Patches and discussion for Ensoniq VFX family

Strange problem.
For info, I used to transfer SysEx from a MidiMan USB
2x2 using FreeLoader (Alesis) to a VFX-SDII without
any problems, back and forth.

Your SysEx is OK.
Your VFX is well-configured to receive the SysEx.

The problem seems to be from the MIDI interface
configuration somehow...

Fred

 --- weidmanconsulting <weidmanconsulting@...> a
\ufffdcrit\ufffd: > My SYSEX woes continue.  I tried the Alesis
tool
> recommended, with 
> the same errors resulting.  (The Emagic ones I was
> able to find were 
> Macintosh-based, and I don't have a Mac.)  I also
> dragged my VFX 
> over near enough to my home office desktop PC to
> hook it up to the 
> soundcard MIDI/Joystick port.  Soundlib does work on
> that PC and I 
> was able to successfully transfer a bank with that
> combination.  
> Unfortunately, I cannot use my office PC long-term
> for this task.
> 
> So, in summary, I can't get Soundlib working on my
> laptop because it 
> doesn't recognize any MIDI device drivers running
> there.  Every 
> other tool I use on my laptop recognizes my Yamaha
> USB MIDI 
> interface, but fails to send and receive the SYSEX
> correctly.
> 
> Does anyone have a Win 98 PC & Soundlib working with
> a USB MIDI 
> interface of any sort???
> 
> Also, isnt' SYSEX just a byte stream with a little
> protocol around 
> it?  Why would so many tools fail to send SYSEX
> dumps to my VFX 
> correctly?  (Or is the VFX that particular about
> SYSEX formatting?)
> 
> Thanks again,
> 
> Will
> 
> 
> 
> --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, "supergidi"
> <supergisi@g...> 
> wrote:
> > Have you ever tested Emagic SoundDiver? I use it
> with my VFX-SD 
> and 
> > it works really good. Emagic offers an older
> version for free 
> > download as far as I know.
> > Gisi
> > 
> > --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com,
> "weidmanconsulting" 
> > <weidmanconsulting@y...> wrote:
> > > I had tried SoundLib in the past, but the
> program was unable to 
> > > detect my USB MIDI interface.  All of the other
> programs I have 
> > > tried do recognize it, so I gave up on SoundLib.
> > > 
> > > I will try the Alesis product and see if the
> results are 
> > different.  
> > > Since I tried SYSEX files both from the files
> area of this forum 
> as 
> > > well as new ones generated by my VFX, it doesn't
> seem like the 
> data 
> > > formatting is the issue.  I had asked in a
> previous post if 
> there 
> > > were any SYSEX compatibility issues between
> dumps from the 
> various 
> > > flavors of VFX (thinking that a VFX-SD dump to
> my VFX wouldn't 
> > > work), but learned that there were not issues
> with this.
> > > 
> > > The USB interface is new (Yamaha) and it seems
> to work fine with 
> > > sequencers etc. that I have tried with my VFX.
> > > 
> > > --- In Ensoniq-VFX-SD@yahoogroups.com, Roi de la
> plage 
> > > <roidelaplage@y...> wrote:
> > > > Yes, try another SysEx dumper. FreeLoader from
> Alesis
> > > > is ultra-simple but does its job !
> > > > 
> > > > If the dump does not work with FreeLoader
> also, check
> > > > out the SysEx file or change your MIDI cable.
> > > > I believe that many members could send you a
> "clean"
> > > > SysEx file for testing.
> > > > 
> > > > Fred
> > > > 
> > > >  --- Mick Roeg <roegster@y...> a \ufffdcrit\ufffd: >
> Dude
> > > > >   Quit playing with toys and get the SOUND
> > > > > LIBRARIAN.
> > > > > It uploads real good. I've never had a
> problem and I
> > > > > had to edit for weeks till I got my VFX
> tweeked the
> > > > > way I wanted it.
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://www.thedx7.co.uk/index.html
> > > > > 
> > > > > for the Sound Lib. It's a DX7 site but the
> librarian
> > > > > works on lots of keyboards.
> > > > > Then go here:
> > > > > 
> > > > > http://neopatch.hypermart.net/
> > > > > 
> > > > > to find some real cool patches. All
> instructions are
> > > > > in the help files and it really really
> works! 
> > > > > Roegster
> > > > > 
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