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So, I see there are lots of patches whose file extension is .an1

How do I transfer these to an AN1x which is connected to a Mac OS X
system? These files don't seem to be standard MID   sysex files so
Digital Performer (say) couldn't import them

Thanks,
David Jameson

Hi,
Well I don't have midi setup for my mac/an1x at all but there was 
discussion of using An1x edit version 1 for mac OS 9x under classic.  
Here in a sec I'll forward the message that talks about this to the 
list.

On Apr 7, 2005, at 11:36 AM, dhjdhjdhjdhj wrote:

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> So, I see there are lots of patches whose file extension is .an1
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> How do I transfer these to an AN1x which is connected to a Mac OS X
> system? These files don't seem to be standard MID   sysex files so
> Digital Performer (say) couldn't import them
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> Thanks,
> David Jameson
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--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "dhjdhjdhjdhj" <david@d...> wrote:
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> So, I see there are lots of patches whose file extension is .an1

.an1 is the file type used by AN1xEdit, the freeware editor/librarian 
for Mac/Win as supplied by Yamaha.  This format has long been the 
standard for sharing Voice on AN1x-list as AN1xEdit will work with 
every AN* related device.

 
> How do I transfer these to an AN1x which is connected to a Mac OS X
> system? These files don't seem to be standard MID   sysex files so
> Digital Performer (say) couldn't import them
> 
> Thanks,
> David Jameson

AN1xEdit will run under Classic along with OMS if you are running 
Panther AND your MIDI Interface has native OS X support - then you 
should be able to define a Studio Setup document with OMS under 
Classic that "see's" your MIDI Interface - this will allow you to 
transmit and receive AN1x Voices using AN1xEdit.

If you are running Panther, you will likely need to use MIDIBridge9x 
(still in beta? I'm no longer certain...) to create a virtual patch 
between your MIDI Interface under OS X and OMS under Classic 
otherwise OMS will not communicate with your MIDI Interface. Apple 
changed something in Panther in regards to how information is passed 
between layers for the USB ports... 

FWIW, AN1xEdit works as exepcted under Classic in Panther using an 
Emagic MT4 with OMS 2.3.8 on my system as does the MIDIMAN UNO.  I 
was never able to successful configure MIDIBridg9X and OMS under 
Jaguar.

Good luck.

Jon

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jondl_2000@y...> wrote:
> If you are running Panther, you will likely need to use 
MIDIBridge9x 

this is a typo on my part, sorry.  It should have read 

"If you are running Jaguar, you will likely need to use MIDIBridg9X"



> (still in beta? I'm no longer certain...) to create a virtual patch 
> between your MIDI Interface under OS X and OMS under Classic 
> otherwise OMS will not communicate with your MIDI Interface. Apple 
> changed something in Panther in regards to how information is 
passed 

> between layers for the USB ports... 
> 
> FWIW, AN1xEdit works as exepcted under Classic in Panther using an 
> Emagic MT4 with OMS 2.3.8 on my system as does the MIDIMAN UNO.  I 
> was never able to successful configure MIDIBridg9X and OMS under 
> Jaguar.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> Jon

Oh OK   I used to use that editor in the Pre OS X days. I had tried
running it under OS X but it complained about OMS and I didn't know
where to get it.

I just bought the Music Quest editor for the Mac but I guess it can't
handle those older files.

Has anyone created SysEx bulk dumps from those AN1 files so that they
could be transferred via a sequencer?

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "dhjdhjdhjdhj" <david@d...> wrote:
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> Oh OK   I used to use that editor in the Pre OS X days. I had tried
> running it under OS X but it complained about OMS and I didn't know
> where to get it.

I have a copy of OMS 2.3.8 posted on my other web site:

http://www.geocities.com/asrxcite/asrx/downloads/oms/oms238.sit


> I just bought the Music Quest editor for the Mac but I guess it 
can't
> handle those older files.

No, and I'd bet Music Quest has it's own file format - just as Galaxy 
and Unisyn and SoundDiver did too.

I ran the demo at some point and had an issue with the responsiveness 
of MQ. 

 
> Has anyone created SysEx bulk dumps from those AN1 files so that 
they
> could be transferred via a sequencer?

Check some of the older archive and you'll find plenty of .mid 
and .syx files.  Also, AN1xEdit has an export command which you can 
use to convert those .an1 files to .mid

Jon