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by gmeredith » Tue Mar 18, 2008 12:51 am
Congrats on your purchase, I also just recently got one, it's fabulous!!
I had trouble just getting the DX manager to install that I gave up on it.
I use Winsysex with the DX Editor plugin for editing the TX802. It's not as good as the DX Manager because you can only send parameters, not receive them off the TX. In other words, all the Winsysex controls are set at neutral positions when it starts up - they don't reflect the actual position of the patch on the TX module. When you move the controls, they send to the TX and it changes ok, but you never know where it used to be unless you look at the TX diplay before you change the control.
But it does the job, and both the Winsysex and the DXEditor plugin are shareware, so they are free, but have a nag screen to remind you to purchase it and a timed OK button that doesnt activate for a few seconds to make sure you read the screen.
You can get winsysex v3.0 here:
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/ ... ftware.htm
You can get the DX editor plugin for it here:
http://www.thedx7.co.uk/2nd%20page_Q.html
Another one another that looks great is MIDI Editor and has the TX802 as a preset, but you have to buy it:
http://perso.magic.fr/llebot/welcome.htm
I'm considering getting a hardware MIDI controller to edit my TX802 instead of software. So far, this is the best runner up - a CME Bitstream 3x:
http://www.cme-pro.com/en/product-detai ... oduct_id=6
I've seen ebay shops selling it for $399 brand new.
This would be the best thing, in my opinion, as you can edit your TX802 without being near a computer, or change parameters real-time in a performance for analog effects.
Cheers, Graham
Casio: FZ1, CZ101, PG380, VZ10M, SK8, SK60, RAP10, DP1 drums, DH100, CDP200, DM100
Yamaha: TX81z, TX802, SHS10, DTXv2
Roland: SH101, DR660, MS1, PM16, TR33
Others: Korg MicroKontrol, ES-1, Alesis MMT8, Emu ESi2000 & card reader, BCR2000, V-Machine