I am still trying to figure out how to play using Performance Mode on an XV -5050. I can send a SYSEX message to select the performance without a problem, but playing a note has no effect. I have no problems selecting and playing parts using the XVEditor. If I could see what was going to the Roland, I might be able to figure out what's (not) happening. Is there some way of seeing all the MIDI data that is being transmitted. I tried using a monitor object in the environment, but it only tells me the port, note and velocity of the note being sent. Other than that is there some way of customising the note messages being sent to the Roland. I need to send out a variable (90H - 9FH) with the note and velocity message. This variable tells the Roland which part of the performance to play the note from. e.g. 91 xx yy (where 91 is part 2 of the performance, xx is the note and yy is the velocity) I have downloaded the XV-5050 environment file from SwiftKick.com. In performance mode, I can select the different banks and performances (the display on the 5050 shows these correctly).

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "kurt_0tt0" <ottopia@o...> wrote: > I am still trying to figure out how to play using Performance Mode on an XV > -5050. I can send a SYSEX message to select the performance without a > problem, but playing a note has no effect. > I have no problems selecting and playing parts using the XVEditor. If I could > see what was > going to the Roland, I might be able to figure out what's > (not) happening. Is there some way of seeing all the MIDI data that is being > transmitted. I tried using a monitor object in the environment, but it only > tells me the port, note and velocity of the note being sent. > > Other than that is there some way of customising the note messages being sent > to the Roland. I need to send out a variable (90H - 9FH) with the note and > velocity message. You should try posting this to a Roland list. I think your problem is that not all performances are multitimbral, ie 16 channels, each with a different MIDI channel. All you need is one performance set up so that cha 1 =MIDI cha 1, cha 2 = MIDI cha 2 and so on. Save this as your default performance, and use the instrument parameter of each Logic MIDI instrument or each part of a Logic multi to choose the patch, volume, panning etc parameters in the Roland. If this doesn't make sense there is a bit more manual reading to do or ask the question to Roland list. Pete www.petethomas.co.uk www.soundtrack-composer.co.uk