No, I meant only for midifiles, obviously sysex route doesn't have this problem, or does it? I got midiox to work, but I didn't know how I did it . . . :)
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>From: "Ski "
>Reply-To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
>To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Evolver] Many thanks to Ravi
>Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 06:37:02 -0000
>
>Thanks for the info. I wanted to make sure that Dave didn't have
>things set up any differently in the Evolver before I started playing
>a MIDI file into it.
>
>Your other ideas are all good. Dave pretty much uses #128 as
>a "utility/test" patch anyway. I wouldn't even mind designating Bank
>3 as a "test Bank", rather than having to load one patch at a time!
>One question... did you mean to imply below that we settle on a
>policy in which we use only MIDI format for storing/sharing patches?
>I kind of prefer SYSEX myself. I'm probably not average, but I don't
>always have a sequencer running on my computer, and if you don't
>already have it running, it's a lot more convenient to just launch a
>little utility like MIDIox to save/load Evolver patches. If everyone
>else wants to go MIDI, though, I'll go with the flow.
>
>A patch contest would be great, too. An added incentive for people
>is that I'm sure Dave would consider including the best of the best
>in the next "official" version of the presets. For a simple
>beginning, the contest could be broken into two categories:
>1) "regular" playable patches, and 2) sequences. Of course, if we
>had a ton of entries, you could easily start breaking things down
>further.
>
>
>Ski
>www.ex5tech.com
>EX5Tech Evolver forum:
>http://www.ex5tech.com/ex5ubb_cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=23
>
>
>--- In DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Ivan Sharma"
> wrote:
> > This brings another point.
> >
> > Perhaps we should talk about the idea of building some patch
>libraries for the Evolver. First we might simply start with a naming
>standard so that everyone knows where the patch will load into if
>useing midi files. Either that, or (pending the hopeful temp
>patch/compare feature request) we could agree that all patches saved
>in midi format be first moved to say patch 128 then saved so that
>users loading patches can generally keep patch 128 as a scratch
>preset for loading and saving purposes . . . etc.
> >
> > Another way we could do this is to incorporate a patch contest.
>That one is easy. We can set a deadline, and people can submit
>patches. Then we can vote using the polls and have fun. All the while
>we build a library of patches, etc.
> >
> > feedback . . .
> >
> > Ravi
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ski
> > To: DSI_Evolver@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 10:08 PM
> > Subject: [Evolver] Many thanks to Ravi
> >
> >
> > I know that most people here already know this, but Ravi really
>does
> > a great job here. I was reminded of that today when I went
>cruising
> > through the "Files" section online. Ravi has made sure to
>include
> > anything and everything Evolver related in here. Not to mention
>the
> > fact that he answers nearly every single post to this group. So
> > anyway, I just wanted to pass along a public "Thanks"!
> >
> > While in the Files section, I came across Ravi's "b1p1v2.mid"
>patches
> > file. I'm embarrassed to ask (*really* embarrassed!), but how do
>you
> > load patches into the Evolver from a MIDI file? Can I assume
>that
> > it's like many others, and as simple as "playing" the file with
>your
> > digital sequencer into the Evolver MIDI IN? Just wanted to be
>sure,
> > because I've used nothing but SYSEX files with MIDIox for patch
> > loading/saving on the Evolver.
> >
> > Thanks a lot.
> >
> >
> > Ski
> > www.ex5tech.com
> >
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