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I remember some discussions that might be related. I don't have time to search the posts, but here's a link to a "SMPTE" search that might have some relevant posts.

Unfortunately (but only mildly so since we're talking about X1), I have not found X1e for SONAR X1 Producer or SONAR X1 Expanded on the currently available set of websites, nor do I have a backup copy on any of current PCs or backup storage devices. That's odd because back in those days I meticulously followed all of the instructions for the patches/updates. If there was an X1e patch for any of my versions of SONAR X1, either I missed it or I have it on one of my currently out of commission XP SP3 PCs. Not urgent to set one up or to search ancient HDDs or storage media. I would have thought if there was one, I would have found it at the legacy site for product downloads. Of course, so far I hav en't been able to find any of the intermediary patches either. I can download SONAR X1 Producer (including some content files), ProducerX1cPatch, and SONAR_X1_Producer_Expanded. Currently the website doesn't show me an X1d or an X1e patch. I don't doubt that some people might have had an X1e Patch. I did find the early version of ProChannel. Some of the modules load and the ones that don't run identify the version of SONAR needed to run (eg SONAR 2, SONAR 4, etc.). I remember paying for the Expanded version of SONAR X1 Producer. My price was $19.99. It might be that different people paid different prices.

MIDI is data, instructions that tell sound-making devices (for example hardware synths / samplers and software synths / samplers, etc.) what sounds to make and manipulate. Are you directing the MIDI data to any sound-making devices? What are you doing differently from what typically works just fine with Cakewalk?

Thanks for mentioning this. I have X1d (build 535 installed). UPDATE: I just read this thread from the old forum. My X1 is Producer Expanded. Is that X1e even though the About dialog says X1d? (Or maybe I need to find and install X1e?)

2 years later . . . Does "Git" mean "Bump?"

My money is on "actual symbol" = guitar fingering picture.

Good news--that you have an ins file that does work within Cakewalk. Later I will give this one a try.** I have been thinking of setting up my home studio my old hardware modules, so working on the JUNO-DS issue should help me out. At a minimum, it reminds of what I used to do. **UPDATE: Yup. That one works as expected within Cakewalk/Sonar. The time spent on this has been worthwhile for me. I hand-compiled my P2500 definitions, but didn't dare try setting them up for the Sampler because of the massive undertaking it would be. Spending the time today with the Import Wizard has given me some ideas that should help.

Thanks. Along the way, I was wondering if the ins file was correct. I have to do some other things today, but don't mind sticking with this if its not solved before I have a chance to get back to it. I have done stuff with earlier Rolands (MT-32, CA-30, CM-64, RA-30, U-220, M-GS64, maybe some others I forgot about. If you can post a link to the ROLAND JUNO-DS manual(s) I can take a look. Are there other ins files for it on line?

PART I: IMPORT Open the Preferences > MIDI > Instruments configuration wizard. Click Define Button. Click Import Button. Navigate to Roland-Juno-DS-200.ins file, select it, click Open in the file selection dialog. Add both Roland Juno-DS-Drums and Roland JUNO-DS-Patch. Press Close. PART II: Assign From Preferences > MIDI > Instruments configuration wizard, choose desired MIDI Device & Channels I usually do all 16 channels for the Desired Device/Port since most of my gear is multitimbral. So, I chose Device Port 1, all 16 channels. Assign all those Output/Channels to Use Roland JUNO-DS-Patch Save Changes for Next Session is enabled [checked] Press Define. When Define Instruments and Names Wizard shows up press Close as many times as need to exit the Assignment Wizard. PART III: That's basically it except to double check the track control widgets and set to desired bank. [ O ] = the correct MIDI Device / Port [ C ] = 1: Roland JUNO-DS-Patch [ B ] = 0: Gener > None UH OH - not what I expected NOTE: I tried a number of things and the Bank numbers I was expecting do not show up in the [ B ] widget drop down. If someone else can explain this and how to get the Wizard to work if you solve it, great. If not, I will try editing the definition you posted manually.

Not sure how that could have happened. A few minutes ago I used my P2500 custom instrument definition to double check my memory on how the bank switching is done with the Track Control Widgets. Assuming you have a P2500 connected, do the correct patches show up on a P2500 track? I used Notepad to edit definitions and then cut and pasted those into a master MySONAR.ins file. Not sure how you got E-Mu data showing up for the JUNO. I never used the Import feature, but I will try to import your JUNO-DS file to see if it scrambles anything on my PC.

I have no experience with the JUNO-DS, but I did notice that the Bank you have selected (2176) isn't listed in the definition. It's been a while since I used bank switching, but it seems to me that (1) if the JUNO-DS instrument definition is available to Cakewalk (Individually or as apart of a Master file) and (2) has been assigned to the desired MIDI Channels, you would need to have (3) a listed Bank selected that points to the name of the list of presets for the bank you are using. If the correct bank numbers are not listed in the [ B ] ank Track Control Widget, to me that says Cakewalk is not seeing the JUNO-DS Instrument Definition. If the Bank numbers are listed, are the correct presets listed when you select a proper bank (e.g., the ones in the Patch[nnnnn] list? NOTE: I defer to other users (1) who use the JUNO-DS and/or (2) who have worked with bank switching and instrument definitions more recently than I have.

JMO: Given the public posts here over the past several weeks (prior to the "disappearance"), this should not come to a surprise to anyone who reads forum posts on a regular basis. The initial seeds for this were discussed out in the open. JMO: Using this forum to publicly try to track down specific people like you have done should be against the rules if its not already.

Can't say for sure, but maybe I thought "If two new forum members [1 post each] can't find it, rather than suggesting to look on line and posting the link, I'll post the single ins file as a quote." Or maybe for some reason I didn't want to give the full explanation of how to search online for ins file, make them, etc. Maybe I had concerns about their abilities to download files. However, it's not an ins file I had and therefore I couldn't upload it, though I suppose I could have posted a link to the site where I found it. That might be the site I used; in fact it probably is since it looks very familiar. Maybe because it's not https, I was concerned they'd get an UNSAFE SITE warning and decided rather that risk sending someone to a possibly unsafe http site, I'd just post it as text. That sounds like something I would have done. Also, I have been out of on-site storage space for years and to post new images/files I'd have to spend time looking for files to delete, possibly editing to post to say the image/file was deleted and why it was, etc. So maybe on December 25th, 2022, I had no space to upload a file. I stand by my original post.

Thanks; I think I understand your point. I tried pasting an entire *.ins file in a Quote Box, scrolling to look for specific synths, and also using search, but for me it was more cumbersome to use the browser than Notepad, so I didn't see any advantage to posting it as text. I guess it's a matter of personal workflow, not that one method is better than another--kind of like how some people prefer keyboard shortcuts, some people like navigating with a mouse, etc.

Thanks for the reply. For years I have been checking my spam box before deleting the contents, but I suppose there is a chance I could have gotten an e-mail from PA that went to Spam and I didn't catch it. I do have the invoice I downloaded the same day as the order. I remember looking at the website for instructions but I don't remember if that was the same day or sometime after. I just have to assume I also looked through my e-mails. So, I can't say for sure they never sent out an e-mail. Good news. Earlier today, I used the PA Customer Support Wizard to open a ticket. It looks like they replied with an activation code about 18 minutes ago. ?

Does anyone know how I can get redemption codes (or whatever is needed to get licenses from CA)?

I bought a set of these from PA a year ago, but I didn't realize I had to redeem/download/install otherwise I'd lose it. I have very little experience with PA. Evidently the stuff they stock is always there, but third-party deals like the ones from Cherry Audio have to be obtained immediately after purchase. I really don't know; I gave up on the deal. Maybe someone can explain how it works. I still have the July 2023 invoice in my account. Does anyone know how I can use the PA site to get the redemption codes (or whatever I need to get licenses)?

Thanks for reporting your experiences. Before I even looked at the Readme file, I saw this from a post in Melda's KVR thread: "I copied it into C:\ProgramData\MeldaProduction\MTexturedStyles. " As you noted above, that's where it works. So, the installation was only easy for me thanks to that post. BTW, I did not set sT Oasis as the default in large part because some of the locked-in default colors are bad for a set of my personal presets.

So far as I know, there is no rule saying we cannot seek information on different forums (or chat, for that matter). If anyone wants to leave a specific forum, that is his or her choice. For example, if several contributors to one forum want to create and host their own forum, they can do that, too. They can even define their own rules for their own forum. Caveat: I have no inside knowledge from anyone; I only know what had been posted.

Picked up Oasis last week; super easy to install** and select; fun colors! ? **CLARIFICATION: See John Maar's post and the discussion of where to put Oasis.

HUH? I was and am under the impression that they were text files. I haven't edited any in a while, but I found they were easily editable using Notepad. What is the benefit of taking a lengthy INS file and posting the file as text?

Some of the others I looked at just just had "Fixed potential UI lockup."