Roland .svq files - PC editing

[kpryan]

Hey,
Does anyone know of a way to edit Roland XP80 midi files on a PC. I know how to convert them to simple midi on the keyboard but this is tedious! Is there any software out there that supports the Roland .svq format.

Any opinions appreciated!

[johnpercyjr]

I have the XP-60 and i have encoutered the same problem, since I use a computer when I start sequensing a song my midi files stare in .mid, on some of the songs I have found thatI need to use the sounds not in the general midi set so I hav had to add bank select controllers by hand on the keyboard, very tedious, then save them as an .svq file, now my sequensing program won't recognize them so I can edit them if I need to. I use the computer because I am way more profecient in a computer keyboard vs a music keyboard.
any info on this would be extremely helpfull to me also.

[midiaxe]

I have xp-50 and I've been looking for software to convert .svq to .mid with no luck. I'm not sure if this will help but here is what I do.

I use Sonar to do my sequencing instead of the xp-50 internal sequencer. In Sonar, I have xp-50 instrument definitions loaded and I can choose xp-50 patches. I then save the patch information (xp-50 patch and bank numbers) in the cakewalk file. When I play the cakewalk file, it sends patch information to xp-50. By using this technique, I can sequence midi without touching xp-50. Hope this helps...

-MX

[cr8ive]

Try Giebler Enterprises www.giebler.com they sell Sequencer Conversion Packages . Hope this helps

[xb385]

mmm????

[kpryan]

Hi All,
Just wanted to say thanks to those who replied to my post! That website has pretty cool stuff for format conversion Newbie but no joy as regards .SVQ files.
I guess I'll have to keep looking.

Thanks again,
KP

[RuidoBlanco]

I have xp-50 and I've been looking for software to convert .svq to .mid with no luck. I'm not sure if this will help but here is what I do.

I use Sonar to do my sequencing instead of the xp-50 internal sequencer. In Sonar, I have xp-50 instrument definitions loaded and I can choose xp-50 patches. I then save the patch information (xp-50 patch and bank numbers) in the cakewalk file. When I play the cakewalk file, it sends patch information to xp-50. By using this technique, I can sequence midi without touching xp-50. Hope this helps...

-MX

Hi!

I'm 5 years late on this!! I hope you haven't forgotten how to do those things..LOL

How do you load those XP definitions? I'm starting from scratch on this, and apparently I have the same stuff as you do.

Any help would be appreciated! :D

Mon. :)

[MereMirror]

Me too, saw your post from ages ago! =)

I have looking for help with this same problem.

I have sequences on 3.5 floppies, formatted on my Roland D-20.

Well the drive on the keyboard broke, now I need to convert my files.

But my PC will not read the disk, says its unformatted.

Did you ever find a way to get SVQ files to MIDI without the keyboard?

I have posts all over the boards, no luck so far.

Thanks

[RuidoBlanco]

Uh, no....:(

Actually, I posted this a week ago, without noticing this is a 4 year old thread! LOL

No luck so far....