hey jammie can you direct me wher eto ind a good basic -esk code of the cz editor ? charles ----- Original Message ----- From: "jammie" <jammie.emma@...> To: <CZsynth@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: sysex editor > jsynth is an exe file but it works under a schell program called java if you havent got java it wont work > > the good thing about java is thats it a visual programming language that works under any operating system > > theres lots of synth programs and editors made by people using the java language it will work on windows98 aswell as xp or mac or linux > ----- Original Message ----- > From: jeff bornhoeft > To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:50 PM > Subject: Re: [CZsynth] Re: sysex editor > > > I haven't had any luck with Jsynth myself (and truthfully haven't spent much > time at all on the problem) but believe it requires java to be installed in > order to run. So, have you installed java? > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Lee Borrell <templarser@...>wrote: > > > > > > > Could you give me a clue as to how to use this thing? > > > > The docs say to tag a shortcut to Jsynth.jar - but no such file exists. > > > > Half the files are not registered - and I presume I need to install > > something else in order to run it. It is exactly because of this type of > > format that I do not use "open source" or what I call "comes in bits" > > programs. > > > > All I want is a simple EXE that runs as soon as you double click. It was > > due to Vbasic's capacity to create "comes in bits" programs that they > > failed to work when I transported them between OS or even between machines > > with the same platforms. > > > > I am guessing that Jsynth is incompatible with WIN98 and seeing as all my > > synths are tied to a 98 machine that makes things kind of awkward. Although > > I have a MIDI compatible XP machine - Jsynth doesn't seem to be just a > > matter of starting it up. Anyone who creates programs that require from me > > more than a double click to get it running are failing in their task to > > create a good program. > > > > Any clues? > > > > --- On Wed, 14/10/09, korgpolyex800 <korgpolyex800@...<korgpolyex800%40yahoo.com>> > > wrote: > > > > From: korgpolyex800 <korgpolyex800@... <korgpolyex800%40yahoo.com>> > > Subject: [CZsynth] Re: sysex editor > > To: CZsynth@yahoogroups.com <CZsynth%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009, 19:59 > > > > > > > > I think you should consider developing a driver for JsynthLib which is an > > open source project to provide librarian and patch editing functions for ANY > > synth that has MIDI/sysex. > > > > I designed/created/ sell the hardware/software upgrade for the Korg > > Poly-800 (www.hawk800. com) and I now have a librarian/patch editor working > > for my upgrade kit based on JsynthLib. It's not quite ready for release yet > > so it's not posted on the web site - yet. > > > > Writing the code for the driver was hard going at first because JsynthLib > > is based on Java and I had not written any Java for some years. But now that > > I've gone through the pain of that, I am enjoying adding the editing > > functions to the code. All of the slider, knobs, switches, etc that you > > would have to create in a purpose built program are already implemented as > > widgets so with JsynthLib you just have to focus on the sysex code for each > > synth. Getting basic librarian patch save/load functions is really quite > > easy. > > > > I would imagine that creating a librarian for any CZ would be relatively > > easy and the editor wouldn't be too hard after that. > > > > Since JsynthLib is Java based, it runs on any platform. That's a very nice > > thing. > > > > Mike. > > > > --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups .com, Lee Borrell <templarser@ ...> wrote: > > > > > > In theory- you can edit a CZ file with MIDI-ox but it is perhaps not the > > recommended route - I can't recall if CZ's operate a checksum - but if they > > did it means calculating it manually - and even if they do not - then > > editing individual bytes is possible - but it means referring to the byte > > map ( I have it online but the site seems to be down for some reason) - this > > is why Charles and myself have been trying to find a way to do an editor. > > > > > > There are a couple of options - use a retro emulator such as STEEM to > > mimic and old machine that has an editor. > > > Get an editor that runs on your system. > > > Write your own editor. > > > > > > Obviously the preferred one is the 2nd one - unless someone has already > > done it- then it means learning one of the PC languages such as VB or C etc > > etc. > > > > > > I guess most musos are after a plug and play option - and exe file that > > allows sysx transfer and editing - to date I have not found a viable one > > that has not got bugs. Which is why I was planning on writing my own - I > > have got as far as transferring the internal memory of a DX100 to a > > commodore machine and breaking down the CZ sysx code to begin planning a > > program - either way - that is not for the PC - I believe there was a > > program called UNISYN which Bernard was working on -not sure where that is > > at. > > > > > > I can send anyone the programs I have which are PC-based for the CZ - I > > think one is DOS based - and the other runs in windows - I have not used it > > extensively to say if it is any good. I am pretty sure I got it from the > > files section of this forum. > > > > > > --- On Wed, 14/10/09, steve_the_composer <smw-mail@.. .> wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: steve_the_composer <smw-mail@.. .> > > > Subject: [CZsynth] Re: sysex editor > > > To: CZsynth@yahoogroups .com > > > Date: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009, 2:15 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What do you want to do? If you just want to edit a sysex dump, I think > > you could use midi-ox. --Steve > > > > > > --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups .com, "baronvonbovine" <baronvonbovine@ ...> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Does anyone have a program I can use with windows xp to edit my CZ midi > > info? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.24/2449 - Release Date: 10/20/09 18:42:00 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
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Re: [CZsynth] Re: sysex editor
2009-10-21 by charlie from PARRY