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Hi jon,

It is a shame to read that, this AN1x editor from Gary is really 
nice, and I was prepared to pay the man for an OSX version of it.
The AN1x is such a great all rounder synth, for its sound and 
brilliant control, I think that these type of machines are the way 
forward for "virtual" setups. Anyway, let's hope that one day someone 
will come up with a nice OSX editor. Sorry, I am not a programmer. 

I am only using OSX for music, and PC for surfing. I will try Yamaha 
here in the UK...   

I know about Sound Diver, I am waiting for the OSX version as well, 
it looks like Emagic's people are having trouble with this one.

Cheers,

Gino      


--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "Jon" <jondl_2000@y...> wrote:
> --- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "topfloormix" <topfloormix@a...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > Hello Jon,
> > 
> > Would you know if Gary Gregson could compile an AN1x editor for 
OSX? 
> > Maybe we could pay him for his valuable time.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Gino
> 
> IMO, it's entirely unlikely Gary would port AN1xEdit to OS X - for 
two primary 
> reasons:
> 
> 1) The original port of AN1xEdit from Win->Mac by Gary was 
a 'freebie', .i.e., Gary 
> produced the Mac version of his own vocation - Yamaha did not 
commision a Mac 
> port only the Win version. This was a generous act on Gary's part 
considering how 
> many of us have benefited from AN1xEdit.
> 
> 2) If memory serves, Gary indicated in a thread *many* months ago 
the compiler he 
> used for Win->Mac is since discontinued/unsupported so there's no 
direct route to 
> convert to OS X. If you search the list archives you'll likely find 
this thread. And Peter's 
> point regarding the ownership of the source code is valid too.
> 
> Gino, you may want to contact Yamaha Customer Assistance via the 
Yamaha.com web 
> site and make your inquirey regarding OS X from there. I don't 
think it likely a OS X 
> Editor will issued be for the AN* series as the product line is 
near the end of it's life 
> cycle if it's not already considered 'done' at this late date.
> 
> It's possible some enterprising developer would make an OS X Ed/Lib 
for AN1x but 
> the trend is away from Editor/Librarians :-/ Emagic SoundDiver 
hasn't yet been 
> ported to OS X and who knows if it will (SD supports the AN1x.) 
It's been implied the 
> major problem is testing (q/a) the individual modules that have 
been developed for 
> the many obsolete or discontinued products supported in the legacy 
version.
> 
> The good news is that AN1xEdit will run under Classic in OS X so 
you can at elast 
> access your sound library and convert patches to .mid or .syx 
format as necessary 
> (obviously there is no hardware support for MIDI I/O under 
Classic.) There is a generis 
> SysEx librarian for OS X but I don't recall the name righ off hand. 
Check the Utilities or 
> Apps section of OSXAudio.com and it should turn up.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Jon