Re: Re: Assigning Midi in Cubas and Kontakt 4 for Z-tar

I'm not getting a message that my kits have been saved when I press the save button.

That's because you are trying to write them to a ROM location, not to RAM.
There is not a 'kit saved' message (at least not on any of my ztars) The display just blinks when you press the 'save' button on the Ztar body. (or when you enter 'save' in the dedicated menu.)

 Start at kit #9 and write a new name for that kit, save it, and proceed from there. 

I don't understand what you mean by;  'I can turn off notes outside the zone'    

You set zones by pressing two key notes only, defining an oblong (or more correctly, a quadrilateral block). 

You increment or decrement these 2 notes by using the cursor in the 'low' and 'high' zone display editing sectors and then you can use the note 'up/down' keys.(to define a zone with open strings for instance, ) but I don't understand where or how you're accessing notes outside the zones.

Look in 'musical for sale adverts'..it should be easy to get a Roland or Yamaha desktop module, or any Roland or Yamaha dealer can supply one. If not, (assuming that you have USB) download an onboard Roland gm soundset or similar, and check that all your zones are assigned correctly.

" but if the interface says the zones are correct, it shouldn't actually matter but whatever,"

It will certainly matter if you're trying to write to a preset ROM location..(1>8)  because it won't save anything, regardless of what the display says.

It seems that misunderstanding the basics of Ztar programming is at the root of your problems, and then trying to set up Cubase vst's and trying to get all of this to talk to Kontakt properly, (with an incorrectly set up source) is just compounding your difficulties..

If you are for some reason determined to try to write to a preset location, then copy it to another location (above 8) and then edit and save it..  But it is much easier to start from scratch. 

The 'drums' and 'octaves' and '4ths' and '5ths' tunings and assignments are there for you to copy to other locations and then to edit to suit your preferences.  They are templates only (although you can play and demo them of course).

 hope my input helps.


 
richard 

bg (Bulgaria)


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O.K. I'll make sure to use kits above 8. 

I went back and checked that my zones were still assigned correctly and they are still what I wanted but there's an issue with SAVING. I'm not getting a message that my kits have been saved when I press the save button. This may be what you were talking about with kits below 8. I'll try again with kits above 8 to see if they give me a Kit Saved message but if the interface says the zones are correct, it shouldn't actually matter but whatever, I'll try making zones again above 8. I thought it was strange that I could even turn off notes that are outside the zone. Why are they even allowed to appear? 

In any event, I was successful to download Midi Ox but it said there is an update but if you have XP then it has already been updated. AS far as I know, Vista comes after XP and neither the MidiOx nor the Windows update page had updates for Vista that I could see. Although there were in fact updates for XP. 

When trying to install Midi Ox on my music computer at home, it wouldn't run. Any suggestions?

Getting access to a general midi module here in Indonesia is not easy at all. Could be weeks or months before I could even find one. I don't have a credit card and I've closed my American bank account. I don't use American credit cards which are needed for most all online interactions.