The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Wahler <bruce@a...> 
wrote:
> Hi Wan,
> 
> >Just replied to Gary when I saw your comments. Now I do 
have a midiman
> >midisport 2x2 interface, so I am going to try this stuff out also.
> >Hope it won't be very bad, but if I catch the tone of your mail 
you
> >are still very happy with AN1Xedit.
> 
> Yes, it's still much better than any free software I've ever 
received with a musical product, and better than the shareware 
editor, QControl, that I use with my Alesis QSR -- which I PAID 
for.  Part of the problem lies in the fact that the AN1x doesn't have 
a "bulk dump" MIDI command, 

I'm not certain I understand this comment. How else would 
AN1xEdit Transmit/Receive if the AN1x didn't have a bulk dump 
MIDI Command? Are you differentiating between a possible MIDI 
CC or NRPN equivalent for a bulk dump vs. SysEx? See pages 
13-15 of the AN1x Data List - I think you can hobble together a 
SysEx bulk dump request from this info.

>so either you have to initiate one manually from the synth (as I 
do to save files in Cakewalk), or you have to ask for each preset 
one at a time (as I believe AN1x does).  This means that there is 
always a possible sync problem during the "Give me preset #1 ... 
Here's #1 ... Give me #2 ..." dialog. 

Have you tried dusing the '1-64 vce' and '65-128 vce' options for 
BulkDump under the UTILITY/SETUP menu?

When I first tried an AN1x bulk dump via USB (using a midiman 
MIDISport 2x2 on both Mac OS 8.6 and 9.x.x and an old copy 
Opcode Galaxy v2.5.x) I found it possible to successfully dump 
voices using the above options. I'm not going to rehash my 
AN1xEdit & USB experiences - see the list archives for that. You 
know, I picked up a 1x1 midiman USB MIDI Interface to move 
between my various machines. I should put up a copy of 
AN1xEdit on my wifes Compaq/XP machine...

 >If either side loses track, it will stop and wait, which causes the 
other side to also stop and wait.  That's why I say that it might not 
actually be AN1xEdit's fault -- but it can be frustrating.  I hope you 
don't see the same problem.
> 

regards,

Jon