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Posted by alanzo on Oct-23-2008 17:41:

Hardware Synth Patch Management

I'm trying to find a way to manage the sounds on my Prophet '08 without shelling out $50 for the software from DSI. I already have a copy of Cubase SX 3.

I know how to do a bank dump on the Prophet... I just don't know what to do with it.

Perhaps just a software recommendation?

Posted by Eldritch on Oct-23-2008 18:05:

Device Maps in Cubase? I haven't really used that feature much. But I'm pretty sure it can do patch management.

Posted by alanzo on Oct-23-2008 18:07:

I *think* cubase can do librarian services... I'm just wasn't sure where to start. Thanks, Eldritch.

Posted by cryophonik on Oct-23-2008 18:41:

I'd just spend the $50 on the SoundTower editor/librarian. I have them for both my Prophet '08 and my Mono Evolver Keyboard and they're definitely worth the money IMO.

Posted by alanzo on Oct-23-2008 18:45:

I thought about it but I have no use for the editor. I just need something to do a one time bank dump, sort, save to MIDI/SYX

Posted by Ry Thomas on Oct-23-2008 18:57:

If you can find or make a device panel with patch change, you can name and change them within cubase, probably the closest thing you'll get dude

Posted by cryophonik on Oct-23-2008 20:52:

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Originally posted by alanzo
I thought about it but I have no use for the editor. I just need something to do a one time bank dump, sort, save to MIDI/SYX

You can just record a bulk MIDI dump from the P08 into Cubase MIDI track with no librarian needed.

I haven't done this in Cubase in years, but essentially all you have to do is set up a MIDI track armed to record data from the P08. Tell the P08 to do a MIDI dump for the bank (page 11 of the Global parameters). Hit "Record" in Cubase, then hit "Write" on your P08. Wait for the dump to complete and hit "Stop" in Cubase.

Posted by thecYrus on Oct-24-2008 21:23:

cubase supports the yamaha studio connections standard. this allows you to save automatically all your attached midi gear into the cubase project. have a look at http://www.studioconnections.org especially the recall thing wit the GTRC. though to set this up you need quite a bit midi and sysex know-how. but once it works it's jsut awesome. open a cubase project and every hardware synth has the correct settings for this project loaded.