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re: [bc2000] Re: Tweaking Yamaha FB-01 with BCR2000

2010-07-08 by virteo

Hi Royce
Your idea is not bad! I am going to reflect about it.
I wished to avoid using my computer – I prefer the “hardware touch”, but if I have no choice…
I do not know how to handle Bone’s Midi Translator, and if I understood well I need a Pro version of this software.


I would like to thank you one more time for your help.
Leonid






> Message du 08/07/10 09:50
> De : "Royce" 
> A : bc2000@yahoogroups.com
> Copie à : 
> Objet : [bc2000] Re: Tweaking Yamaha FB-01 with BCR2000
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> > it's clear... :(
> > thanx for your answer
> 
> There is a solution if you can program a PC or Mac.
> Set up the BCR with CC controls.
> Plug it into a PC 
> Write a program (you might be able to use Bome's Midi Translator) that takes the CC values from the BC and after just changing just the correct bits in the combined parameter puts out the sysex message.
> 
> I have done this before and it isn't that hard. 
> If you get into trouble feel free to email me.
> 
> All the best 
> 
> Royce
> 
> > Le 7 juil. 2010 à 16:08, "Royce" a écrit :
> > 
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > > I’m trying to program my BCR2000 to tweak Yamaha FB-01 sound 
> > > generator.
> > > > FB-01 recognizes a sysex messages only.
> > > I'm not sure this is true. I had a quick look at the Midi spec (yuou 
> > > can download it at Yamaha) and looks lik eyou can use controllers to 
> > > also change stuff
> > >
> > > > To do my job I found a PC patch editor for FB-01 â€" I plugged FB- 
> > > 01 to my computer: it works well, no problem here.
> > > > To find what kind of sysex messages a PC patch editor sends to 
> > > Yamaha, I observed a sent data of PC patch editor with the SysEx 
> > > window of BC Editor.
> > > > I noticed that most of the time, the same Parameter N° is shared 
> > > by two, three, or four orders: in my example, the parameter #57 is s 
> > > hared by “Sustain level” and “Release rate” order 
> > > s.
> > >
> > > This is true of many early synths when memory was very costly.
> > > Two or more parameters were packed into a single byte
> > > 0xxx xyyy where xxxx was one parameter and yyy was another.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately with the BC you can't access the value of another 
> > > parameter (say Sustain Level) to add it to the new value of Release 
> > > Rate, and then output the resulting byte
> > >
> > > Royce
> > >
> > >
> >
> 
>

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