OBERHEIM SYNTH

1st...Saved patch from OB8 to SoundQuest as .pat file.
2nd...Opened the .pat file with Midi-Ox as "other binary" file.
3rd...Sent the Midi-Ox patch to OB8.

Note: The patch loads back to the original location in the OB8.  If 
it originally came from location ABC-5, it will load back to that 
spot.

Mike


--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Thompson" <tubmyk2@...> wrote:
>
> So how did you send the patches back to the instrument using midi 
> ox?  I'm trying this myself and can't figure it out.  I got it to 
> receive though...
> 
> 
> --- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, grw20022 <grw20022@> wrote:
> >
> > Oberheim had a site that you can download all of their cassettes 
> that they made. I think at that time there was 4 cassettes. I 
picked 
> out all the ones I wanted to put in the OB from my computer and I 
> also had a OB cassette that I used some of their sounds from that 
and 
> loaded all the patches with the sounds that I liked from all 4 
> cassettes. I used a connecting cable with conductor shielded with 
1/4 
> plug on one end and 1/8 plug at the other. I used the 1/8 side from 
> my computer when I used that and 1/8 from my cassette players 
> earphone or headphone output so you can ajust the playback volume 
> control of the cassette player so the the OB is able to recognize 
the 
> information coming in from the tape. the other side of the cable 
1/4 
> goes into the from hookup in the back of the synth..back up all 
your 
> patches to a cassette using the, to- from the back of the synth, 
use 
> the parameters, send patch or send all... good luck...Gerry
> > 
> > 
> > hugglett <mhuggs@> wrote:          Thank you so much Mike and 
> Charles for responding. My Christmas gift 
> > came when, last night at 1AM (Too many sweets during the day 
> > yesterday), I got the first patch back into the instrument via 
> midi. 
> > I can't begin to explain why, but my individual patches that had 
> been 
> > saved previously using Sound Quest can be opened by Midi Ox as 
> > an "other binary" file. When opened this way, the sysx patch data 
> is 
> > approximately 200+ bytes instead of the 60 byte patches I get 
when 
> > saving using Midi Ox alone. Anyway, my OB-8 accepts the Sound 
Quest 
> > 200 byte patches in whatever form that Midi Ox opens and sends 
them 
> > as. Wish I knew more about the format and code stuff. I have no 
> > idea why the patches saved using Sound Quest can't be sent back 
to 
> > the instrument also using Sound Quest, but that's another 
adventure 
> > and lots of experimentation. For now, I'm just thrilled to have 
my 
> > patches back.
> > 
> > As for the cassette method, I have the orginal factory cassette, 
> > plus .wav files. I've tried all different volume levels using 
> > headphone outs of cassette player and laptop, plus variety of 
mini 
> > pin cables from cheap ones to very expensive. The one and only 
time 
> > I got any indication of the instrument recognizing the incoming 
> data 
> > was when the transmission failed and wiped out my patches. 
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Mike Huggs
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >          
> > 
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