On Thu, 29 Dec 2011, Frankie Fisher wrote:
> However I don't have any of the other synths so its not really > possible for me to do this for any of the other devices as its > impossible for me to test it. Whereas if there was a universal driver, > the remote control stuff that I had done for TX81z might transfer over > to other synths for free (depending how the menus are set up). Plus, if > someone reports a bug on e.g. the WT11, then maybe the bug is also > reproducible on the TX81z which would mean it could be fixed on the > TX81z as well. VMEM sysex bulk dump compatibility was the easy part when I developed the Atari program "YSEDITOR PLUS" in the 1990's. Supporting the 100-patch bankformat (actually via MIDI 128=4x32 patches) was already a bit more complicated. But supporting all these different voice editbuffer formats and different remote control messages in one program was a real nightmare. (at the end of it YSEDITOR did a pretty good job). It is true, many of the problems I had could only be solved because several people and the local music shop were willing to let me do some testing with some of these Yamaha synths at home. I have owned a YS200 and V50, I was able to do some testing with a TX81Z, DS55, WT11, and got help and feedback from people using some of the other synths, and I had all the SysEx specs. On paper - it was the time before everyone could download all manuals as PDF from the internet :-) I don't have much time and never learned to code in Java, but the know-how I aqcuired when creating YSEDITOR (I still have the GFA basic source code) could be helpful when developing a universal 4-op FM JSL driver. -- MT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Jsynthlib-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jsynthlib-devel
