Xpantastic!

Hi Tony,
When you say cmd line do you mean a DOS based running under say XP or 
would I have to get a linux shell running in my PC?

I like your Idea of just filtering and replacing the appropriate 
M1K code with M12 code.  I am not clear on the Expander data format 
but I have taken a look at my M1000 manual. The sysex patch file is 
pretty straight forward. Everything hinges on the data position in 
the file.

As PeWe ponts out it would certainly be easier to go from the M1K to 
the Xpander than the other way around. I have done this the hard way 
when I had a MATRIX6 keyboard. " Write em down on paper and program 
them in the M12". As far as I can tell the ranges are all the same. 
(except for the portamento and the wave shape) Oberheim did a nice 
job here, making the ranges compatable "I remember calling there Rep 
once and told him so".

Looking at the M1K sysex file :The MOD sources/destinations all Have 
a number assigned to them, I suspect it's the same on the Xpander/M12.

But wait, there are all those hardwired mods on the M1K. 
I count - 18 Rats, that only leaves 2 out of 10 custom mode routings.
This creates a problem with the Xpanders 20 routing max.
I guess you could ditch some of the less used hard wired routings
in the M1K like portomento by velocity. Yes, you are right many 
compromises. But kinda possible. 

BTW: If you find the posted M1K sysex file lacking I have the manual 
and my wife has a scanner that will create a PDF file from the scan.
 
Karl


--- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Cappellini" <cappy2112@...> 
wrote:
>
> Windows, but it would be a cmd line app that could run on Linux/Mac.
> (gui apps take too much time ) ;-)
> 
> First, we all need to agree *if* it can be done- that is
 
> 1. which M1k params directly map to XP/M12 params, and which don't.
> 
> For the ones that do map directly, are the values in the same range
> and the same polarity?
> For the ones that dont map on the xpander, what should they be set 
> to?
> 
> A lot of questions need to be answered first.
> 
> If there are a lot of params that dont map directly, then the 
> patches on the Xpander wont sound the same.
> Some compromises have to be made.
> 
> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:50 AM, Karl <shire03@...> wrote:
> > Hey There Tony,
> >
> > What computer platform would you do this on? I would pay for this.
> >
> > Karl
> >
> > --- In xpantastic@yahoogroups.com, "Tony Cappellini" <cappy2112@>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> If someone provides me with the Matrix 100 sysex format,
> >> I'll look into writing a little program that will *attempt* to 
> >> port
> >> an M1k patch to the XPander patch format.
> >>
> >> The patches will probably still need some manual editing though, 
> >> for the paramters that don't port one-one.
> >>
> >
> >
>