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Is there any advantage to updating to the v1.04 firmware for the An-
1x? I purchased mine in late 1998 and it seems to work fine, though
when I try to send a bunch of patches from An-1x Edit it often
doesn't work. Otherwise, no complaints!

Brian.

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Hi Brian,

>Is there any advantage to updating to the v1.04 firmware for the An-
>1x? I purchased mine in late 1998 and it seems to work fine, though
>when I try to send a bunch of patches from An-1x Edit it often
>doesn't work. Otherwise, no complaints!

I updated to the latest version (which might actually Be v1.04), and found no differences, good or bad. I don't believe that anything in the upgrade that addresses bulk data dumps.

The problem that you are referring to with AN1xEdit is more likely a computer issue than an AN1x issue. The problem is that the AN1x sends a lot of data during bulk dumps (over 250K), and most MIDI interfaces work on the assumption that everything just gets there. On a 10K bulk dump, this almost always works out; on a 250K dump, there's a possibility of something going amiss. It seems to be worse with USB interfaces, but that's not a scientific assessment.

Regards,

-BW
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