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--- In AN1x-list@y..., "blackwoodtebo" <basscount@c...> wrote:
> This program is great!  i just acquired the AN1x this summer, 
but 
> only recently started using AN1xEdit.  Already I have come up 
with 
> some really decent patches I think.  Now I am wondering, if you 
have 
> a laptop with a Midi connection can you use that Live to access 
all 
> your patches?  I guess you could.

Sure you could but would you want to? IMO, SysEx data transfers 
between a computer and the AN1x is not exactly a fault tolerant 
affair and don't always come off without incident. Would you 
really want to place yourself into a situation where you have to 
troubleshoot, or reboot, in front of a live audience?

The AN1x contains 128 Voices (programs.) With a little 
preparedness I would think that number sufficient for most live 
situations. If you're *really* pressed for programs then I would 
propose you use the 2nd Scene in each Voice to contain an 
alternate Voice set. This would require a fair amount of time and 
manual manipulation on your part, perhaps using AN1xEdit for 
the task, but it would effectively double the number of available 
Voices from 128 to 256.

> That would be amazing, because 
> then you could basically have access to all the patches you 
could 
> want in a live situation.  I wish they had this same program for 
my 
> MS2k.

regards,

Jon