart of Cakewalk for longer than it should have. 
I doubt anyone would ever actually use the built in controls.  Congratulations on finding a 20 year old bug that I don’t think anyone else ever noticed. 

It’s a shame that they didn’t give it the full 16 channel outputs. Only 4. Then you could use track EQ on each individual instrument.

But it’s really a tool for previewing GM files. It has a couple of sounds that I find useful like the steel drums and Marimba. It has a good brush snare as well. 

[JnTuneTech]

I'm not sure what "rabbit hole" was followed, but something like Wikipedia or even Roland archives will show that the Sound Canvas line, which is what TTS-1 and other offshoots are based on, existed since the 1990s. 

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There is also the VSC, Virtual Sound Canvas, range of PC software which provide GM and GS synthesis on Windows PCs. Many versions of Cakewalk's Sonar software came bundled with a copy of VSC, though from Sonar 4 onwards they ship with the improved TTS-1 softsynth, which Roland has sold previously through its Edirol subsidiary as the HyperCanvas.

The full article is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Sound_Canvas

-Yes, the tone switch issue, and many other bugs, are well known, I have used it a lot myself over the years though regardless. Adjusting, or "customizing" the sounds in TTS-1 is actually very useful sometimes, I especially like modifying the individual synth sound properties, so many variations are possible, on top of the many presets already there. And I definitely still find using the GM MIDI file playback useful. -When it works properly, mind you. I have begun to remove it from all active projects, exporting as needed, and I will probably not re-install it on my primary Sonar PC upgrades in the future. But I do want to keep it around on a backup system.

It really was a useful tool though, for me. I actually started with the Edirol HyperCanvas. Roland may have bailed on Cakewalk itself back in the day, but they produce quite a bit of DAW software, make no mistake.