Elektron Musical Instruments

Hello Arno,

AvG> What exactly where the limitations you ran across ?

Several limitations...

1. In the byte sequence for patch names, some sort of padding character
data is being used; the name be downloaded properly, but the patch will
become corrupt if you try to edit the character data in SoundDiver.

2. Again with the character data, some sort of extended ASCII
characters are being used for special characters, and  I do not have
the mappings.

3. Patch swapping cannot occur.  The MD hard-codes the kit/pattern
location in the patch itself, so when the data is sent back, it always
gets put to the original location it came from.  The only way to
override this is by manually specifying the memory location on the
unit itself in the SysEx REC page.


AvG> I've been reading the manual and it suggests that the MD only accepts any
AvG> given sysex packed if it has been specifically and manually asked to do so.
AvG> Is this true and is this what you are referring to ?

Yes, this is the biggest drawback.  You cannot have the MD go into
auto-request mode.  The user must manually enter the SysEx REC
page in order to send data.


I am really hoping Elektron changes its SysEx implementation...


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Best regards,
 Adam
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