Dave Smith Instruments SYNTHESIZERS

--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Krueger" <rkr1@t...>
wrote:
> Are there any resources out there that teach how to use sysex, set
it up,
> record and edit it, etc...  in a DAW?
> 
> I know little about SYSEX other than it's system exclusive
messaging.



here's where i taught myself:

http://www.2writers.com/eddie/TutSysEx.htm

it's written for users of roland gear, but you can adapt it to any
sysex situation. you'll also need to know how to convert decimal
values to hexadecimal numbers and vice versa. the same site helped me
too:

http://www.2writers.com/eddie/TutHex.htm

also, if you have a manual for any roland synth with midi, there's
usually a sysex primer in the back. look under "midi implementation"
for a section called "supplementary material." there's a
decimal-to-hexadecimal conversion chart, examples of writing sysex
messages, and examples of how to calculate the checksum to make sure
your sysex messages do what they're intended to do.

this, combined with your synth's parameter address map (it's in the
back of your synth manual) will help you figure out what messages you
want to send and where inside your synth you want to send them.

you're probably brighter than me, but i had to reread all those
tutorials a couple of times before sysex finally started to sink in.
so if you don't get it right way, don't be discouraged. just keep
rereading and practicing the examples. soon, you'll be getting your
gear to do things you didn't even know it could.

hope this helps...

rt