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>In article <696@rc6.urc.tue.nl> peter@stack.urc.tue.nl writes:
>>Hi everybody,
>>
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>>
>>The question is this: are there any books with lots-a-data about MIDI-exclusive
>>messages from all manufacturers (or most of them) and how you can program a
>>specific sound from your computer (I want to write a generally useable
>>sound editor) ?  Prefered language: English, German or (ahem) Dutch.

I have 'The Midi System Exclusive Book' by de Furia and Scacciaferro
Ferro Technologies, distributed by Hal Leonard, ISBN 0-88188-586-x.
I don't know if there have been any updates since it was originally
published in 1987. As it stands it's not exactly up to date. Of course
given the rate at which new synths appear that would have to be an impossible
task.

>In my experience, Sysex data formats can be inconsistant not only 
>between manufacturers, but also between instruments from a single
>manufacturer!  Even different ROM versions of the same insturments
>can have inconsistancies.  Black art, that Sysex!

Agreed, you only have to glance thru the above-mentioned book to see what
fun the manufacturers have had with sysex.

John M Williams		jmw@probitas.cs.utas.au