[sdiy] six-trak POS

[john tuffen]

Below are some useful front-panel combinations - they're from the music machines
area on hyperreal.org. The NoteIt site is also worth a look (
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2163/sc.html )

I reckon you need Track-record/select 7 to enable local-mode; and
Track-record/Select 1 to get out of mono mode...

Congratulations on getting it working!

john..

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Control record/select 0: dump current sequences and stacks
Control record/select 1: enable/disable program change
Control record/select 2: dump current program (sysex)
Control record/select 3: center pitch wheel (for service use only)
Control record/select 4: enable/disable wheels and parameters
Control record/select 5: ??
Control record/select 6: manual tune
Control record/select 7: Zero DAC (for service use only)
Control record/select 8: Basic patch
Control record/select 9: Tune test toggle (for service use only)

Track record/select 0: ??
Track record/select 1: Mode 1, omni on/mono off
Track record/select 2: Mode 2, double mode
Track record/select 3: Mode 3, omni off/mono off
Track record/select 4: Mode 4, omni off/mono on
Track record/select 5: ?? shows the revision number on the display
Track record/select 6: ?? saves the base channel (parameter 36)
Track record/select 7: Local on (enable keyboard)
Track record/select 8: Local off (disable keyboard)
Track record/select 9: dump 100 programs

Track record+Control record/select 0: Erase all sequences
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Quoting Barry Klein <Barry.L.Klein at wdc.com>:

> Connecting the midi in to out makes this thing work!
> Stuck in Unison mode though - monophonic.
> Anything else I should set to get this back to normal?
> I didn't get the time to try the Track record- 7 yet. I spent all my time
> trying programs...
>
> Barry
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of john tuffen
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 1:50 PM
> To: synthdiy
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] six-trak POS
>
> One of the advantages of the v11 rom is that it remembers MIDI settings
> across
> power cycles :) I only programmed my v11 ROM on Friday (Thanks Mike!) so I'm
> not sure what other tricks my 6trak can do :) Never tried the diagnostic
> ROM...
> I can send you a v03 ROM if you like :)
>
> ... it should generate sounds when sent MIDI notes though (on the right
> channel
> of course!) On my 6trak, whilst in Local-Off mode, I can change programs
> with
> the keypad, but cannot edit sounds. Like you say, strange behaviour!
>
> Good luck!
>
> john..
>
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> Quoting Barry Klein <Barry.L.Klein at wdc.com>:
>
> > Thanks, John - I'll try that tonite.  I was using my pc to monitor the
> midi
> > and to dump sysex patches to it.  Never tried controlling it I think.
> >
> > The version of fw is v11.  The sn is over 999.  I may try the earlier fw
> for
> > the heck of it - maybe someone put an older pcb in it(?)
> >
> > Have you used the diag rom?  Is it supposed to play anything with that?
> > Weird that the stuck Program led goes off with that code.  And the
> > button/led test works, and the system memory checksum test works...
> >
> > Barry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> > [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On Behalf Of john tuffen
> > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 12:37 PM
> > To: synthdiy
> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] six-trak POS
> >
> > Barry,
> >   Which version of the system software does the SixTrak have?? It's not in
> > 'local off' mode or something silly? The non-responsiveness of the
> > 'parameter'
> > button feels like that kind of a thing... Presumably you've tried looping
> a
> > MIDI cable between out and in? If it's in local-off mode, then that would
> at
> > least get the voices going...
> >
> > Track-Record/select 7 will put it into local-on mode...
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > john..
> >
> > --
> > http://www.iwari.com/
> > http://www.minimism.com/
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> >
> >
> > Quoting Barry Klein <Barry.L.Klein at wdc.com>:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I have been testing my patience with this six trak...
> > > It seems to pass all the diagnostic rom tests.
> > > With the original system rom though it has issues.
> > > The keyboard does not affect the DAC and thus the SH's for the voices
> > remain
> > > static.  It has a good midi output though per keypress.  Upon power up,
> > the
> > > program led comes on and cannot be disabled -  I cannot switch to the
> > > Parameters function for example.  The manual tune Select 6 seems to
> work,
> > > but no audio output during this.  The tune mode though has issues, this
> is
> > > where you hit Select 9, load the default voice settings, and manually
> tune
> > > voices to middle C.  Here the lights flash and the display shows
> > alternating
> > > meaningless numbers.
> > >
> > > I have gone through it about as much as I care to.  The latches seem to
> > get
> > > strobes and seem to be latching the data presented to them.  Just that a
> > key
> > > press does not reset the DAC for example.
> > > I'm not that keen on even using this thing, I took it as a challenge and
> I
> > > think it has beaten me.
> > > So I paid $50 for it, paid $30 for two voice chips, $30 for other random
> > > msc. CMOS chips and Z80, $50 for diag rom and replacement rubber switch
> > pad
> > > and schematics....  What am I offered for this "challenge"?
> >
> >
> >
>
>