Re: AW: AW: [Jsynthlib-devel] Okay... so why can't I edit a patch with this?

[Joe E. <jo...@em...>]

Bill Zwicky wrote:

> If the Driver can't request a patch, then you get a different diaglog:
>
> Please start manual patch dump.
> All dumps will be saved.
> [Done]

... or words to that effect. I'd be a little more explicit, like "Please 
manually send the patch(es) from your device. If you send multiple 
patches, they will each be added to the library separately".

> We might want want a Channel Number selector, if there might be stray 
> packets flying around the MIDI bus.

Doesn't JSL already keep track of the channel for each device?

> There's one question though:  Is the JSL driver set strong enough to 
> make this automatic?  Can they create a patch from a random set of 
> sysexs?  Or would we need a [Save as Patch] button so the user could 
> tell JSL when one complete patch has been sent?

I think that it might be. I don't know enough about it to be sure, but I 
was thinking the same kind of thing. I was thinking that JSL could have 
an "auto-receive" switch on a library window. Then, any sysex that came 
in would be checked to see if any driver recognized it and, if so, 
automatically put into the library. That way, you could just turn it on 
and walk around the room sending stuff from all of your synths.

Or maybe a "semi-auto-receive", where it prompted the user first: "JSL 
has just received a Kawai K4 Bank. Would you like to discard it or add 
it to the current library?".

- Joe