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Re: MKS-50 Preset: Troubleshooting
2008-05-05 by rpcfender
> I've been working on getting the BCR setup to control my MKS-50 (main
> reason I got the BCR).
>
> So far, I've managed to load the preset I've found here onto the BCR.
> I've also hooked up a midi monitor and can see that it is sending Sysex
> message.
>
> Here is a block diagram of my setup:
Great diagram - looks like you have set it up correctly. As you are getting Midi from the BCR connections look good.
Just a couple of things, from the Read_Me txt in the zip file
"All buttons and rotaries use SYSEX except for VOLUME and TONE NUMBER. This preset was made with a Roland MKS-50 on MIDI channel 7, ID 1. To use on a different MIDI channel, you must change the VOLUME and TONE NUMBER MIDI channels on your BCR."
>
> The keyboard is set on channel 2, as is the mks-50.
So you need to set the MKS-50 to channel 2.
(I couldn't see an ID in the sysex spec. I think they rely on Midi channel for this '80s synth)
Or you can change the header bytes in the preset
The header is currently
$F0 $41 $36 $06 data....... $F7
$F0 sysex start
$41 Roland
$36 Message type (group) - individual parameter in this case
$06 Midi channel
Parameter number
Val
$F7 end of sysex
Here is a link to the user manual. The sysex definition is in the back
>The mks-50 responds
> to the standard midi events from the keyboard. When I twist the rotary
> knobs on the BCR, the MIDI in light flashes on the interface, but it
> does not seem to be "redirected" to the MKS-50.
Hope this helps
Royce