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blueroom
post Thu 31 Mar 2005, 04:38
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I recently purchased a Roland Fantom X6. I use a Mac G5 and have installed Finale 2005. I can't seem to get Finale to send patch changes to the Fantom. When I do the Tutorial in the Finale tutotial book (chapter 6 - more midi topics) the result I get is not correct - the patch assignments are not recognized by the X6 - it plays all the parts with the one sound - whichever sound the X6 has selected on its screen - not affected by the data I have entered in Finale. However, I can enter notes in Finale using the X6 as a midi source so I know the computer and the X6 are sending and receiving the midi signal.

Is anyone at this site using Finale with a Mac? Can you offer any suggestions to get me started?

Any help would be appreciated.

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post Thu 31 Mar 2005, 05:38
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I've not used the Fantom, but I do use Finale with an XV-2020. Here are some things to check.

1. Open MIDI Setup and make sure the Fantom is set as the Input and Output device for channels 1-16

2. Under the MIDI menu, make sure that Internal Speaker Playback is set to "off"

3. Open the Instrument list. Set each staff to a different instrument. Do not change the channels listed, just select an instrument from the popup menu. Also be sure "Send patches before play" is checked

4. Make sure the Fantom is in GM or a Multitimbral mode.

Hope that helps.
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