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Subject: Re: Question about System OS (newbie here)

From: "Eric" <emnielsen@...>
Date: 2012-05-15

Hi Vangelis,

Like others have been saying here, the OS for the AN1X is held on an antiquated EPROM chip which can't be reprogrammed without removing it (and even then only with specialized equipment which is mostly found in landfills now). There is some information at this thread, http://www.yamahaforums.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4013.

I wonder why you are concerned about this, is the keyboard not working properly? Everyone seems to agree only minor changes were made after the version you have. It seems like finding a working editor is more important for you. Sorry, I wasn't clear that you had a Mac, can't help you there.

Cheers,
Eric


--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "angelstoxx" <angelstoxx@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Eric,
> Would it possible to mail me the OS update?
> Also the an1x edit doesnt work with Osx Leo, so im quite stuck in terms of editor since also ctlrl is not working..
>
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Eric" <emnielsen@> wrote:
> >
> > I recently got an AN1X, OS version 1.02. I've been using AN1XEdit v1.1 (a free download from several locations), with an M-Audio Uno USB/MIDI interface on Windows 7 64-bit with no trouble. The only issue I've encountered is that occasionally when I'm sending a patch to the keyboard, the process will hang, and I'll need to restart both the keyboard and the computer in order to get them talking again. This happens maybe once out of 50-100 transfers.
> >
> > One easy way to load the keyboard up with patches you like from the user libraries here is to double-click a patch in AN1XEdit, which will cause it to be transferred to an edit buffer in the keyboard. You can decide whether you like it, and if you want to keep it, use the keyboard to store it in whatever slot you'd like to overwrite. Thanks to everyone who's contributed such great patches over the years!!!!
> >
> > Re the keyboard itself, the LED's flicker a bit, especially while in arpeggio/sequence mode, but I haven't noticed any other issues with it. Pretty good for its age. Mine had a recently replaced battery, it doesn't sound like a difficult job.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Eric
> >
>