The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com, "digitaldisko" <digitaldisko@y...> wrote:
> 
> Yes, I've read through the manual and spent hours trying to figure 
> this out.  So first, I went to the Midi Setup box and made sure the 
> Midi In/Thru/Out were all connected to my external midi device.  

Under System Setup, yes - that shoud be right. 


> Then under the AN Expert Editor setup I made sure that under the 
> midi folder both ports were turned on and all of the rest of the 
> boxes (Midi chanel,part no., device no., board no.) I left at 1.  

Okay.


> Under insert and transmit, I have it clicked on user presets 1-128, 
> bulk dump interval at 600msec. Then I go to recieve AN1x bulk dump 
> (so all of my patterns can come up on the program and nothing 
> happens.  


600mesec is too fast for Bulk dump interval. Try it set for 1.0sec or greater. The SysEx file 
size of AN series bulk dumps are considerably larger than most.

You don't mention what type of MIDI Interface you are using, but be advised cheap sound 
cards with MIDI I/O are indadequate - get a real, multi-port MIDI Interface if you haven't 
already. 

> How long is it suppost to take. I usually wait 10 min and 
> see no progress.  I have both Midi In's and out's cords going into 
> the system.  When I call up a pattern in the AN Editor, it does work 
> with my synth and I hear the changes made. I just need help doing 
> the bulk dumps.  Thanks.

A single voice should only take a few seconds, a full bulk dump will take a couple of 
minutes. SInce you're able to affect changes from AN Expert Editor to the AN200 it sounds 
as though the cable connections are correct. Have you successfully performed a bulk 
transmission, either a single voice or many, to the AN200?

Jon