>I recently acquired a JV-2080 from a friend and was in the process of saving >off all of its User Patches, when I ran into a problem - it appears that the >midi out interface is not working - or hopefully i'm doing something really >stupid - like somehow not enabling the right feature... > >I am running an AMT-8 through a G5 and Sound Diver 3.1b2. > >I have 3 other synths that i often use with Sound Diver (K2000, Virus b, >Juno 106) - but for some reason the 2080 doesn't seem to want to transmit >any data. > >I have tried all of the stupid things, like making sure the port I am >connected to (on the AMT-8) is working and the cables (both in/out) are ok. >MIDI In is fine - I can send it notes and it is responding to requests to >get patches, but the LED associated with the MIDI in on the AMT-8 never >flickers. I have also tried manually using the MIDI xfer utility of the 2080 >to do a large patch dump and even with this I see no activity in the MIDI >LED of the port associated with the 2080. > >Anyone else have any problems with blown MIDI interfaces on Roland gear? I doubt anything is blown - it probably wouldn't work at all. Here's a few places to check: On the 2080, hit the <System> button, then <F3> which is MIDI Check the Device number and that all functions are ON (eg SysEx) Also press <Utility>, then <F5> for Protect I set mine to Sytem Exclusive Message <OFF>, so that I can receive edited perf and patch data. On the AMT-8: Check that you haven't got SysEx filtered for that particular port. If it is, you'll get nothing. The fact that you can receive MIDI notes and patch requests means you have communication at least. You could always re-plug and simply use another set of ports which you know are fine, and plug the 2080 in there. Lastly, try another MIDI cable - this could cause all the trouble. Hope this helps. Colin