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Jon,

> > OK, it's a "feature." ;^)  The bug, then, is in the display:  if
>you set a
>
>"feature" ha haha LOL And I thought "design limitation" was pushing
>the envelope ;-)

I used to work for several PC manufacturers -- who shall remain nameless -- 
and I've seen many instances where people tried to find a spin for features 
or functions that didn't quite turn out as planned.  "Oh, you can't write 
to the floppy disk?  Well, isn't that a security feature?"

> > I also have a nifty little device called a MIDI Solutions Router
>
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>
>Oh, okay - you mean you rechannel by keyboard zone! Very useful.  I
>once had a Korg Wavestation that was brilliant at that type of thing
>but my personal favorite was an Opcode Studio 4. And everybody is
>probably sick of my saying I never should have sold the Studio 4 -
>and now I'm feeling nostalgic for the Korg WS too ;-)

No, actually I mean rechannel by selected MIDI channel.  Unlike many of the 
synth players I meet, I use the AN1x primarily as a live performance 
keyboard for rock, R&B, and funk.  I like the fact that by setting the 
"selector" to the bottom row of functions, I have a dedicated MIDI TX 
channel button.  I use the AN1x by itself, as a controller for rack-mount 
modules, and as the lower manual for two-manual organ.  Each function is on 
a separate channel, and with one button I can switch setups between songs.

>(Someone on the list was just looking for a MIDI Merge box I
>think...MIDI Solutions came up a couple of times in the discussion so
>whoever was looking might take note of Bruce's kind words...)

Yeah, I like the MIDI Solutions boxes a lot.  I've been toying with the 
idea of becoming a dealer for them for about a year or two.  (I do musical 
modifications as a sort of side business.)  The Router is my favorite 
box.  It's a valuable tool if your MIDI setup is complicated, because it 
allows rechanneling patch changes, CC#'s, etc. to cover for shortcomings 
and inconsistencies in various pieces of MIDI gear.  Fir example, if you 
have a MIDI keyboard that has no patch change buttons, the Router can allow 
you to share some of the buttons from another keyboard.

Regards,

-BW

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