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AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, Mike Metlay ++ Atomic City
<metlay@a...> wrote:
> Hello!
>
Hello Mike - welcome to the AN1x-list.
> I am a new arrival on this list and a relatively new AN1x owner,
> having acquired a used one from a colleague for a very good
price. I
> mainly have been using it as a MIDI controller but have been
> intrigued by what little I have heard in its presets, and am
> interested in digging deeper.
>
> My first and most important question for now is, are there any
> resources out there for editing and storing AN1x patches that
work on
> Mac OS 9 or X?
>
Yes. An1xEdit (freeware) is available for both Wintel and Mac OS
9. You'll find a copy for download in the Files section here at
Yahoo! Groups
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files This program was commisioned by Yamaha and replaced the
AN1x Editor 1.00b you mention in your post.
You'll need to install and configure OMS if you're not already
running it. If you should have problems receiving a file
transmission from your AN1x -> AN1xEdit, please review the Tips
& Tricks directory in the Files section
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AN1x-list/files/Tips%20and%20Tricks/ for a write up 'AN1xEdit Will Not Receive (Macintosh)'. There
is a minor bug in the OMS communication with AN1xEdit and this
tip will 'wake up' the connection between the two. Works every
time.
There are dozens of user contributed AN1x Voices for download
in the FIles section - the common format for this list is AN1xEdit
format (.AN1) because it's proven to be cross platform tolerant
and most of the AN∗ spin-offs are also supported ;-)
There is no OS X version of AN1xEdit and the author has stated
there will not be a port forthcoming.
> I currently have Emagic SoundDiver 3.0 and the original
Yamaha AN1x
> Editor (1.0 beta) that came on floppy disk with the synth; using
both
> has been painful so far. I managed to get the Yamaha editor
running
> long enough to upload the Demo patch banks that came on
floppy with
> the synth, one by one into the AN1x, so I could move them over
to
> SoundDiver. That involved running the pre-OMS Yamaha editor
with a
> direct hookup between the AN1x and an old Apple 1in/1out
MIDI
> interface, uploading sounds to the AN1x, unhooking the old
interface
> and reattaching the AN1x to my OMS-savvy Studio5LX, running
> SoundDiver, creating a new library, downloading and saving
the
> patches, rinse, repeat. Urgh.
Right.
>
> Having moved everything over to SoundDiver I can now get rid
of the
> AN1x editor, but SoundDiver has its own difficulties for me. I
don't
> suppose Malte Rogacki is on this list? If so, Malte, can I pick
your
> brains about this Adaptation you wrote for the AN1x?
I run Logic Audio but not SoundDiver - it's been a couple of years
since I last had a demo copy up & running. If time permits I'll try
to reinstall it. I don't believe we've ever heard from Matte on this
list - have you checked the SoundDiver forum here at Yahoo!
Groups? We had a couple of SD users in the past but they've not
been active on the list recently. Maybe if you post a specific
question someone will step up...
>
> Also, are there patch resources for the AN1x out there in any
sort of
> format that SD can understand or import? I like disassembling
other
> people's patches to learn how they work, and I have a lot of raw
> material to work with right now, but someday I might want to go
> further afield.
>
See above - go to the Files section. BTW - AN1xEdit can
automatically convert an .AN1 file into SysEx for use in other
programs ;-)
> TIA
>
> mike
>
You might check out
http://www.osxaudio.com/ for an OS X
compatible SysEx utility. I'm not currently running OS X but I
simply planned to use bulk dumps into Logic for my AN1x Voices
rather than AN1xEdit - but I'm fairly comfortable navigating the
AN1x by hand to begin with.
Hope this helps.
regards,
Jon