C6 vs A4SoundSorter

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Hi guys,

Recently I backed up my MBP to Snow Leopard (as Mavericks was giving me glitches all over the place).

One of the things I’ve noticed is that I am no longer able to use the A4SoundSorter.app (Which was a hell lot handy btw!) as it is stuck to an higher OSX.

So, I have no other option for now that using the C6 to send and receive all my sysex data between the computer and the A4.

In the A4SoundSorter.app I was able to see SOUND BY SOUND, including name and position (1-128).

Now on C6…I’m a bit lost! I dumped all my patches and all I can see is ONE single Sysex file - when reading the description I can actually see that all the 64 patches I’ve sent…are there.

Now my issue is…I have some more sound patches in order to send to the A4 and I have some BLANK positions (on the A4) in order to send those sounds.

How will that work on the C6? Will he send the sounds to the empty positions automatically? Can I choose it’s position on the C6? Im totally lost right now.

Every help needed.

Thanks in advance :slight_smile:

Pedro Goya

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hi, I made that Sound Sorter app…

please do not use the app at this point, it’s clumsily hacked together and I can’t guarantee that Sounds will be transferred correctly in AF OS version 1.06.
the app will definitely break when the big OS update hits (which is soon).

stay tuned.

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The last time I used it, I’ve putted all my A4 in perfect order!! Using the 1.06 A4 OS version.

I cannot do that on the C6…I really don’t get that app.

If you do the SoundSorter again, is any possibility of doing it available for SnowLeopard?

Or…do you know how can I make this one available on Snow Leopard. Any workaround that?

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you can split the file that you made with c6 in its individual sysex messages.
some sysx librarian app should be able to do it… midi ox?
if you can’t find an app which works, bump this thread tomorrow & i can send you a utility which does this.

edit: i tried making it compatible but the process is a pain in the ass, i don’t have a computer with 10.6 to test it on and will likely never have one, sorry… :sob:

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Thank you void!

I’ve been actually looking around a sysex program able to workaround this but with no success.

I guess Ill wait for your utility! (Before I do serious crap with my patches) :smiley:

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here’s a splitter/combiner for A4 sysex messages:
[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50830178/sysex%20split.dmg](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/50830178/sysex split.dmg)

it should run on Snow Leopard, but this is not tested. please let me know.
it does not run on Snow Leopard.
if you want to redistribute (looking at you, patcharena!) ask for permission & give credit.

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fixed some inessential stuff, please re-download.

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Thank you a lot void!

Will try it out as soon as I arrive home.

You couldn’t imagine how many apps/softwares I’ve already installed in order to do this.

Let’s hope this works!

Thank you for your kind response :smiley:

Will post some feedback later on

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Nice icon ! :wink:


#NoGoSnow

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thx, & CRAP.

sorry but I don’t feel like developer hell today, snow leo compatibility is not going to happen. i can’t test it here & the 10.6 SDK is deader than dead. :sob:

keep your OSes up to date :wink:

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Sh*t :frowning:

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free for all on github: https://github.com/jpenca/SysexSplit

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Hi void!

I hooked up a copy of Mac Osx Lion and updated it.

This means now Im able to run the SoundSorterA4.app.

I did managed to download your links…but there is no app in there to open…just folder and more folders…I don’t understand what to do there.

Somehow you told me that there was something wrong with the app. I’ve used it before and everything was perfect.

You don’t sugest me to use it for now?

If I had that sysex spliter working I would pass…but Im on a dead end.

Now that I’ve updated to Lion the MD Machine Lab stopped working as it says it’s only available for Power Pc Macs?!?!

Let me know void. I’m desperate to organize my a4!

Thank you :smiley:

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haha. the github link is the source project for the sysex splitter… :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

try the dropbox link a few posts above, that splitter should work on Lion… or does it not? :dizzy_face:

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Nothings happening. It doesn’t even open :frowning:

Anyway around this? :smiley:

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yes… update your OS :slight_smile: