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[Elantric]

The *.MID files here in the VG-99 and VB-99 patch areas are NOT MIDI files.

These files do not "play" MIDI tunes in a media player.

Rather these  *.MID files are VG-99 and VB-99 patches in SMF format which must be used with the appropriate  Roland VG-99 or VB-99 Editor application to load into your target Roland Processor.
 
 

VG-99 PATCH SUBMISSION FORMAT.

SAVE ALL YOUR CURRENT PATCHES PRIOR TO USING OTHER PEOPLES VG-99  PATCHES!

( I use the Roland VG-99 Librarian for this task.)

When sharing VG-99 Patches with others, there are known issues and hurdles.  The Native VG-99 Editor Patch File format  is the ( *.g9e) file format.
The problem is these patch files have embedded ALL User System configuration settings - (GK Sensitivity, MIDI Channels,  USB audio I / O routing, etc) which tend to clobber the casual user's VG-99 System settings in a negative manner. Hours can be wasted trying  to debug "what broke - all I did was load a VG-99  Patch I found on the net" and I lost all my settings !; ("


Instead - we use the VG-99 Editor's SMF Export / Import function  - and save Only the PATCH data and share these as "*.mid"  SMF MIDI files.



Develop your patch with the Roland VG-99 Editor, and then  save it using the File, Export to SMF, and select PATCH info only. ( Not PATCH+SYSTEM!)
Selecting PATCH keeps other folks getting clobbered with all your System settings.

Enter a Name for your Patch in the message box  - like "Rock12.mid"



Please submit Patches here and state the details.

example

PATCH NAME: Surf Verb Strat

Version: 1.00

Category: Clean

Style: Rock

Description: Clean Neck+Middle PU Strat, thru Twin with Spring Reverb, good for surf!

FileType: mid


Keywords: So others can locate your patch, enter typical search words separated by a comma -  like this:

Adrian, Belew, Big, Electric, Cat, Foxxtone   

To Load patches you find here , From the VG-99 Editor use the Import SMF Command: Reads files saved on the computer in SMF format (.mid).

Also be aware I have seen many Macs with Safari  - that will throw all downloaded *.mid files into the Itunes folder - ( OSX thinks these are MIDI Music files) - in general they tend to get lost in the abyss of the OSX hard drive. - and never found again - so pay attention to where you are downloading these - use Firefox Browser and gain more control on where your downloads go on your hard drive.

We are gathering info to create FAQS for performing VG-99 Full Backup / Restore, and a separate FAQ for how to use the VG-99 Librarian.

Fastest way to Learn - Watch this Video
How to use VG-99 Librarian to back up everything!
http://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=34.0

[Elantric]

How to Load SMF User patches into your VG-99

1) Browse the VG-99 Patch area, select and download a patch.

For example -  here is "Norwegian Wood".

http://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=224.msg687#msg687

2) Right Click on the file "norwegian wood.mid" and save it to a suitable folder on your PC. I have my own specific folder for all my VG-99 Docs and patches.



3) Now connect your VG-99 to your PC via USB cable and launch the VG-99 Editor.

4) Select "Import SMF"


5) From the message box, navigate to the folder where you saved "norwegian wood.mid"


6) Double click the file "norwegian wood.mid", and it will load into the VG-99 Editor and into the VG-99.