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| Re: OT FM7 question [message #64454 is a reply to message #64446] |
Fri, 10 February 2006 18:51   |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115
Registered: July 2006
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Tom Bruhl wrote:
> Thanks Jamie. Is it Pace?
Don't know, but it creates a number for each system based on system
components. Unfortunately, one included component is the system hard
drive. Probably THE most likely component to fail or be changed out.
I have a lot of NI instruments. I lost a system drive. This has been a
hellish week getting them all reinstalled and re-registered.
Email tech support was slow. Luckily they have phone support. Phone
support was about 75% accurate in what they told me to do. I was
probably the same in what I did. Consequently it took hours to get the
system where I could use the instruments again. By far the longest
ordeal of any of the software I had to reinstall.
A big plus is that NI allows you to use both a laptop and desktop system
on each license. Problem is figuring out which is which when it comes
time to use their online system to remove a license so you can
re-register with the new configuration. Their policy is that if you
remove an authorization you can NEVER use that computer again. Better
not get it wrong.
The only way to get it right is to run a program, look at a 36 or so
digit number and see if it matches, visually, with the already
registered number. For each plugin. For the ones that include that
program, which isn't all of them.
The numbers that change are buried in the middle.
Then you have to navigate the online system, stepping through redundant
pages, for each plugin. Then, after reinstalling, you have to download
and reapply all the updates.
Bottom line, after hours of phone time and installation time I almost
have them all working again. Still have to get one recalcitrant plugin
to install and one large sample library that for some reason won't read
off a DVDR, (and I have two copies of the DVDR - both fail - weird). And
some of the plugins don't yet see their sample libraries.
Other than those hassles, I love the NI instruments.
They did tell me they are working on improving the registration system
so it actually tells you which reg is for your laptop and which is for
your desktop. That would help.
I think a dongle-based system would be a bigger improvement.
> I wonder why they don't include TX7 in their literature?
> I think it's identical to a DX7 minus the keyboard?...
> Maybe it will be a problem for me.
No worries. A TX7 is indeed a DX7 minus the keyboard.
> I'm trying so hard to get rid of my Amiga but it
> just won't let me. The best price I've got on
> FM7 is $269.00 Anybody have their go to sites
> fo a lesser expensive option?
I still have two Amiga 3000 towers.
NI Komplete may be a better deal, IF you have use for the other instruments.
Cheers,
-Jamie
http://www.JamieKrutz.com
> Tom
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> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com <mailto:Meta@Dimensional.com>> wrote
> in message news:43ecdfe8@linux...
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> Hey Tom, should work fine. Here are some bits from the FM7 manual:
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> "The FM7 can accept System Exclusive Data (preset parameters) from
> Ymaha's DX7 DX7II and DX200 synthesizers and convert the sound to its
> own parameter format. In standalone mode FM7 automatically receives any
> MIDI SysEx data in the recognized formats...single presets go into the
> edit buffer and need to be stored manually while banks go into the
> currently select bank of 32 presets. Another way is to load the SysEx
> data from a file..."
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> I love NI's synths. Hate the registration system.
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> Cheers,
> -Jamie
> http://www.JamieKrutz.com
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> Tom Bruhl wrote:
> > Let me start by saying I am new to the softsynth world.
> > FM7 seems to be the program of choice for 6 operator
> > DX7 sounds. If there is something better please tell me.
> >
> > I have two hardware TX7s (same guts as a DX7)
> > and over 1,000 third party/personal patches stored on my Amiga.
> > Is it possible to load patches into the TX7 one 32 patch bank at
> a time
> > and upload them to FM7 via MIDI? If so can they then be stored
> > as banks on my Windows PC?
> >
> > I get no help from NI since I haven't purchased yet. I haven't found
> > any manual on the product either. If there's a link to the manual
> > that would be great also.
> > Thanks!
> > Tom
> >
> >
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