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Hi ladies & gentlemen !
I have an inexpensive PRODIPE 1 in / 1 out MIDI interface (let's say : 
cable) and it works fine with AN1xedit (and other synth editor 
librarian...).
I suppose that some similar devices filter SYSEX messages and keep only 
note and velocity data, obviously AN1x edit does not work.....
Be careful with MIDI - USB devices drivers, some are not compatible with 
AN1x edit...
Cheers.
J.F.


jammie a \ufffdcrit :
> some usb to midi devices dont totally impliment the sysex protocol so that they dont send sysex properly
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> find a usb midi device that has full sysex send and recieve
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> i use a midisport 8x8 a 4x4 and a 2x2
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> they work great and have drivers for win xp3
>    ----- Original Message -----
>    From: witchole
>    To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
>    Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:28 PM
>    Subject: [AN1x] Problems with USB MIDI adapter
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>    Hi, I'm a complete novice when it comes to both synthesizers and MIDI,
>    so I'm not sure whether the problems I'm having are my mistakes, or
>    actual hardware or driver issues.
>    Basically, normal MIDI messages appear to be passing correctly in both
>    directions, but SysEx commands do not appear to be received by the AN1x.
>    And manually-sent bulk dumps from the AN1x are received by the PC, but
>    appear to be incorrect.
>    My setup: Windows XP SP3, AN1x 1.02, and a cheap USB-2MIDI adapter
>    <http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230695658396>  . I've read on this forum
>    previous reports of problems with such USB MIDI adapters but haven't
>    seen a satisfactory explanation of what exactly the problem is.
>    Symptoms with AN1xEdit v1.1:
>    * The virtual keyboard notes are relayed correctly to the synthesizer,
>    as is the pitch controller and modulation wheel.
>    * Any parameter or voice changes are not reflected on the AN1x (although
>    anything currently playing is stopped).
>    * Clicking on "Request" results in pause followed by "Receive error".
>    Ditto with Retry.
>    * No error messages are displayed on the AN1x at all.
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>    Analysis with Midi-Ox v7.0.2.372:
>    * The virtual keyboard controls the AN1x notes correctly.
>    * Normal MIDI messages like Note on/off, pitch bend etc. appear correct
>    in the Monitor Input window.
>    * When anything is being sent from the AN1x, the green MIDI IN light on
>    the adapter flashes.(and it flashes continously because of the FE
>    Activity Sensing message)
>    * When anything is sent from MidiOx, the orange MIDI OUT light on the
>    adapter flashes.
>    * Nothing at all is received from the AN1x in response to SysEx
>    commands.I've tried for instance the Identity Request command: F0 7E 7F
>    06 01 F7
>    * The "SX" LED on the output port shown in the Midi Port Activity window
>    does not light when I'm sending SysEx commands.
>    * The SX LED on the input port does light up when receiving SysEx data
>    from the AN1x (e.g. bulk dumps).
>    * Bulk dump data from the AN1x appear to be incorrect. For example,
>    here are example "1 ptn" and "1 vce" dumps:
>    BulkDump, 1 ptn:SYSX: F0 43 00 5C 10 0E 00 04 00 00 00 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 3C
>    3CSYSX: 3C 3C 3C 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 64 3C 3C 3C 3CSYSX: 3C 3C
>    3C 3C 3C 3C 3C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50SYSX: F7
>    BulkDump, 1 vce:SYSX: F0 43 00 5C 10 00 00 52 61 78 78 20 20 14 01 02 06
>    01SYSX: 0A 3C 04 40 72 05 00 00 03 00 27 01 30 00 00 1D 42 28SYSX: 34 44
>    00 01 7D 11 04 21 05 01 03 00 3C 01 23 00 07 00[snip]
>    I'm assuming these messages should match the format of "CURRENT SEQ" and
>    "CURRENT VOICE" respectively, as described on page 11 of the AN1x Data
>    List manual. Interestingly, for both those messages after the "F0 43 00
>    5C" there should be 2 bytes giving the data size, followed by "10 0E"
>    for "1 ptn" and "10 00" for the voice. Note that "10 0E" and "10 00"
>    are present, but immediately after the 5C. In all my test bulk messages
>    from the AN1x the data size bytes appear to be missing.
>    Can any of you shed any light on any of this?
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