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TimoS wrote

>>
You can use AN1x editor with AN200 but with one disadvantage, you're not
able to receive patches from AN200 to AN1x edit but other than that it
works
just fine.
<<

Yes...I am afraid the PLG150AN card (which is the heart of the AN200)
does not support bulk requests. So you can't request patch dumps via
AN1xEdit when using the AN200 (or PLG150AN for that matter)

>>
But then ... you come with AN200 editor and IMO it's the best
patch editor I've ever used because it's so clear to understand, the
overlay
of functions is so great. You can load AN1x banks with it to AN200 so
you're able to get advantage of all existing AN1x voices
<<

The AN200/XGworks PLGAN editor is actually constructed from AN1xEdit
source code. However there is a change in how Yamaah implemented patch
download for auditioning....

An1xEdit basically downloads each audition patch to the AN edit buffer
so you can edit and experiment. If you actually want to store the patch
to the device user bank, you have save back to the library and then do a
bulk send.

However, the XGworks editor always downloads the patch data to the user
bank and then sends a program cahnge to select the data into the edit
buffer.

This is not a big deal...but something you should be aware of. I
effectively  means the XGworks editor is actually overwriting your user
bank on the device as you audition voices....which may (or may not) be
what you inteded!   

Regards

Gary Gregson

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