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Re: [bc2000] Controlling a DW-8000 (Was: Installation issues PC & Mac)

2011-01-09 by Scott Stanley

I control my ex8000 with my bcr.  I tried the OS X route but my bcr would not load the template.  I followed Royce's tips and with win xp I was up and running in no time.

-s*

On 2011-01-09, at 2:12 PM, Christopher Arndt <chris.arndt@...> wrote:

> (First off: please do not hijack threads. If you start a new topic, do
> not reply to an earlier message but write a new one with a proper
> subject. Thanks!)
> 
> On 09.01.2011 19:19, James Reeno wrote:
> > How do I get my BCR to control my dw-8000?
> > 
> > I was able to use the "learn" function to do this very thing with my jx-8p, but 
> > the dw does not send out midi parameter data.
> > 
> > Can someone help? I know nothing about sysex.
> 
> You need to find out which MIDI messages the DW-8000 recognizes. That's
> what manuals and MIDI implementation documentation are for. I just had a
> quick look at the DW-8000 manual and it seems that the synth has only
> very limited support for editing via Continuous Controllers (CCs), but
> you can edit parameters via sysex messages.
> 
> The recognized CCs are described on 63, the format for parameter change
> sysex messages is on page 65. To edit a parameter you need to insert the
> parameter offset (listed on page 66ff.) and the parameter value into
> this message. Use the BC Manager to set up your BCR to send these sysex
> messages or see the BCR manual to set them up manually.
> 
> Chris
>

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