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AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Jeff <jf.serviere@...> wrote:
>
> angelstoxx a écrit :
> >
> > Hi everybody. Im a new and proud owner of the blue beast. Recently
> > purchased it for 250 euros in a very good shape.
> > Im looking all the updates etc but i cant find andy OS update. I power
> > up holding 0 - + and the screen says 1.01 and then 02.Battery . Shall
> > i presume first that i will need a battery replacement soon? And now
> > the main question. is there a stable OS update and if yes what does it
> > do..
> > And last. What if i want to import sounds from different users. Say a
> > user has 20 sounds and another has 10, how will i import these sounds
> > in a row e.g. 0-20 and 20-30 so it wont replace each other? Silly me
> > but forgive me, managed to find everything without reading the manual
> > and im stuck in this one.
> >
> > Kind regards to all and looking forward to your help
> > Thnx
> > Vangelis
> >
> >
> Welcome to the club !
>
> Im looking all the updates etc but i cant find andy OS update. ∗The
> "O.S." is inside an EPROM. Some say it is still available by Yamaha ,
> others say no, it seems different from one country to another. We once
> had a discussion about "cloning" the last revision (the empty EPROM
> itself is cheap) but we didn't go further, because of possible copyright
> issues and who has the time and hardware programmer necessary for the
> task. ∗
>
> Shall i presume first that i will need a battery replacement soon? ∗Yes.
> Type CR2450, available in any electronics shop ... ∗
>
> is there a stable OS update and if yes what does it do.. ∗The different
> O.S. revisions correct minor bugs, the last one is 1.04. I have 1.03 and
> no special trouble.∗
>
> What if i want to import sounds from different users? ∗A lot of sounds
> are available on the website, but you need an editor (AN1x edit or
> similar) to load them in your synth. AN1x edit was free, but according
> to some people does not work properly with Win 7 or Vista (similar
> problems with the different Mac OS revisions). I use it successfully
> with Windows XP SP3. Be careful too with your USB - MIDI interface, some
> are said to be unreliable or even unusable (why ??) with AN1x edit∗.∗I
> think there is a topic on the website...∗
> ∗You can try "CTRLR", a multi instrument editor with an AN1x user
> interface. Never tried because i'm happy with AN1x edit, at least until
> today, maybe it will crash or hang up after some Windows update ...∗
>
> CRTLR website : http://ctrlr.org/page.php?p=ddb
>
> Cheers.
> J.F.
>
Wow Jf you are great. Thnx for the answers. However you didnt tell me how you bulk sounds in a row knowing which sounds are replaced..
Where can i find 1.03? Can u send me?
Thn so much