Elektron Musical Instruments

gigolo_heidi <gigolo_heidi@...> wrote:


That's what I was thinking too - there was definately something weird
going on if it's using that much memory - I'll try increasing the
buffer size tonight and see what happens... It seems to handle smaller
dumps okay - it's just the full one that fails - but i'm reluctant to
trust even the smaller ones given the problems i've been having... 


   Be sure to do a MD verify on those files before you 

   rely on them.

 


I'd be surprised if it was the midi device because i use it for other
similar dumps to an access virus and an evolver without any problems - but i think the machinedrum might deal with substantially larger
files. 

  I think that's true, plus, don't you use Soundiver for

   your virus, rather than midiox?

It's probably just a glitch with the PC - it's relatively old
and perhaps it can't keep up with that much sysex data coming through
- that would explain the memory problems as I think the program
basically freezes but the machinedrum keeps sending data filling up
the memory and screwing everything up, as midi-ox can't free the
memory when it's frozen... 


  I'm not sure I agree with that.  The MD will keep

  sending the data, but if the program has frozen, it

  won't do anything with the data.  It will just get

  ignored.

 

  Here's a thought.  Are you running any virus 

  (not access virus) protection software?  You might try

   disabling that.

 


I've got a mac powerbook as well, so if the bigger buffers don't work,
i'll give it a go with that - I guess that will help look into the
problem you were having too :)


  That would be a great help for me.  Thanks!


--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "offlinedevice"
<offlinedevice@y...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Heidi,
> 
> From what you're telling me, I'm wondering if there's a problem with 
> the Edirol driver in not being able to handle either the some of the 
> large sysex records of the MD (the patterns with the parameter locks 
> are large records), or that the entire sysex file is too large.  You 
> might contact them.  It might be worth a try to increase your buffer 
> size in MidiOx ( I provided my default settings to you in another 
> message - those should be the same for you), but the entire MD dump 
> is nowhere near hundreds of megs.  This sounds like some kind of 
> memory leak.  I doubt the buffer size is going to matter.  Also, 
> maybe contacting the author of MidiOx might get you pointed in the 
> right direction.  Sorry I'm not much help.  Good luck.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Joe
> 
> --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "gigolo_heidi" 
> <gigolo_heidi@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I'm just using a Edirol um-1 (1-in/1-out)... I don't really use a
> > computer too much in production - only for post-production and 
> sample
> > editing, so i don't really have too much experience in midi-ing up 
> the
> > computer - although i have no trouble with most things... 
> > 
> > I can use the PC to update my access virus etc. although this uses
> > .mid files rather than .syx - It's just the machinedrum which is
> > causing me grief. The PC has 1 gig ram too - but if you monitor the
> > performance in the task manager as you are trying to dump the
> > machinedrum to the PC you can see the memory usage growing rapidly 
> up
> > to 800 meg sometimes - which seems very wrong to me.
> > 
> > Any midi-ox setting you can give me would be great - it sounds like
> > our pc's are roughly the same in terms of configuration...
> > 
> > thanks
> > 
> > Heidi
> > 
> > --- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, Joe Simon 
> <offlinedevice@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi Heidi,
> > >  
> > > Interesting.  I posted a similar issue a while back.  I'm having 
> the
> > same problem with sysex_librarian under Mac osx.  But, I have no
> > problem with Midiox under XP.  I too, have a gig of RAM on my XP 
> box.
> >  Under osx, I get error type 1 (length error) on about 2 sysex
> > records, when I do the md verify on the entire ram dump.
> > >  
> > > So, I use the XP box for the total dump, and the mac g4 for 
> smaller
> > pattern+kit dumps.  All my production work is done on the g4, having
> > to switch back and forth is a pain.
> > >  
> > > I'm not at my machine, but I'll try and get my Midiox settings 
> when
> > I get home tonight.
> > >  
> > > What midi interface are you using?
> > >  
> > > Best regards,
> > >  
> > > Joe
> > > 
> > > gigolo_heidi <gigolo_heidi@y...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi everyone,
> > > 
> > > I'm unsure whether this has been mentioned before - but I can't 
> seem
> > > to find any information about it. I'm having trouble dumping sysex
> > > from my machinedrum - I think it may be a buffer issue - can 
> someone
> > > tell me what these settings should be set to in MIDI-OX? 
> > > 
> > > Also I've been trying to dump everything at once (total dump) and 
> I'm
> > > finding that my PC is struggling to keep up in terms of memory etc
> > > (although I have 1gig memory)? Is it possible that it is simply 
> too
> > > much for my PC to receive a full dump and I have to split it into 
> the
> > > pattern/kit dumps?
> > > 
> > > Please help
> > > 
> > > thanks
> > > 
> > > heidi
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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