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Crappy midi port it was.
Thanks for your help.
///jomany

--- In AN1x-list@y..., "jondl_2000" <jondl_2000@y...> wrote:
> --- In AN1x-list@y..., "jomany2002" <totte@n...> wrote:
> > What happends is that i get a sysex size error when transfering
> the
> > patches. I just tried the London soundset and some of the
> patches
> > didn't transfer due to this..
> > I seem to get most of them though, maybe I should settle with
> that.
> >
>
> From your two problem reports I'd hazard a guess that your MIDI
> Interface is suspect :-/ What type of MIDI Interface are you using?
>
> FWIW, AN1x SysEx data is sizable and the AN1x can be overrun
> when receiving a bulk dump. This is not uncommon but the fact
> that you're having such difficulties so frequently might indicate
a
> problem with your MIDI Interface.
>
> I'd suggest you try sending a 1/3 of a voice set at a time, i.e.,
> voices 1-32, then 33-64,etc., simply to determine whether they'll
> tranfer reliably. Also, many soundsets - user sound sets,
> specifically - normally contain fewer voices then the Yamaha
> voice sets. Since there is less data to transfer it stand to
reason
> there would be fewer overrun errors. Perhaps you should try a
> few along the same lines - to determine how prone your MIDI
> Interface is to bottlenecking.
>
> > When sending data around the three LED's are flashing a bit.
> Is this
> > normal or does it indicate a problem?
> >
>
> It's normal...and it sounds as though you're using the program
> correctly based on the fact that the transfer is occuring.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jon