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AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "ginzburg2001"
<sky50308@s...> wrote:
> Thanx for your reply. I have a PC WIN98SE running cubase SX
with an
> edirol UM-880. I find it weird that it would be a configuration
> problem in the sequencer/MIDI set-up because all my other
synths do
> it well. I can do Bulk dump and program changes with every
other
> synth without any problem with the same configuration. This
afternoon
> I made a second test and could transfer some program
changes and
> could work with local OF, but not for long because all of a
sudden
> when I tried to do a bulk dump it sort of freezed and everything
got
> weird again. I'm allmost desperate ... Could it be the OS of the
> synth ?
>
> Maybe you have a clue.
>
> Ginz.
>
Okay. Now we have some info to work with. That Edirol UM-880
is a USB MIDI Interface - which is most likely the cause of your
AN1x specific issues.
I'm not surprised Local Off worked with the AN1x and could only
guess that some previous error on the USB bus had resulted in
a momentary glitch.
The AN1x reacts slowly to Program change commands. It's
always best to leave a measure or so inbetween program
change commands and the next MIDI Note On event. Again, a
momentary glitch on the USB bus might have caused a buffer
error on the AN1x - I expect you rebooted your AN1x at some
point?
The fact your other Synths and sound modules behave as
expected with Local Off and Programs Change on the UM-880
eliminates the possibility of a configuration error in Cubase, i.e.,
that you have Program Change commands or SysEx filtered in
Cubase.
I've not used USB on Win98SE but plenty of other list members
have commented on it. Perhaps you should search the list
archive. Have you doubled checked you're running the latest
drivers for your UM-880?
http://www.edirol.com/products/info/um880.html I CAN tell you that AN1x SysEx dumps over USB can be a tricky
thing - on either platform. AN1x SysEx packets are unusually
large in size in comparison to other synthesizers. This presents
difficulties over USB which has no provision for error correction -
it's strictly a blind send and receive with no hand shaking. That
said, it can be met with success. This has been discussed at
length on this list over the past few years (see the list archives
for more info.) When you performed your bulk dump did you send
a '1 scene', '1 vce', '1-64 vce', etc. or 'all vce'? If you're not finding
success with an 'all vce' dump try one of the other options and
see if it works. Are you working ONLY with Cubase are have you
tried the same with AN1xEdit? What were the results?
Jon