1st...Saved patch from OB8 to SoundQuest as .pat file.
2nd...Opened the .pat file with Midi-Ox as "other binary" file.
3rd...Sent the Midi-Ox patch to OB8.

Note: The patch loads back to the original location in the OB8. If
it originally came from location ABC-5, it will load back to that
spot.

Mike

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , "Mike Thompson" <tubmyk2@...> wrote:
>
> So how did you send the patches back to the instrument using midi
> ox I'm trying this myself and can't figure it out. I got it to
> receive though...
>
>
> --- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , grw20022 <grw20022@> wrote:
> >
> > Oberheim had a site that you can download all of their cassettes
> that they made. I think at that time there was 4 cassettes. I
picked
> out all the ones I wanted to put in the OB from my computer and I
> also had a OB cassette that I used some of their sounds from that
and
> loaded all the patches with the sounds that I liked from all 4
> cassettes. I used a connecting cable with conductor shielded with
1/4
> plug on one end and 1/8 plug at the other. I used the 1/8 side from
> my computer when I used that and 1/8 from my cassette players
> earphone or headphone output so you can ajust the playback volume
> control of the cassette player so the the OB is able to recognize
the
> information coming in from the tape. the other side of the cable
1/4
> goes into the from hookup in the back of the synth..back up all
your
> patches to a cassette using the, to- from the back of the synth,
use
> the parameters, send patch or send all... good luck...Gerry
> >
> >
> > hugglett <mhuggs@> wrote: Thank you so much Mike and
> Charles for responding. My Christmas gift
> > came when, last night at 1AM (Too many sweets during the day
> > yesterday), I got the first patch back into the instrument via
> midi.
> > I can't begin to explain why, but my individual patches that had
> been
> > saved previously using Sound Quest can be opened by Midi Ox as
> > an "other binary" file. When opened this way, the sysx patch data
> is
> > approximately 200+ bytes instead of the 60 byte patches I get
when
> > saving using Midi Ox alone. Anyway, my OB-8 accepts the Sound
Quest
> > 200 byte patches in whatever form that Midi Ox opens and sends
them
> > as. Wish I knew more about the format and code stuff. I have no
> > idea why the patches saved using Sound Quest can't be sent back
to
> > the instrument also using Sound Quest, but that's another
adventure
> > and lots of experimentation. For now, I'm just thrilled to have
my
> > patches back.
> >
> > As for the cassette method, I have the orginal factory cassette,
> > plus .wav files. I've tried all different volume levels using
> > headphone outs of cassette player and laptop, plus variety of
mini
> > pin cables from cheap ones to very expensive. The one and only
time
> > I got any indication of the instrument recognizing the incoming
> data
> > was when the transmission failed and wiped out my patches.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Mike Huggs
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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