programming the tr rack with pc software

[skyler]

hi korg forums i got myself the tr rack
im trying to use my pc with midiquest to program the tr rack

i figured out how to enable the incoming sysex messages but nothing seems to work except the midi notes

i know its getting midi information about program changes cause the A4 light is blinking

does any one know how to program it right with software?

[Spacecowboy]

i just met some guys they said their old bass or keyboard players name was skyler.

but anyway, go to downloads and get Trinitro software to organize your patches and save and load new ones, and make your favorite sound banks.

[skyler]

spacecowboy i installed trinitro and set the right midi setting under options but still nothing
what am i doing wrong?

[Spacecowboy]

go to global

select page 2

turn on system exclusive

[skyler]

i got it to work for just a short time before i got a crash on my tr rack

i was fiddling with the settings but i dont know what i did to make it work

[Spacecowboy]

if you are loading pcg's, beware that some wont have system exlcusive checked.

i recommend when loading pcg's that you just load the bandks not the global part once you feel confident you have global the way you want it.

different pcg's will always have the opposite setting for the sustain pedal.

[skyler]

dear spacecowboy,no im not loading the pcgs

here are my tr rack global settings

page 1 master tune +00 [440.00hz]
page 2 key transpose +0
page 3 midi channel 01
page 4 curve vel:4 a.t:3
page 5 insert fx off no
page 6 master fx off mod:no r/d:no
page 7 prog change prog:ena b:ena c:ena
page 8 midi filter a.t:ena ctrl:ena exclusive:ena
page 9 memory protect prog:off comb:off mult:off
page 10 preload prog all ok?
page 11 all notes scale c-1:+0 Octave scale c:+99
page 12 data dump prog all midi ok?
page 13 page memory off
page 14 prog category 01:keyboard
page 15 comb category 01:pad & lead
page 16 p/c select 38.4kBPS
page 17 system clock internal
page 18 note receive all

[skyler]

i figured out what i was doing wrong. the tr rack wont receive and apply program changes from your computer until you press the edit button first.

[Spacecowboy]

ahhhhhhh ok. yea i remember when i would use a trinity keyboard to alter the changes on the rack, if i changed programs on the rack before saving it would be lost. sorry i wasnt much help.

[skyler]

thanks for helping me spacecowboy

as i go through the samples , i know now what they mean when they say this thing is airy sounding gosh

[steveschizoid]

I've just set up my TR Rack and installed trinitro 3.8. I set the midi interface appropriately, but trinitro doesn't seem to see the TR Rack - the send to Trinity and get from Trinity options are grayed out.

Do I have the wrong version of trinitro? It does seem like this was written for an older version of windows...

Otherwise, what am I missing?

[skyler]

yea i just installed trinitro 3.8 on my windows 7 machine. in trinitro i can select the midi input and output device but the software will not send any editing messages to the tr-rack.
did u figure it out yet steveschizoid? i would love to get trinitro working just as well

[michelkeijzers]

Also when using PCG files consider using PCG Tools.

[steveschizoid]

Also when using PCG files consider using PCG Tools.

this looks helpful, but right now I am just trying to figure out a way to actually edit the patches. Do you know of any solutions?

yea i just installed trinitro 3.8 on my windows 7 machine. in trinitro i can select the midi input and output device but the software will not send any editing messages to the tr-rack.
did u figure it out yet steveschizoid? i would love to get trinitro working just as well

no luck yet!

[skyler]

i tried and failed with trinitro and the sound tower"tr edit pro" demo software.
i was only successful with sound diver and midi quest but i am trying to get out of those two. i really want trinitro to work dude