Sending sound to the A4?

zite909 · 2015-05-31T12:25:03.000Z

Hi all,

I have been struggling to send soundpack to my A4 using windows 7 & C6. But i cant make it works which is really frustrating:(

Here is what i do :

on the A4 i got to the global/sysex dump/sysex receive/+drive sound menu. I choose Bank D, and I get a “waiting data” message.
My PC (windows 7) is linked through USB to the A4
On C6 the midi out is set to “elektron analog 4”. I load a sysx file from the drum vol 1 soundpack. When I send it, nothing happens , the A4 still display “waiting data’”, and my bank D is still empty.
If I choose the pool instead of the +drive, the A4 displays “received sound 1,2,3,…”. But then If i go to the pool using the sound browser I still dont see any sound ???

I dont know what im missing. I have read the manual, tried to used a midi interface instead of the USB cable, checked that the midi connection is properly working, tried to plug the A4 before or afer running C6,… and many other things. But I still dont understand what is the problem!

If someone could explain me what im doing wrong, I would be forever grateful : )

Zite

AdamJay · 2015-05-31T14:31:00.000Z

Check that your A4 midi config is setup as “USB” or “USB+MIDI” for transmissions.

zite909 · 2015-05-31T16:59:27.000Z

Thank you for your help !
I actually checked that the midi config is USB+MIDI for transmission, and that the midi connection is properly working using a DAW.

I have the feeling that when I choose to receive the sound on the pool, they are transmitted to the A4 (i get a “received sound X”) but when I look at the pool it is still empty

Zymos · 2015-05-31T17:04:16.000Z

I’ve never transferred directly to the pool, so I’m not sure what normal behavior is, but when going to the +drive, it will say “waiting for data” indefinitely- the message does not change once the transmission has been completed.

Are you seeing anything in the status bar of C6 while is it supposedly sending?

Snowbird · 2015-05-31T18:29:55.000Z

Just to make sure: In C6 Config -> MIDI Preferences page the interface has to be highlighted before pressing ok, not just visible there.

At least that’s how it worked on my Mac. I struggled a long while with the “waiting for data” message before understanding that.

Zymos · 2015-05-31T18:56:47.000Z

And also, when you load the file in C6, you also have to actually click on it and highlight it…

zite909 · 2015-06-18T15:22:26.000Z

Tank you everybody for your help.

I actually figured out that my problem was that I did not update the OS of my A4.
So now updated my A4, and everything works smoothly ! I have uploaded a few soundpack. Its very handy !