Instruction Manual

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Troubleshooting
System Exclusive Data
data.
Sysx Bank Names Don't Show When I Open a File
Sysx bank names are only saved in .CWP and .CWB files (not in .MID files).
SONAR Doesn't Include a DRM for My Instrument
If there is no Dump Request Macro (DRM) for your instrument, you should
select You start dump on instrument, then initiate the Sysx dump from the
instrument. Once the bytes received count stops increasing, click Done to
tell SONAR to stop receiving. The currently selected bank now holds the
received Sysx data. You can rename the bank if you want by selecting the
bank and clicking the Name button.
You can also add a DRM for any unlisted instrument. For more information
on how to do this, read the section More about Dump Request Macros
earlier in this chapter.
Synthesizers Reporting MIDI Data Errors
Some synthesizers will report data errors when you try to send Sysx
information to them. This usually happens when SONAR sends data at a
rate too fast for the synthesizer to keep up. You can use the
SysxSendPacketSize=number setting in
TTSSEQ.INI to make SONAR
transmit Sysx data more slowly, as described in Sysx .
INI File Settings.
Try setting the number to 64. If that does not solve the problem, try
successively smaller values. If 64 works, you may try larger values until it
stops working; go back to the largest value that worked and you will have
the fastest transmission rate that the problematic synthesizer can keep up
with.
My Equipment Is Not receiving Sysx from SONAR
Make sure the instrument is set up to receive System Exclusive messages.
In the Sysx View, make sure the right output is selected. Verify that the
Sysx message originally transmitted from the same kind of instrument. An
instrument will not recognize Sysx messages from a different make or
model of instrument.
Finally, try adjusting the parameters in the
TTSSEQ.INI file, as described Sysx
.
INI File Settings.
Timing Requirements When Receiving Sysx
Some MIDI devices have special timing requirements when receiving
System Exclusive transmissions. If your equipment has problems receiving
System Exclusive data from SONAR, you might need to introduce some
small delays to allow the equipment to digest the information it is receiving.