Is there an X3 librarian that can view PCG file structures?

[Piers]

Hello,

My X3 died last year. I am trying to recreate old Combinations for songs I haven't played for years on the Trinity I now own.

I mostly used my X3 in combination mode, and had multiple splits set up for external zones for loads of songs. I just want to be able to look at a PCG file, examine a particular Combination, and see details. That is, midi channel assignments, key ranges, foot pedal settings etc.

I am NOT trying to convert the files for the Trinity, I'll do that by hand, I just want to know what I programmed years ago without having to re-learn the songs first!

Piers.

[voip]

Midi Quest, by Sound Quest, supports the X3.

https://squest.com/Products/MidiQuest13 ... ments.html
https://squest.com/Forms/Order.html

There are demo versions available for download. The limitations of the demo versions are given here:
https://www.soundquest.org/Help/MidiQue ... ations.htm

The online help is also useful to see what the software can do:
https://www.soundquest.org/Help/MidiQuest13/index.html

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[Piers]

Thanks for the suggestion, but the problem is that my old Windows PC is still running the 32 bit version (I use Linux most of the time), and Midiquest (including the demo) is now 64 bit only.

I thought maybe there's be some legacy programme from 20 years ago that would still work...

[voip]

Midi Quest 12 comes in a 32 bit version, and is still supported. It was downloaded here many moons ago, but the install file was never used in anger. Contacting Sound Quest might be helpful. They seem a decent bunch.

There's also the Soundtower Korg X3 Sound Editor. It has reached "legacy state", so is available free of charge with no support. The website explains the installation process:

https://www.soundtower.com/synth/x3.htm

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[Piers]

I haven't contacted SoundQuest yet, so it's quite possible they'll solve this, but i did have a good look round their website.

The versions of MQ12 they offer for download are all 64 bit. You can download MQ11, but when it installs it fails to find any instrument files. They do state that it's only good for fixing existing installs, presumably because they no longer host the additional content necessary to make it work.

Anyway, so far that's not been the answer, but I may well contact them.

I'd already found X3EditPro, but as far as I can tell it requires connection to a working machine to do any librarian functions. It seems to use it's own proprietary file format, once you've done a dump from an X3, and the Open command in the File menu won't recognise either .PCG or .SYX files.

Thank you for your help with this, but the number of songs I need to recreate right now is quite small, and doesn't really justify the amount of time I'm spending failing to automate the process. I think I should just re-learn the songs and re-programme them as if from scratch...