Hi Rad,

You have to name the patches in Midiquest. The Matrix-1000 does not have patch names. Midiquest will remember them once you name them. I do not believe that Midiquest can change patch numbers in the Matrix-1000. The patch you select will be loaded to teh edit buffer. The best way is build an entire bank and send it to the synth. Then the patches will be where you want them.

Let me know if you're still having issues. I can fire mine up and connect it to my midiquest PC and check things out for you. I also can send you a good sized MQ library already populated with named patches.

Fran

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , raradna@... wrote:
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> Hey everybody, I am new here.
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> I just got an Oberheim Matrix 1000 to add some analog flair to my otherwise Yamaha-FM flavored arsenal.
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> I have Midiquest, and have been trying to use it with this synth, but I am having trouble communicating correctly with it. I have turned Midi Echo off, but still when I try to load the patches/banks to my computer, it acts as if it is working, but when it is done, all of the patches that came to the computer are a "default" patch, without names.
> Selecting them does not change the patch number on the front of the unit.
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> Does this sound familiar to anyone Is there some special trick to make this work Please, any advice might help.
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> Thanks a lot
> Rad
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