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yam77 (Version 1.1)
The program is written in Turbo C and has been tested on an Elonex
486 running DOS 5.0. I use a TG77 so this has not been tested on
the SY77 but as far as I know the midi implementation is pretty much
the same except for the individual output selects on the TG77 so I
would expect the program to work.
The program requires an MPU compatible midi interface card. I use a
Voyetra V22m and the MPU is used in dumb (UART) mode by this
program.
Acknowledgements to Jim Conger for the ideas I used from his "c
Programming for MIDI", and Sam Herrington for hacking assistance.
YAM77.EXE
Firstly, the program is not yet complete but I could use some user
type feedback before continuing. Because of the sometimes obscure
ways that Yamaha store their data there are probably a few features
in the program which need fixing.
The program is designed to allow the automatic downloading of single
voices, banks of 16 voices, or memories (i.e. 64 voices) from your
TG77 or SY77. You can also download and edit the program change
table. You can then inspect all of the parameter settings for any
voice. (The idea I have is to eventually turn this in to an editor)
The program also allows you to upload any of the aforementioned
automatically.
BEWARE!! - when you do an automatic bulk dump the memory type is
ignored. Although this means that you can easily dump voices,
banks,or complete memories from either the internal or the two
preset memories, when you upload, the voice(s) will always be stored
in INTERNAL memory at the corresponding voice position. Thus Preset
1 bank A voice 1 when uploaded would be stored in Internal memory
bank A voice 1. NOT IN THE EDITOR BUFFER!
BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.
On the top line of the display there is a ring menu which shows all
of the available options. Either use the cursor keys to highlight
the option you require and then press enter, or alternatively double
click the mouse on any of the options in the ring menu. The program
automatically looks for a directory on the current drive called
\voice and will create it if it does not exist. You are not obliged
to use this directory but it is the default.
"Chg_Dir"
This permits you to change from the default directory \voice to
another directory of your choice.
"Select"
Before displaying a voice file or a program change table file it is
first necessary to select the required file. The Select option will
list all files contained in the current directory whether they are
legitimate midi files or not. Either use the arrow keys and enter
to select the required file or alternatively double click on the
name of the file you wish to work with. If there are more than 80
files in your directory you can use the 5 key on the numeric pad to
advance you to the next screen or double click the double chevron
character displayed in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
If the file is a valid voice file a window will open which shows the
basic characteristics of the voice. If the file is a program change
table file, a message to that effect will appear in the window. Any
other file will produce a message to the effect that the selected
file contains no midi data.
"Display"
This function will display the selected file. The usage of this
option is pretty straightforward. You may either use the function
keys or double the click the button character next to the function
key display.
"Get_Bulk"
This option permits the automatic downloading of data from the
synth. You may download a single voice, a bank of 16 voices, a
complete memory of 64 voices, or the program change table. You will
be prompted for the location of the data to download i.e. voice
number, bank, or memory and be asked to supply a file name for
storage. If the file already exists you will be asked if it is o.k.
to overwrite it. The program simply sends a bulk data request to
the synth formatted according to the responses entered earlier. When
data is being downloaded, a running count of the number of bytes
being transferred will be displayed. When the download window
opens, if no data appears to be transferring initiate a manual bulk
dump from the synth. I mention this because I had some problems
trying to get the timing right and whilst the program behaves
properly on my system it is not impossible that problems may arise
on a slower (or faster) machine.
"Put_Bulk"
Before using this option, make sure that the bulk data transfer
protect switch is off.
This option will upload a selected voice, bank, memory, or program
change table file to the synth. Remember that the INTERNAL memory
in your synth will always be overwritten.
"SplitBnk"
This option takes a previously downloaded bank or memory file and
breaks it down into individual voice files. The files are given dos
style names which means some apparent changes to the voice name as
illegal dos file name characters can be used on the synth. However
the internal voice name in the downloaded file remains intact.
Things like spaces or asterisks are generally replaced by an
underscore or something legal.
The Program Change Table
It is possible to download the program change table and to
subsequently edit it and re upload. Because there is no way that I
know of to get a hold of the voice names using midi sysex requests
the following procedure should be adopted to enable you to get a
voice list of each of the preset banks and the internal bank.
Download all three banks using the Get_Bulk command. Then use the
SplitBnk option to break the banks down into individual voices.
While this is being done, a file will be written which contains a
list of all the voices in the bank. This file will be named as
follows:-
Preset Bank 1 will be called preset1.
Preset Bank 2 will be called preset2.
Internal Bank will be called internal.
A file is also supplied with this program called "card". As it is
not possible to download card based voices, this file contains a
list of names in the form "card 1" to "card 64". NB! All 4 files,
preset1, preset2, internal, and card must be present in order to run
the edit option.
To edit the program change table, first download the program change
table. Then Select that file. Display it using the Display option
and then select the edit option. The table is displayed in banks of
16. Whilst in edit mode double click either the mode or the voice
name you wish to change. A window will open up which either
displays the available modes or the list of voice names appropriate
to the memory location specified in the mode selected. The
exception to this is card based voices which will be listed as card1
through card64. Simply double click your selection from the list
displayed. (You can double click anywhere within the name field).
When you are satisfied with the block you are editing close the
window by double clicking the button contained in the window border
and you will be returned to the previous menu where you may select
another block of 16. When you finally exit from this screen you
will be prompted for a file name in which to store the modified
program change table. You may either overwrite the existing file or
create another one. This file may then be uploaded to the synth
using the Put_Bulk option. When you upload this file to the synth
you will probably (make that definitely!) get a midi checksum error.
This has no adverse effect and may be ignored. (If anyone can tell
me exactly how yamaha calculate their checksums I would be very
grateful!).
The other functions are self explanatory. Options called proc???
are currently spare and do nothing.
The ESC key will always take you back up a level (and ultimately out
of the program)
If you are using a rodent double clicks are always required. On the
ring menu double click anywhere in the option you want. In the file
select screen double click anywhere in the required file name. In
general double clicking the square box contained in the [ ] will
exit that screen or if associated with a lower level screen will
take you there.
This version of the program is freeware. Do whatever you like with
it.
FEEDBACK WELCOMED (even negative ;-))
Mark Smyth (nomad@cix) (100042,1054 on Compuserve)