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Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:43 pm

antimaterie wrote:Yes, removing the comment header did the trick!

So strange! No logical reason why that should be treated differently on my machine. Then again, I could never get Marc's script to work on my system, yet many others can run it fine.

Midi-merge is still not really working for me.

From the description of your MIDI chain, I can perhaps see why...

If you're plugging the EZ into the Behringer units, then the signals are most likely already being merged, so you do not have to use the Merge port in the script.

The script will filter out all Note data and instead use the sysex data to create new note information. However, it also filters out all CC data except Mod Wheel (CC#1) and Hold Pedal (CC#64). This is why everything else isn't getting through from the BCR2000.

The current solution would require two hardware MIDI In ports. You'd use the port with the EZ as your "In", and you'd use the port with the Behringers as the "Merge". Using the same port for both In and Merge will cause headaches!

If you only have one MIDI In into your PC, then it's mostly a matter of me filtering out the Volume (CC#7) messages that are generated by program change.

However... that will have to wait 'til I get home from work tonight.

Good to hear that the velocity compression is working for you, though!

We'll make it work.

- m

antimaterie · Post by **antimaterie** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:14 pm

Markleford wrote:The script will filter out all Note data and instead use the sysex data to create new note information. However, it also filters out all CC data except Mod Wheel (CC#1) and Hold Pedal (CC#64). This is why everything else isn't getting through from the BCR2000.

The BCR is actually not the problem, as it treats its usb connection as one midi-port and its own midi-in port as another port, that i can adress seperatly. So the BCR is working, it´s the FCB that is not getting through...

Markleford wrote:If you're plugging the EZ into the Behringer units, then the signals are most likely already being merged, so you do not have to use the Merge port in the script.

Yes, the EZ and the Footcontroller are actually getting merged and it´s working fine for the Mod-Wheel without using the Merge port. But as you said before, the other CC-Data have been filtered out, so i can´t use the second expression pedal without the merge function... (Also i´d like to use the switches on the fcb to send other cc data as well.)

Markleford wrote:Using the same port for both In and Merge will cause headaches!

I understand but i don´t have another *free* hardware port.

Markleford wrote:We'll make it work.

When i think about it now, please feel free to leave it as it is; it´s really not a limitation at all, when i have to use the arrows on the gui in my specific setup.

Sorry for bugging you and thanks so much again for your time and effort, Markleford! Big big up!

EDIT:
Oh lord, i´m stupid, loooong story and i missed the point

it´s not only that the sound-select-buttons affect master volume, they also do NOT switch presets in your app...

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:19 am

antimaterie wrote:Sorry for bugging you and thanks so much again for your time and effort, Markleford! Big big up!

v2.21 is up. Hopefully it fixes your issues. Note, though, that if anything else in your chain sends a Bank Change message, CCs will stop responding until you do a program change via the EZ. I'll eventually eliminate this limitation, though: just too lazy to do it right now.

Also, I'm not sure where you're getting the Data Entry Fader messages. They're not showing up in MIDI-OX for me.

Feel free to talk to me in PM about this so we don't have to monopolize the thread with tech-support issues.

- m

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 12:23 am

antimaterie wrote:EDIT: Oh lord, i´m stupid, loooong story and i missed the point it´s not only that the sound-select-buttons affect master volume, they also do NOT switch presets in your app...

Keep in mind that I haven't a clue what the foot pedal may be doing to your MIDI messages along the way! You might have to strip down your system to just having the EZ go straight to the MIDI In, with no Merge port, just to see if works that way, and then add the other equipment piece by piece.

- m

antimaterie · Post by **antimaterie** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:22 pm

Sorry, Markleford, I´m away from my home at the moment, will be back in one or two days. I´ll try the new version then and report via pm. Again thanks for keeping your brain busy with my issues...

... and sorry to everyone for monopolizing this thread...

antimaterie

antimaterie · Post by **antimaterie** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 10:46 pm

Ok, i just got home and tried and .... yessss, it´s working perfect now!!!

No need for midi-merge anymore, expression and breath are simply getting through without it. Wonderful!

Thank you again, Markleford! Maybe your cat would insist that she is actually from earth, who knows what she would say about her human...

antimaterie

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:59 am

antimaterie wrote:Ok, i just got home and tried and .... yessss, it´s working perfect now!!!
No need for midi-merge anymore, expression and breath are simply getting through without it. Wonderful!

Great! Now go have some fun!

- m

gtrplyr · Post by **gtrplyr** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:45 pm

Hi Everyone,
I am strongly considering the Yamaha EZ-AG or EG, and I noticed that it transmits on 6 different channels (1 for each string -right?) Is there a way to disable this? Or, I'm hoping since my Sonar 2.0 won't 'force change' the incoming midi data channel (say from channel 1 to 5) I'll use my Yamaha QX5 to 'shift channel' in real time. I just hope it will shift all 6! If it is stuck that way, how in the world do you play chords with the same sound?
Thanks,
KevinB

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:19 pm

Kevin, while you can't change the channels internal to the EZ (it only has that ch 1-6 mode), you can easily re-map the channels transmitted to SONAR with software or hardware processing.

- m

gtrplyr · Post by **gtrplyr** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 12:30 pm

What applications do you recommend? I am very close to buying the EZ-AG and this is a vital issue.
Thanks,
KevinB

Markleford · Post by **Markleford** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 1:32 pm

Mine is available from my website: http://www.TenCrazy.com/

The link to Marc's script app is also found in this thread: look back a page or two for a link.

Both are free!

- m

CapnLockheed · Post by **CapnLockheed** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:13 pm

Markleford wrote:
antimaterie wrote:Yes, removing the comment header did the trick!
So strange! No logical reason why that should be treated differently on my machine. Then again, I could never get Marc's script to work on my system, yet many others can run it fine.

- m

I had Marc's script running fine on two machines(PIII)but when I tried it on my PIV it kept
giving me script error messages?

Cheers.....CL

mbncp · Post by **mbncp** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:36 pm

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CapnLockheed wrote:
Markleford wrote:
antimaterie wrote:Yes, removing the comment header did the trick!
So strange! No logical reason why that should be treated differently on my machine. Then again, I could never get Marc's script to work on my system, yet many others can run it fine.

- m
I had Marc's script running fine on two machines(PIII)but when I tried it on my PIV it kept
giving me script error messages?

Cheers.....CL

Sorry to hear that, I'm using a P4 as well without a problem.
Also to make sure, always register the midix.ocx (register.bat) from my app (in the MIDIX folder) as this is the latest version, the script needs it, and Makleford's app will work with it too.

Marc

CapnLockheed · Post by **CapnLockheed** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:20 pm

Hi Marc, yeah I dld the latest version and
did the reg bat, Markleford's script is
working no problem. All your hta's open
and look alright but display this script
error mssg....it must be some quirk peculiar
to this machine as it works fine on my others.
Oh well, no bother if can't suss it out I
can just run it on my other machines. In
any case thanks once again for creating
these fine tools for us EZ'ers!!

Cheers.....CL

mbncp · Post by **mbncp** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:39 pm

> .. display this script error msg

Does the message say something special, maybe a line number ?

Running xp sp2
My vbscript file version is: 5.6.0.8820
C:\WINDOWS\system32\vbscript.dll

The mshta is: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
C:\WINDOWS\system32\mshta.exe

explorer version is: 6.00.2900.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

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