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Subject: RE: [AN1x-list] Bulk dumps from PLG150-AN

From: "Gary Gregson" <gary@...>
Date: 2000-10-08

Hi Paul,

To some extent you can see their argument. i.e. since the soundcards/PLG
boards have no physical controls (knobs buttons etc) then there is no way to
edit them except via external software. Whereas with a real synth (e.g.
AN1x) you can change the setup from the front panel controls...so bulk
request is needed.

Still its a pretty lame argument given the cost of implementing bulk request
should not be significant (in fact they probably had to remove it from the
firmware they copied form the original synths ;-)

Regards

Gary
Email:
gary@...
http://www.yme.co.uk/yme

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Murphy [mailto:merfman@...]
> Sent: 19 October 2000 03:50
> To: AN1x-list@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [AN1x-list] Bulk dumps from PLG150-AN
>
>
> I agreee with your disagreement of Yamaha Gary.
>
> Extending Yamaha's logic - why have bulk dump on any MIDI
> instrument at all
> ?
>
> Since all states of an instrument are obtainable by INITIALIZE + ADD ANY
> SIGNALS THAT CAME FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE.
>
> AHAHAHAHAHA