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Re: [xl7] prodatum v0.39

2009-10-04 by Jane

hi paul,

On Oct 3, 2009, at 14:35, Paul Vickers wrote:

> Hi there
>
> I've been a lurker on this list for a long while. I just downloaded
> prodatum 0.40 to use with my P2500k. Now here's the problem -- I don't
> know how to get started. I've connected the Midisport 2x2 to my
> Macbook Pro, I've hooked its output to the P25k's MIDI in and the
> P25k's OUT A to the input on the Midisport. I run Prodatum and select
> the MIDI sport as the I/O devices.
>
> So far so good, but then what?

Press the "Open" button in that dialog. :)

> I have a lot of empty parameter screens
> on prodatum and pulling up its keyboard screen and pressing piano keys
> doesn't lead to any sound on the P25k.
>
> a) am I just missing something completely obvious here?
> b) can I upload the current settings of the P25k into prodatum for
> editing?
>
> Sorry for the naive questions but I am a bit stuck here...
>
> Thanks
>
> paul
>
>
> On 8 Sep 2009, at 21:05, Jane wrote:
>
>> greetings,
>>
>> i have just uploaded v0.39. it supports config file selection from  
>> the
>> command line which is useful for people with multiple modules as you
>> can now have one config for each device, completely with MIDI setup,
>> color scheme and all those preferences; see the hints page for
>> examples on how to use that new switch. this version also tries to
>> hide stuff that i assumed to be there but is not (eg some ROMs don't
>> come with arpeggios or riffs and we don't want them to show up in the
>> rom selectors/browsers). please let me know of any problems you might
>> encounter, my ROMs all have riffs and arpeggios. please also let me
>> know about anything that still looks odd (like lots of 'ff' or '(not
>> installed)' or similar entries in the browsers.
>>
>> changelog for v0.39:
>>
>> * further cleanups (removed dump test routines, no longer needed,  
>> yay)
>> * new cli option '-c' allows to load a different config file (useful
>> for using prodatum with multiple devices)
>> * stop riff loading when we receive an 'ff' riff name
>> * some ROMs don't have arpeggios; we don't want those to show up in
>> the ROM selectors (needs testing, please report problems)
>> * "force controls to selected channels" enabled by default
>> * "Confirm Exit" defaults to off
>> * changed default color scheme
>> * Mac version compiled on Snow Leopard (v0.38 was SL compatible
>> already, Tiger/Leopard and PPC platforms still supported)
>>
>> cheers,
>> Jan
>>
>>
>>
>
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