Line 6 MIDI- Help

[The Rossness]

I'm not familiar with using MIDI and I need to use it to update my Line 6 M13.

Here are the instructions from line 6-

M13 FIRMWARE UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS

NEEDED:

* A MIDI interface that connects to your computer via USB (download the current Driver for it if you don't have it installed)
* 2 MIDI cables (or a MIDI interface such as the M-Audio Uno that comes with attached MIDI cables)
* For further infomation on MIDI connectivity and interfaces, please go over the followingMIDI Document.
* A MIDI sequencer app such as Cubase or a sysex app -- if you don't have a sysex app installed, do a Google search for MIDI Ox (Windows) or Sysex Librarian (Mac) then download one or the other and install it. When your MIDI interface, Driver and sysex app are ready to go, follow PROCEDURE instructions below.

Additional Instructions for MAC Users Using Sysex Librarian:


* Some users found that changing the "Pause Between Played Messages" in the 'General' tab of Preferences from the default 60ms to 100ms allowed them to update.


Additional Instructions for WINDOWS Users Using MIDI Ox:



1. Make sure the Driver is installed and working.
2. Run the MIDI Ox application.

3. Go to Option, then MIDI Devices; select USB Audio Device for both MIDI Inputs and MIDI Outputs; uncheck Automatically Attach Inputs To Outputs During Selection; click OK to accept it.

4. Go to View, then Port Routing; delete the connection between Input Ports and Output ports if they are connected; make sure only MIDI Ox Event Port connects to Output Ports.

5. Go to View, then Sysex; in Sysex View and Scratchpad, go to Sysex, then Configure, make sure to check Delay After F7 and set the Delay (Milliseconds Between Buffers) to 60ms; click OK to accept.


Now you're ready to go. One more thing: If the update fails when using a USB hub, please try it without the hub.

PROCEDURE:


***WARNING: Updating your firmware will erase user created scenes. Please back up your scenes as described in the M13 Scene Backup document and the M13 Advanced User's Guide.***



1. Connect your MIDI interface to your computer via USB cable.

2. Connect the M13 MIDI Out to your MIDI interface In, and connect the M13 MIDI In to your MIDI interface Out.

3. Power on the M13 while pressing and holding down the 'Model Select' knob in FX UNIT 1 to put the M13 into FLASH UPDATE MODE.

4. Make sure your computer is set up to 'see' the MIDI interface (on Mac, you must configure Audio MIDI Setup -- on Win, see ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS For Windows Users above).

5. Download the latest M13 Firmware from the Line 6 website (log in with your Line 6 User Name).

6. Launch your sysex app and select your MIDI interface Out port (for Sysex Librarian, use the top dropdown menu -- for MIDI Ox, select Options/MIDI Devices).

7. Load the M13 sysex file (in Sysex Librarian, select 'Add to Library' from the File menu; In MIDI Ox, select Actions/Send/SysEx File from the File Menu; then navigate to the M13 sysex file you downloaded from the Line 6 website).

8. Press Play (Sysex Librarian) or if using MIDI-OX the file will be automatically transmitted once it is selected in the previous step.

9. The M13 will receive the sysex data and the unit will be updated to the latest Firmware. It sometimes takes 30 seconds to 1 minute to appear like the unit is receiving the update and takes about 8-10 minutes to complete. The M13 will re-initialize when the update is complete and the screens will light up with the new factory presets.


What I need to know, is what kind of MIDI cables do I need? Is there a standard one that connects via USB? Do I need anything external outside of my Mac to connect the M13 to to download the update?

Line 6 site and instructions- http://line6.com/community/docs/DOC-1395

Thanks-

[Spivonious]

If you don't have MIDI ports on your computer (and most people don't), then you'll need a MIDI to USB device and two MIDI cables.

You should be able to find these at a music store that sells keyboards or the usual online sources.

[Newc]

Actually if you get the USB MIDI device such as the M*Audio Uno, as it says in the instructions, you won't need the 2 MIDI cables.

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Uno.html

I've got one and it's way better than the old soundcard-based joystick port MIDI cables.

Also, if you already have any external device that can connect to your computer via USB and it has MIDI In/Out, you should be able to connect the M13 to that, as long as you've got 2 MIDI cables.

[warlok]

Newc's right. If you get the UNO, it has built in cables. If you get a interface that just has input/outputs (like I use, Tascam US-122L) you need cables and they are standard MIDI cables. But whatever you get, don't get a no name china USB-MIDI adapter. They may look like the UNO, but they don't work. I have a useless one I'll give you if you don't believe me..