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(Message started by: zro1zro on Feb 15^th, 2002, 1:46pm)

Title: Midi for beginners...
Post by zro1zro on Feb 15^th, 2002, 1:46pm

I've just bought a Boss VF-1 processor and while searching the net, I found out you can use this program to download patches to be used. So I immediately downloaded the program, gladly registered it (support your freeware/shareware) but now find that I have absolutely no idea what to do with it. Is there a site out there that offers teaching on what to do based on my needs? I don't really see my self as a midi programmer as I'm really an hobbiest engineer but I still want to know what to do. Thanks for any help you can offer. I'd be willing to help anybody with graphics design help in return.

Kyle

Title: Re: Midi for beginners...
Post by Jamie OConnell on Feb 16^th, 2002, 1:22pm

I'll try to cover the basics -- refer to the help file for details. From the description, it sounds like you want to make bulk transfers of System Exclusive dumps between MIDI-OX and Boss VF-1. The first thing to do is get the VF-1 attached to the computer using MIDI Cables (you have a Computer MIDI interface - right?): connect the VF-1 MIDI Out to the Computer MIDI In, and the VF-1 MIDI In to the Computer MIDI Out.

Receiving
Launch MIDI-OX. Open Options | MIDI Devices... and select your computer MIDI Interface as input and output. Press OK. Open View | SysEx... and then SysEx | Receive Manual Dump... (in the SysEx view). A Message Box "0 Bytes Received" appears - just leave it for now. Look in the VF1 manual to see how to initiate a dump. Once the VF1 starts its dump the MIDI-OX message box will start incrementing. After it stops updating, press OK. The data will appear in the Display window and can be saved to a .SYX file: Display Window | Save As....

Sending
Open the SysEx view (View | SysEx...), and choose Command Window | Load File... Navigate to a .SYX file and open it. To send it, choose Command Window | Send SysEx...

General Info
If you want to know more about MIDI in general, check out these tutorials: http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/tutr/miditutr.htm

Title: Re: Midi for beginners...
Post by zro1zro on Feb 18^th, 2002, 7:55am

Great! Worked like a charm! Apparently, there are many user "patches" for my signal processor and that was what I needed to d/l them into the box. Thanks for your help and I'll be reading the link you sent.

Kyle
www.kylebellamy.com