Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

I couldn't get MIDI-ox to load the PIC or DSP files to
my Evolver. It would start the count down and freeze
up at 31 every time. I tried several MIDI interfaces
with my PC (MOTU-MTPAV & MPU-401 cable via soundcard)
but no luck with either one. Loading the program files
was a different story. They always loaded successfully
using either of the methods described above.

What finally worked is firing up my old Macintosh and
using a shareware bulk sysex utility along with the
MOTU interface. It worked the first time. Now I'm in
2.0 land :) Sure was a long day getting there.

Yeah, I know...not exactly the fix for those that
don't have a Mac at their disposal. Not sure what it
means when you can load programs but not Pic data
using MIDI-ox.

Anyone???

Bob

P.S. I was using the recommemded output buffers in
MIDI-ox (1024/128)

--- privat_joy <privat_joy@...> wrote:
> Hi,
> maybe the evolver Editor would help the next time,
> but with Midi-OX
> the same thing was happened to me! Evolver was like
> dead, no light was
> flashing during powering up again, nothing! I am
> sure that my evolver
> was connected the whole time during the upgrade
> process, and it didn't
> lost power. So it looks like that maybe there is
> another problem,
> maybe the midi-interface or whatever. Next time i
> will try the editor,
> which looks very helpfull and works very well.
> So i gave Dave a phonecall and was recieving a new
> PIC and DSP in
> THREE days ( i live in germany)! What a great
> service!
> And it was fun to open evolver...
> Now everything is working fine again.
> So, get in contact with Dave, you need a new pic
> Stefan
> 
> --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com,
> "spectralsequence"
> <spectralsequence@c...> wrote:
> > Hello, I updated yesterday using the Evolver
> Editor.
> > It is straightforward, quick and efficient.
> > During the update, you can see a message "Do not
> unplug your
> > evolver during the update". It seems that it is
> exactly what you have
> > done...
> > I would like to add that I am always reluctant to
> buy music sofware,
> > but in the case of this editor the price is not
> outrageous, although
> > not cheap.  It will help me a lot.
> > Emmanuel.
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "djchimchim"
> <djchimchim@h...>
> wrote:
> > >      I was unsuccessfully trying to update to
> 2.0 using midi ox.  
> > > Each time the evolver would either drop out of
> the first 32 step 
> > > countdown or it would freeze during it, in which
> case I would need to 
> > > unplug it.  I tried changing the output buffer
> to 1024/128 and other 
> > > settings.  Well Finally it froze again during
> the 32 countdown but 
> > > now when I plug it back in nothing happens, it
> doesn't load up, no 
> > > lights except sometimes the 7 column light comes
> on.  I'm afraid it 
> > > might need to get a new PIC or worse.....I was
> pretty dead sure that 
> > > it wasn't doing a binary countdown when I
> unplugged it, it would stop 
> > > during the 32 step countdown.......anybody got a
> clue whats up?  Many 
> > > thanks...........
> 
> 


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