Not able to upload presets using Sysex Librarian

hems · Joined: Apr 23, 2012 Posts: 4 Location: london

Recently i downloaded the latest version of Sysex Librarian and I'm trying to upload banks or single presets to the A6 and I'm not having any success Sad

I remember about 1 year ago it would work perfectly, but for some reason now it doesn't really work.

I remember something about having to "slow down" the transmission on Sysex Librarian but i can't really make it work even slowing down the transmission now.

If i upload a whole BANK to the Andromeda CARD-2 for instance it will look like it worked but when i navigate to CARD-2 bank the Andromeda freezes.

If i upload a single sound, it seems to work, but then when i select the sound it also crashes.

Any advice?

Embarassed

hems · Joined: Apr 23, 2012 Posts: 4 Location: london

To makes matter worse, every bank i try to upload sysex ends up locking up my Andromeda.

Tried loaded Brian Kehew presets from:
https://www.alesis.com/products/view/a6-andromeda

and try to upload to CARD and to User Banks and they all end up locking my Andromeda.

If i HARD Reset them use the card and the Andromeda by itself, just saving presets and copying them around, it all works.

I'm using the Cirklon as MIDI Interface, but i remember it has worked previously with the Cirklon, so i don't think it's a MIDI Interface problem, but rather some configuration on the Andromeda or on Sysex Librarian..

I have disconnected the MIDI OUT cable to avoid any sort of loopback, also disabled all MIDI messages except the Sysex ones..

Tried everything but it doesn't work.. I'm pulling my hair

hems · Joined: Apr 23, 2012 Posts: 4 Location: london

turns out using my mighty MOTU ULTRALITE MIDI 5x5 worked as expected, the problem i have is with my other MIDI interface not dealing well with the sysex messages Sad

elmegil · Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 5:18 pm Post subject:

Sorry I didn't see this sooner. Yeah, the quality of your MIDI interface is key.

I used to use a $15 chinese clone of the M-Audio Uno. Until I tried to do some sysex and it just did not work.

Got the real thing, and never had another problem.

sunny pedaal · Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2020 6:26 am Post subject:

sometimes you can adjust the transferspeed within the program , reduce it ..
otherwise a good midinterface will help a lot.
ps on some programs , like cubase, you have to enable sysex transfer in the midifilter first

Pollux · Joined: Apr 10, 2013 Posts: 64 Location: USA

I've spent years trying to transfer patches to my Andromeda with no success...it's driving me nuts...

I even built a librarian inside my Andromed Editor which can successfully download patches, banks, and mixes as .SysEx. And also upload them to the Andromeda.

But whenever I re-upload patches back to my Andromeda, whenever I select them, it freezes the Andromeda. I've also tried using MidiOX, Bome SysEx, etc, so it dosn't just happen with my Editor.

I'd really like to work with someone who can upload patches to their Andromeda successfully, and also has my Editor, so I can validate weather or not my code is correct (in theory it is), or if my Andromeda is broken, OR if my MIDI Interface sucks. Any takers!?

jsrobots · Joined: Aug 03, 2020 Posts: 1 Location: Austin, Texas

markus.schloesser · Joined: Dec 12, 2020 Posts: 4 Location: Cologne

fyi, I have no problems sending sysex to the andromeda. I'm using this new Librarian (KnobKraft) and the b13 firmware. It's not my work, but I have helped Chris to write an adaptation for the Andromeda. Also the way the A6 is receiving stuff can and needs to be configured. I have written down the most important steps in the Wiki https://github.com/christofmuc/KnobKraft-orm/wiki/Alesis-Andromeda-A6
I also posted a new thread here https://electro-music.com/forum/topic-72456.html