SMF MID files on SRX boards

26 Sep 2010, 21:02

Hi all - some of the SRX boards come with CDs that have MIDI files with patch data on them. Has anyone got any tips on loading the patches from these MIDI files?

Thanks.

Re: SMF MID files on SRX boards

7 Oct 2010, 09:46

Well, here's what I tried and does not work if that helps matters:

* Loading the SRX mid file into Fantom X Librarian - file does not load (which is not what I expected - I guess there is some MID file incompatibility here)
* Putting the MID file onto the card, connecting Fantom's MIDI In and Out via a cable, and then loading the MID into Song mode and playing back the file's sysex while getting the Fantom to listen to it. *Do not do this* It will corrupt your User bank. Fortunately I made a back up first.
* Using the SMFUpdate program that is on the SRX-08 cd rom. Running this file and loading the MID file and pressing Send causes the program to do something, but it's not clear what it does.

Anyway, I am sure one of you has done this so any tips would be great.

Re: SMF MID files on SRX boards

7 Oct 2010, 10:38

Well, for the next person, downgrading from Librarian 2.1 to 1.53 helped at least get the MID files loaded.