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Sending Sysex patches from windows into Logic Pro [SOLVED]


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Here's what the data coming into (and out of) my midi interface looks like:

 

http://i.imgur.com/eC6itfq.png

 

 

And here's what it looks like coming out of Logic:

 

http://i.imgur.com/Tb1aFWM.png

 

I don't know how to file a bug report. Seeing as I've read of at least two others getting the same problem I think it's a bug.

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Logic does not allow large Sysex dumps to pass through without breaking them up.

 

From the manual:

 

 

[Environment Objects Reference > Fader Objects > Working with SysEx Faders]

 

.. the incoming message (presumably SysEx) must be very short in order to be recognized. (Because SysEx messages can be of any length, Logic Pro must break them into small packets to avoid interrupting other MIDI activities.)

 

 

On my DX11, I can't pass a Patch Sysex Dump through Logic. It gets broken up into useless 'packets'. A single (i.e. small) Parameter Sysex Dump passes through Logic OK.

 

 

Your only solution is to break a Patch Dump up into smaller Parameter Dumps, if your synth allows that. I use MIDIPipe to break up a Patch Dump into smaller Parameter Dumps.

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I know. I was quite shocked when I found out. Surely Logic should be able to handle several hundred Bytes of Sysex data in one go, especially considering the amount of digital audio it has to process every second! If it's timing Logic's worried about, give the Sysex much lower priority and send it only when there is no other MIDI data to send.

 

I wish I could tell you that my solution (MIDIPipe) was easy. Unfortunately, because Sysex is context/Manufacturer specific, breaking a Patch dump into small Parameter dumps is not for the faint hearted.

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