Matrix12x Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Very nice work - unfortunately, I am having the same problem as Imp. When the program is first started I can Receive or send a patch or bank dump, but immediately after this I start to get error messages - sometimes there is an error about the midibox not receiving the correct number of bytes, then there is an error that communication has been lost. My SID has the latest version of MIOS and the SID app, also MIOS Studio (and other Midi software) works perfectly on this system, so I don't think it's a Midi problem (system is a Dell laptop with USB Midi cable). Any help would be appreciated. CheersI am having the same problem on a Mac, OS X 10.4. never any problems w/ MIOS studio. Midibox Sid V2 Editor starts out communicating, then has a connection issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutgerv Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hm, interesting! I haven't been able to reproduce this yet on my machine. Have you tried the work-around TK suggested?If that doesn't help I think some sort of discrepancy comes into life between the cores that are actually responding to the editors messages and the ones that SHOULD respond according to the information the editor has. Before certain commands the editor sends a 'primer'-message that enables the cores that should listen to everything that follows. Then the cores respond to everything that follows with a message saying 'acknowledged' for each of the cores that received the info. If that doesn't line up the editor gives an error.Best,Rutgerps. Are you still able to continu working after the error's occur? I think I implemented this core-checking thing only as an extra checkup, but no further actions are taken or blocked if an error occurs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix12x Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Yes, I can continue working. But it seems once I have lost communication it is gone.In my setup I only have one core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix12x Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 Today it worked great. I really liked the editor. You should add a virtual keyboard so I don't have torun a second program at the same time.... ;-)Thanks for the great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
286 Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 I'm running it successfully under Vista 64-bit using MIDI Yoke and MIDItrix for routing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 This looks great! Looking forward to giving that a go, as soon as I've got my boards from SmashTV and got them working...!a|x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TafterT Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hi,I'm looking for some advice ,i have been trying to load the bank midibox_sid_presets_8580.syx into Midibox Sid V2 editor and i get this error message "This file does not contain a bank with 64 or 128 valid patches" has anyone any idea what could be causing this, i'm using winxp and the latest java ,the editor is talking to the sid as i can edit the patches ?Thanks for looking!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hi,you are trying to upload a MBSID V1 bank - this won't work.The same patches (with stereo support and some additional bassline/drum patches) are part of the MBSID V2 release package. You will find it under presets/v2_vintage_bank.syxBest Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TafterT Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Hi,Yep that was the problem, its working fine now!Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Whee! I found a bug I think.When you change the filter's cutoff frequency the editor doesn't set the FIP bit while writing to 0x055 and 0x056, which hence turns FIP (0x056:7) off everytime you change the cutoff frequency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutgerv Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Hi Nils,congrats! I think you found a real bug :). I was already aware of a much bigger problem: in some situations the editor and the synth can get out of sync (the bug you report is probably caused by it). So the patch that you save in the editor is not identical to the one in the synth. There's a new version of the editor to be released soon, which fixes this problem. However....this new version somehow elicits a bug with some midi-systems that I still don't understand! I cannot replicate it at home, but Thorsten can. I'm still trying to work over the MIDI connection stuff to find the cause of it. I'll let you know as soon as the new version is available!Best,Rutger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Can't seem to get this to work on my MacBook Pro/MacOS X 10.5.6/M-Audio MIDISport 2x2.The editor starts up, then pops up a warning about the MIDI Configuration having changed. I can set MIDI In and Out ports, but if I do a Scan Hardware, it says it can't communicate with the SID. MIOS Studio seems to be able to do so. I've tried MMJ and Mandolane Java MIDI plugins, and get the same issue with both (though with MMJ, the ports of my MIDISport are correctly named, whereas they aren't with Mandolane, for some reason). Any tips to get it up-and-running?a|x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Just 30 minutes ago I fixed this bug, since I was able to reproduce it as well (but with MMJ only)! ;)-> http://svnmios.midibox.org/filedetails.php?repname=svn.mios&path=%2Ftrunk%2Fjava%2Forg%2Fmidibox%2Fmidi%2FMidiDeviceRouting.javaCould you please beta-test this version:http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_sid/v2_editor/MBSIDV2_Editor_v0_2.zipBest Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rutgerv Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Hi nILS,could you check if this new release also solves your issue?Best,Rutger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Hmm... not sure if it 0.2 solves my issue or not actually. I just realised that I had the MIDI jumper installed so that all the MIDI data was being routed to/from Core #3, and I only have SIDs installed in slots #1 and #2, so I guess it probably wasn't going to work, anyway...Having corrected that issue, I've found 0.2 seems to work fine. Except I can't seem to upload'v2_vintage_bank.syx'from the SID V2 release folder/Presets. I get a message"This file does not contain a bank with 64 or 128 valid patches!'.a|x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted January 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 Having corrected that issue, I've found 0.2 seems to work fine. Except I can't seem to upload'v2_vintage_bank.syx'from the SID V2 release folder/Presets. I get a message"This file does not contain a bank with 64 or 128 valid patches!'.Works fine at my sideWhich MBSID release are you using? It could make sense to download the latest and to try it again (just to ensure, that you haven't changed the file somehow so that it is corrupted)Best Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneburst Posted January 18, 2009 Report Share Posted January 18, 2009 That's odd; the sysex file must have got corrupted somehow...I downloaded it again (it was the same version I had before, from the 'midibox_sid_v2_0_rc26' release), and this time it works!Cheers,a|x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 could you check if this new release also solves your issue?Yep, it did :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labelwhore Posted January 25, 2009 Report Share Posted January 25, 2009 Yep, it did :-)Very nice! I had noticed that, but thought it was just something on my end. I'll have to try the new realease when I get home from work today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK. Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 A new editor version v0.4 is available: DownloadMain changes:some parts now use the same classes like MIOS Studio to improve overall robustness of the java toolsEnsemble librarian added!Ensemble editor added!Multiple selection possible (to send multiple patches at once, copy multiple at the same time, etc. NOTE: for some functions (i.e. upload a patch to the buffer) doesn't make sense. In this case the first item of the selection is taken as 'the one').Improved SysEx handling, better Sysex-bug workaround (RC27 slave don't crash anymore).The visualisation of ensemble data will be improved later (e.g. MIDI Notes are currently displayed as a number, MIDI channel is counted from 0 instead of 1, etc...) - we thought, that releasing a version which allows to edit an ensemble is more important (especially for users who haven't built a control surface yet) than the cosmetic stuff./Edit: complete changelog:Complete ChangeLog: play and panic buttons added in Sysex editor default startup tab in librarian is now bank A better init functions (loading from internal syx files) multiple selection functionality added (solution for 64 entry banksticks) ensemble editor added ensemble librarian added check loading midi setup (strange behavior!) oscillator link or stereo link would not update the internal patch properly retaining settings of midi configuration improved sysex handler (makes use of new sysex commands in RC19) simplified midi routing fix alot of minor bugs improved drum sequencer representation fixed sysex handler for Mac improved WaveTable representation arpeggiator patterns UD2 and DU2 missing modulation inversion buttons not working properly fixed values as modulation source not working properly LFO One shot button added LFO Key sync shortcut added Reorganized tabs LFO sine wave button not behaving properly name mistake in lead engine parameter list wrong cc's above knob assignment rate knob labels did not follow MIDI sync on/off from patchBest Regards, Thorsten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Jeeepers, someone's been busy! Thanks again guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix12x Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 nice work.I'm going to use the hell out of it this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nILS Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Yay! Updates! ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 play and panic buttons added in Sysex editornice one! I had a frozen note yesterday, which was out of range for all of my Keyboards...it made me restart everything ;)Edit: I Haven't found it yet...any hint where to look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesak Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 top!! though i didn't have chance to test the new version & ensembles out really. i uploaded some patches w the editor to SID and played some sounds until quite soon it freezed. i don't think it necessarily has anything to do with the new version of the editor - the older version made SID freeze sometimes too. but this time the synth kept booting and sending the upload request again and again. i tried to upload the setup_6851.hex a couple of time and even the MIOS with no luck.what could make the SID hang permanently this way, known issue? how the hell can i slap it awake again!?peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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