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Ok, my AN1x should arrive in the mail next week, so meanwhile i am 
contemplating how i am going to hook it up to my computer.  I have 
never messed with a "real" synth through a computer so i am really 
nervous about doing something wrong, so these may seem like stupid 
questions to many.  I have a soundblaster audigy platinum which has 
midi DIN interface in the front.  Should i hook the AN1x to the 
audigy with the computer shut down and then turn the computer on?  
Should i leave the AN1x turned off until the computer is turned on or 
do i turn it on before i power the computer up?  Can i use the 
AN1xedit program with my audigy or do i need a special soundcard to 
use that program?  

I am sure i will have plenty of questions once i get it all setup and 
start trying to download patches and use the anxedit program, but for 
now these are just the ones i need answered so i can get started.  
Thanks!

>I have a soundblaster audigy platinum which has 
>midi DIN interface in the front.  Should i hook the AN1x to the 
>audigy with the computer shut down and then turn the computer on?  
>Should i leave the AN1x turned off until the computer is turned on or 
>do i turn it on before i power the computer up?

I, personally, have never had any problems with either scenario, but some users report problems when turning on the computer with the AN1x already powered on and in place.  I don't think you can damage anything -- MIDI is a pretty robust interface, and was designed to withstand power cycling -- but you may find that one of the ways causes "MIDI error" kinds of messages on the AN1x.

>Can i use the 
>AN1xedit program with my audigy or do i need a special soundcard to 
>use that program?

You should be able to use any interface.  I say "should," because some users have had problems with certain interfaces under Win2K and WinXP.  I have had issues with the joystick interface on my Via motherboard under Win2K.  Under Win98Se, I've had much better luck, and have yet to find an interface that doesn't work with ANY musical/MIDI program.

Regards,

-BW

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Bruce Wahler
Design Consultant
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Welcome to the list,

You can unplug and plug MIDI whilst 'powered-up' at any time without any
fear of damaging anything.

Everything else sounds good to go... all you need now is your AN1x!

Please get back to us if you run into any probs.

Phil

(PS. I assume you've discovered the files section from the group's Yahoo
page? That should keep you busy with patches for a while!)

> From: "blackwoodtebo" <basscount@...>
> Reply-To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 13:21:15 -0000
> To: AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [AN1x] Questions 'bout hooking AN1x to my computer
> 
> Ok, my AN1x should arrive in the mail next week, so meanwhile i am
> contemplating how i am going to hook it up to my computer.  I have
> never messed with a "real" synth through a computer so i am really
> nervous about doing something wrong, so these may seem like stupid
> questions to many.  I have a soundblaster audigy platinum which has
> midi DIN interface in the front.  Should i hook the AN1x to the
> audigy with the computer shut down and then turn the computer on?
> Should i leave the AN1x turned off until the computer is turned on or
> do i turn it on before i power the computer up?  Can i use the
> AN1xedit program with my audigy or do i need a special soundcard to
> use that program?
> 
> I am sure i will have plenty of questions once i get it all setup and
> start trying to download patches and use the anxedit program, but for
> now these are just the ones i need answered so i can get started.
> Thanks!
> 
> 
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