The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@y..., Phil <accession@o...> wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> 
> "...So if you request an upload, it works every time?? (that's AN 
to Mac??)"
> 
> Yeah, although I do run into problems switching between my 
sequencer (Pro
> Tools) and back to AN1x Edit. It seems AN1x Edit 'loses' control 
of the AMT8
> (which auto-switches to its 'patchbay/non-computer mode'). 
This might be an
> AMT8 issue though, and is rectified by re-launching AN1x Edit.
> 

I have a similar issue in my set-up w/ the Studio 128x. This make 
me believe it's not AMT8 specific. The 128x is configured for MTP 
emulation mode and I run Logic Audio using the internal drivers 
*and* OMS for IAC communication (which rarely ever gets used.) 
When I use a soft synth such as BATTERY or Absynth, or 
AN1xEdit, in stand alone mode w/ OMS everything works fine but 
when I quit the app and start-up Logic - the connection to the 
Studio 128x is lost. It's recovered simply by powering off & on the 
128x. 

> 
> "...I'd love to get an emagic interface- but the price is pretty 
hefty."
> 
> Yep, they are pricey, but then it is a 8x8 interface. Secondly, and 
probably
> most importantly, it features the Active MIDI Transmitter 
technology that
> buffers MIDI ahead of time from the sequencer (when used 
with Logic), and
> fires it off at the precise moment. All I need to do now is learn 
Logic! As
> it stands, Pro Tools' MIDI gets pretty horrendous once the CPU 
is loaded up
> with audio plug-ins.
> 

The beauty of LOGIC is that you can configure it to suit your 
tastes and work habits. The down side it learning 
Emagic's'logical' way of thinking to get to that point.


> On the downside, via the sequencer/OMS, the AMT8 appears to 
send MIDI Beat
> Clock on either *all* channels, or none, whereas my old(er) 
Roland S-MPU64
> (USB 4x4) allows specific channels to receive MIDI Beat Clock. 
With MIDI
> Beat Clock active, all the MIDI activity lights flash, making them 
kinda
> pointless, and my Proteus 2000 module (with dual MIDI ins) 
freaks out by
> thinking the tempo is double what it really is.
> 

Ah ha, here's were we differ - transmitting MIDI Clock to each port 
on my MIDI Inteface was was exactly what I wanted to 
accomplish. Now I can sync the Arp in the AN1x and the LFO's on 
my ASR-X to LOGIC's clock with no problem.

Using the Translator Pro attached to both Printer and Modem 
ports simultaneously was a pain in the butt with LOGIC as it only 
transmits clock to one port at a time (USB, Printer, or Modem.)

Jon