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audiotrax:
Elantric:  what's the best way to share my VG-88 patches?  I usually just back up a SysX dump to Cubase 5, then save it as a song file.  That wouldn't be very universal for most people.

Elantric:
Actually a MIDI Sysex dump is still extremely useful -as the VG-88 can send and receive that.  Many apps beside Cubase can receive and transmit MIDI Sysex dumps - that used to be the universal method for all gear to backup the patches, and I'm sad the latest  gear seems to be designed by a new generation or engineers who either shun MIDI, or do not think its important, or are told by marketing that MIDI is dead. So we end up with all these new "closed systems. Case in point is the latest Zoom G3 and G5 - Where's the MIDI  I/O ports??  This explains why I still keep my Vox Tonelab SE and LE too, as the modern "replacements" are 50% less productive without MIDI ports.

Remember Sam Ash for many months refused to carry the GR-55 after their purchasing manager heard the GR-55 still had a MIDI  I/O port. (@#$%?)

 
Its actually been a while since I connected my VG-88 to a computer.

i was using the VG-88 Editor (VEditor) here:

There is also a VG-88 Patch Organizer app - but remember both of these were designed for Windows 95  -and may have real problems running on Win 7 (use VMware and run a virtual WinXP environment)
Both can be download here:
http://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?action=downloads;cat=20

George Pootnik is a VG-88 master
http://appaz7.free.fr/VG88/VG88TM.htm

arkieboy:
Thanks, Elantric

Downloaded - I'll check them out over the next few days ...

Need to see if I can get the editor working in a VM on OSX though :-/

Steve

Elantric:
Should work

I currently use a Mac Pro running  Snow Leopard as my work machine, and running VM-Ware Fusion 4 I have Win XP Pro  and Win7 running just fine and talks to all my hardware.

arkieboy:
excellent!

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