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Subject: Unable to read SNV02.DOC on Mac
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Original Message 1/2 30-Jul-98 @ 06:00 AM - Unable to read SNV02.DOC on Mac
The Subject speaks for itself isn't there a Mac text file available?
Message 2/2 30-Jul-98 @ 06:56 PM - RE: Unable to read SNV02.DOC on Mac
I know we are still trying to get Mac stuff compatible with our server...Sorry for the delay.
Here it is. Paste it into Simple text.
Supernova OS Version 2.
Installation and what changes have been made.
Installation.
The file you should download is a snv02.zip file (for PC) or snv02.sea file. (For Mac)
Alternatively you can download the snv02.mid and total.mid files in uncompressed
format individually.
For the PC.
Firstly you will need to unpack the snv02.zip file with pkunzip. Once you have done
this and the file has been inflated you should have a file called snv02.mid & total.mid.
For the Mac.
Double click on the snv02.sea file and it will inflate creating a file called snv02.mid &
total.mid.
Once the snv02.mid file has been created.
You will need to load this file into a Midi File compatible sequencer. Some sequencer
packages do not like files of this size and may not work reliably, in some cases not at
all. Novation cannot offer support for every possible sequencer package. For support
please contact the sequencer manufacturer.
Below is a list of products that we know will not work.
KORG Workstations do not support Sysex and even though they are capable of
playing .mid files, they will not work.
Cakewalk does not support sysex on ěTracksî and so this file will not work.
Freeloader for PC cannot play back the Supernova OS because it is to big.
Note that on different packages running different sound cards/Midi interfaces, it may
be necessary to slow the speed down in the sequencer for the data to be transmitted
correctly. If Supernova displays an error message saying ěPacket Errorî slow the
sequencer down to typically 80 BPM, switch the Supernova off and switch back on
while holding down ěPartî button 8 and play the sequencer again.
Below is a list of products we know does work.
Cubase XT for Mac can record and play back Supernova OS
Cubase VST3.02 for Mac can (unreliably) record and play back Supernova OS
Cubase VST3.52 for Mac can play back, but not record, Supernova OS
Cubase Score for PC can record and play back Supernova OS
Cubase VST 3.52 for PC can record and play back Supernova OS
Cubase 3 for Atari can record and play back Supernova OS
Logic Audio 2.5 for Mac can record and play back Supernova OS
Logic Audio 3 for Mac can record and play back Supernova OS
We will add to this list as we test more packages. Note that PC versions may vary
from the results above. This seems to be dependent on the PC and Soundcard/MIDI
card being used. There are many other combinations of Software/Hardware, the best
thing to do is...... Try it!
To Perform The Lobotomy!
This operation should not erase any Programs, Performances, User Patterns or
Globals setup. But we still recommend doing regular backups especially before
attempting this next procedure.
1/Turn the Supernova off.
2/Connect MIDI Out of the Sequencer to MIDI In on the Supernova.
3/Load the snv02.mid into the sequencer. ( Refer to the sequencers owners manual
for details on how to do this.)
4/Hold down Part button 8 and while holding it down switch the Supernova on.
The display should now read ěWaiting for Supernova OSî
5/While in this mode ěPlayî the snv02.mid file in the external sequencer. If everything
is connected properly and working correctly the Supernova will indicate progress as a
percentage.
6/ Once the file has been successfully loaded and verified, the Supernova will update
the Flash memory with the latest this version of the OS.
For correct operation the Supernova should be RE-LOADED with the total.mid file.
The total.mid file is a file that contains modifications to the factory programs that take
advantages of new features in the snv02 OS. If you continue to use programs made
on version 1 OS ( the operating system of all units up until now ) ěClicksî will be
heard on velocity sensitive Monophonic sounds and Polyphonic sounds with Poly
mode set to Mode 2. WE RECOMMEND LOADING THE TOTAL.MID FILE.
Be aware loading this file will erase all SOUNDS, (PROGRAMS AND
PERFORMANCES) GLOBAL SETTINGS and ARP PATTERNS.
We recommend saving any Arp Patterns you have created via a Pattern Data Dump
to a computer so you can reload them later.
We recommend saving any sounds you may have created into Bank D and saving a
MIDI Data dump of Bank D to computer, then loading total.mid, then load the Bank D
dump back in.
Note: After loading snv02.mid Supernova has a new OS but, the database for the
ěRestoreî parameter in ěGlobalî mode is not updated. This means that if you load in
total.mid and then at some future date ěRestoreî the factory sounds using this
parameter, the version 1 set of sounds will be recalled and not the sounds in
total.mid. For this reason keep a copy of total.mid so you can easily restore the latest
factory sounds.
To load the total.mid file.
1/Switch Supernova on.
2/Press the ěGlobalî button.
3/Press the page up or down button, until the page with the ěGlobal MIDI Chî
parameter is reached.
4/Change this to MIDI Channel ě1î.
5/Press the page up button, until the page with the ěMemory Protectî parameter is
reached.
6/Change this to ěOffî
7/Connect MIDI Out of the Sequencer to MIDI In on the Supernova.
8/Load the total.mid into the sequencer. ( Refer to the sequencers owners manual for
details on how to do this.)
9/Play the sequencer. The display on the Supernova will indicate the sounds and
data being loaded.
10/When the Midi file has finished thatís it! You have all the new sounds.
To adjust sounds you have already created to take advantage of the new OS.
Check to see if your sound is ěMonophonicî which is set in the ěPolyphonyî Menu or if
the ěPoly Modeî parameter in the ěTriggerî menu is set to ěMode 2î.
If the answer is NO then you need not do anything.
If the answer is YES the do the following:
1/While holding the ěCompareî button turn the ENV1 decay knob. If the reading is
greater than 8 go to step 2. If the reading is less than 8 release the ěCompareî button
and set to 8.
2/ While holding the ěCompareî button turn the ENV2 decay knob. If the reading is
greater than 8 go to step 3. If the reading is less than 8 release the ěCompareî button
and set to 8.
3/While holding the ěCompareî button turn the ENV3 decay knob. If the reading is
greater than 8 you need not do anything. If the reading is less than 8 release the
ěCompareî button and set to 8.
New Features of OS Version 2.
When editing Performances, Pressing a ěPartî button then turning any knob and then
pressing the ě+î or ě-î button no longer changes the performance but the Program
assigned to the selected Part within the Performance.
When ěNot availableî or ěmenu only available for Osc 1, 2 or 3î is displayed when
editing a Part of a Performance the display will revert back to the Part Program rather
than the Performance.
Glide Type parameter is now displayed as relevant descriptions of semitone glides.
A Demo/Finder Bug has been fixed. In version 1 when Bass category was selected,
using the top nudge ěDownî button initiated a search for the next Bass Program.
MIDI Specification has been improved. The following Channel Mode Messages can
now be received on any valid MIDI channel rather than only on the Global Channel.
(Even in Performance Mode)
All Sound Off
Reset All Controllers
All Notes Off
Omni Off
Omni On
Mono On
Poly On
Reset all Controllers has been implemented so that it does now not alter Part
Program levels. This change was made to avoid problems when sequencing using
programs such as Cubase. (In the default settings of Cubaseís MIDI Setup menu
pressing Stop, Resetting back to the Beginning of a Track or when Cubase plays the
End of a Part it sends Reset All Controllers which on Version 1 made the Volumes of
the appropriate Parts go to 127.)
A Bug in Editing Performances is fixed. In version 1 only one Part could have the Arp
latch set to on. (And under certain conditions the Arp On/Off button and other
parameters in the Part Edit buttons.)
When a Performance is saved and ěEachî is selected on the ěUpdate progsî menu,
for each program saved, the destination Programís name is now displayed on the
screen. The Top Fast Data Knob and associated nudge button will now alter the
destination Program number. (As will the keypad as usual) The Bottom Fast Data
Knob has no effect. When either button nudge button is pressed, this acts as a
means of skipping past the currently displayed Program without saving it. In the
version 1 OS the top nudge buttons served this purpose on this page.
Improvements have been made to the ěKey Resetî and ěQuantiseî parameters in the
Arpeggiator. It is now impossible for multiple arpeggiators to go out of step with
regards to each other in Performance Mode.
When the ěQuantiseî parameter is set to ěOFFî, whenever a new key is played, each
Arpeggiator immediately cuts off any sounding note(s) and ëresetsí its pattern
immediately, playing its first step at once. In effect, the Arpeggiator with ëkey resetí
enabled behaves like a sampler triggering a tempo looped sample.
The advantage with this method is that all Arpeggiators will now be in sync with each
other (whatever their sync rates and pattern contents). The disadvantage is that
unless the playerís timing is very accurate, the Arpeggioís timing will appear to ëdriftí
since the second step of the pattern will always follow the first by a set number of
ëticksí, and possibly certain sounds will glitch (depending on their envelope settings)
if they have been cut off very soon after they were initially sounded. This is similar to
playing these sounds in a very staccato manner on the keyboard.
As a compromise, ëkey resetí can still behave as the OS Version 1 if the
Arpeggiatorís ěQuantiseî parameter now contains a value of îMode 1î or ěMode 3î.
Additionally, if the Arpeggiatorís ěQuantiseî parameter now contains a value of ěMode
2î or ěMode 4î, ěslightly lateî notes will cut off any sounding notes immediately, reset
the Arpeggiator pattern and play the first step at once. The second note in the pattern
however, will still sound at the correct quantised position. If the note played is not
ěslightly lateî, then no notes are cut off - the reset will not occur until the beginning of
the next step - i.e. it behaves as Mode 1 and Mode 3.
When a new Arpeggiator pattern is selected while the Arpeggiator is currently
running, any sounding note(s) are now not cut off unless absolutely necessary (in
version 1 OS, sounding note(s) were always cut off). This makes pattern changing
while the Arpeggiator is running fluid and smooth and can be a useful live
performance feature. The only occurrences where sounding note(s) are now cut off
are if:
(a) The sounding note(s) are ëglidedí or ëtiedí and the Arpeggiator is currently between
NOTE OFF and NOTE ON time,
(b) A User Mono pattern is selected from a User Poly pattern or vice versa, or
(c) The pattern bank is altered.
Mono mode velocity clicks problem fixed.
Previously, envelope velocity effect was implemented by multiplying envelope outputs
by a velocity-related factor determined at note-on. This caused clicks in Mono mode,
or in some cases when Poly Mode was set to Mode 2, when running from one note to
the next with different velocity.
Velocity effect is now by means of envelope target level, thus making velocity-related
Mono mode level changes occur at attack or decay rate.
Delays when synced to MIDI Clock produce clicks fixed. This was a problem on
version 1. Note: Changes in tempo when the delay is synced will produce audible
artefacts in the delay.
Faster note-on response.
Previously note-on processing delay was 2.7-3.2 msec (same for Poly & Mono).
Now it is 1.5-1.9 msec for Poly mode and ~1msec for Mono.
Here it is. Paste it into Simple text.
Supernova OS Version 2.
Installation and what changes have been made.
Installation.
The file you should download is a snv02.zip file (for PC) or snv02.sea file. (For Mac)
Alternatively you can download the snv02.mid and total.mid files in uncompressed
format individually.
For the PC.
Firstly you will need to unpack the snv02.zip file with pkunzip. Once you have done
this and the file has been inflated you should have a file called snv02.mid & total.mid.
For the Mac.
Double click on the snv02.sea file and it will inflate creating a file called snv02.mid &
total.mid.
Once the snv02.mid file has been created.
You will need to load this file into a Midi File compatible sequencer. Some sequencer
packages do not like files of this size and may not work reliably, in some cases not at
all. Novation cannot offer support for every possible sequencer package. For support
please contact the sequencer manufacturer.
Below is a list of products that we know will not work.
KORG Workstations do not support Sysex and even though they are capable of
playing .mid files, they will not work.
Cakewalk does not support sysex on ěTracksî and so this file will not work.
Freeloader for PC cannot play back the Supernova OS because it is to big.
Note that on different packages running different sound cards/Midi interfaces, it may
be necessary to slow the speed down in the sequencer for the data to be transmitted
correctly. If Supernova displays an error message saying ěPacket Errorî slow the
sequencer down to typically 80 BPM, switch the Supernova off and switch back on
while holding down ěPartî button 8 and play the sequencer again.
Below is a list of products we know does work.
Cubase XT for Mac can record and play back Supernova OS
Cubase VST3.02 for Mac can (unreliably) record and play back Supernova OS
Cubase VST3.52 for Mac can play back, but not record, Supernova OS
Cubase Score for PC can record and play back Supernova OS
Cubase VST 3.52 for PC can record and play back Supernova OS
Cubase 3 for Atari can record and play back Supernova OS
Logic Audio 2.5 for Mac can record and play back Supernova OS
Logic Audio 3 for Mac can record and play back Supernova OS
We will add to this list as we test more packages. Note that PC versions may vary
from the results above. This seems to be dependent on the PC and Soundcard/MIDI
card being used. There are many other combinations of Software/Hardware, the best
thing to do is...... Try it!
To Perform The Lobotomy!
This operation should not erase any Programs, Performances, User Patterns or
Globals setup. But we still recommend doing regular backups especially before
attempting this next procedure.
1/Turn the Supernova off.
2/Connect MIDI Out of the Sequencer to MIDI In on the Supernova.
3/Load the snv02.mid into the sequencer. ( Refer to the sequencers owners manual
for details on how to do this.)
4/Hold down Part button 8 and while holding it down switch the Supernova on.
The display should now read ěWaiting for Supernova OSî
5/While in this mode ěPlayî the snv02.mid file in the external sequencer. If everything
is connected properly and working correctly the Supernova will indicate progress as a
percentage.
6/ Once the file has been successfully loaded and verified, the Supernova will update
the Flash memory with the latest this version of the OS.
For correct operation the Supernova should be RE-LOADED with the total.mid file.
The total.mid file is a file that contains modifications to the factory programs that take
advantages of new features in the snv02 OS. If you continue to use programs made
on version 1 OS ( the operating system of all units up until now ) ěClicksî will be
heard on velocity sensitive Monophonic sounds and Polyphonic sounds with Poly
mode set to Mode 2. WE RECOMMEND LOADING THE TOTAL.MID FILE.
Be aware loading this file will erase all SOUNDS, (PROGRAMS AND
PERFORMANCES) GLOBAL SETTINGS and ARP PATTERNS.
We recommend saving any Arp Patterns you have created via a Pattern Data Dump
to a computer so you can reload them later.
We recommend saving any sounds you may have created into Bank D and saving a
MIDI Data dump of Bank D to computer, then loading total.mid, then load the Bank D
dump back in.
Note: After loading snv02.mid Supernova has a new OS but, the database for the
ěRestoreî parameter in ěGlobalî mode is not updated. This means that if you load in
total.mid and then at some future date ěRestoreî the factory sounds using this
parameter, the version 1 set of sounds will be recalled and not the sounds in
total.mid. For this reason keep a copy of total.mid so you can easily restore the latest
factory sounds.
To load the total.mid file.
1/Switch Supernova on.
2/Press the ěGlobalî button.
3/Press the page up or down button, until the page with the ěGlobal MIDI Chî
parameter is reached.
4/Change this to MIDI Channel ě1î.
5/Press the page up button, until the page with the ěMemory Protectî parameter is
reached.
6/Change this to ěOffî
7/Connect MIDI Out of the Sequencer to MIDI In on the Supernova.
8/Load the total.mid into the sequencer. ( Refer to the sequencers owners manual for
details on how to do this.)
9/Play the sequencer. The display on the Supernova will indicate the sounds and
data being loaded.
10/When the Midi file has finished thatís it! You have all the new sounds.
To adjust sounds you have already created to take advantage of the new OS.
Check to see if your sound is ěMonophonicî which is set in the ěPolyphonyî Menu or if
the ěPoly Modeî parameter in the ěTriggerî menu is set to ěMode 2î.
If the answer is NO then you need not do anything.
If the answer is YES the do the following:
1/While holding the ěCompareî button turn the ENV1 decay knob. If the reading is
greater than 8 go to step 2. If the reading is less than 8 release the ěCompareî button
and set to 8.
2/ While holding the ěCompareî button turn the ENV2 decay knob. If the reading is
greater than 8 go to step 3. If the reading is less than 8 release the ěCompareî button
and set to 8.
3/While holding the ěCompareî button turn the ENV3 decay knob. If the reading is
greater than 8 you need not do anything. If the reading is less than 8 release the
ěCompareî button and set to 8.
New Features of OS Version 2.
When editing Performances, Pressing a ěPartî button then turning any knob and then
pressing the ě+î or ě-î button no longer changes the performance but the Program
assigned to the selected Part within the Performance.
When ěNot availableî or ěmenu only available for Osc 1, 2 or 3î is displayed when
editing a Part of a Performance the display will revert back to the Part Program rather
than the Performance.
Glide Type parameter is now displayed as relevant descriptions of semitone glides.
A Demo/Finder Bug has been fixed. In version 1 when Bass category was selected,
using the top nudge ěDownî button initiated a search for the next Bass Program.
MIDI Specification has been improved. The following Channel Mode Messages can
now be received on any valid MIDI channel rather than only on the Global Channel.
(Even in Performance Mode)
All Sound Off
Reset All Controllers
All Notes Off
Omni Off
Omni On
Mono On
Poly On
Reset all Controllers has been implemented so that it does now not alter Part
Program levels. This change was made to avoid problems when sequencing using
programs such as Cubase. (In the default settings of Cubaseís MIDI Setup menu
pressing Stop, Resetting back to the Beginning of a Track or when Cubase plays the
End of a Part it sends Reset All Controllers which on Version 1 made the Volumes of
the appropriate Parts go to 127.)
A Bug in Editing Performances is fixed. In version 1 only one Part could have the Arp
latch set to on. (And under certain conditions the Arp On/Off button and other
parameters in the Part Edit buttons.)
When a Performance is saved and ěEachî is selected on the ěUpdate progsî menu,
for each program saved, the destination Programís name is now displayed on the
screen. The Top Fast Data Knob and associated nudge button will now alter the
destination Program number. (As will the keypad as usual) The Bottom Fast Data
Knob has no effect. When either button nudge button is pressed, this acts as a
means of skipping past the currently displayed Program without saving it. In the
version 1 OS the top nudge buttons served this purpose on this page.
Improvements have been made to the ěKey Resetî and ěQuantiseî parameters in the
Arpeggiator. It is now impossible for multiple arpeggiators to go out of step with
regards to each other in Performance Mode.
When the ěQuantiseî parameter is set to ěOFFî, whenever a new key is played, each
Arpeggiator immediately cuts off any sounding note(s) and ëresetsí its pattern
immediately, playing its first step at once. In effect, the Arpeggiator with ëkey resetí
enabled behaves like a sampler triggering a tempo looped sample.
The advantage with this method is that all Arpeggiators will now be in sync with each
other (whatever their sync rates and pattern contents). The disadvantage is that
unless the playerís timing is very accurate, the Arpeggioís timing will appear to ëdriftí
since the second step of the pattern will always follow the first by a set number of
ëticksí, and possibly certain sounds will glitch (depending on their envelope settings)
if they have been cut off very soon after they were initially sounded. This is similar to
playing these sounds in a very staccato manner on the keyboard.
As a compromise, ëkey resetí can still behave as the OS Version 1 if the
Arpeggiatorís ěQuantiseî parameter now contains a value of îMode 1î or ěMode 3î.
Additionally, if the Arpeggiatorís ěQuantiseî parameter now contains a value of ěMode
2î or ěMode 4î, ěslightly lateî notes will cut off any sounding notes immediately, reset
the Arpeggiator pattern and play the first step at once. The second note in the pattern
however, will still sound at the correct quantised position. If the note played is not
ěslightly lateî, then no notes are cut off - the reset will not occur until the beginning of
the next step - i.e. it behaves as Mode 1 and Mode 3.
When a new Arpeggiator pattern is selected while the Arpeggiator is currently
running, any sounding note(s) are now not cut off unless absolutely necessary (in
version 1 OS, sounding note(s) were always cut off). This makes pattern changing
while the Arpeggiator is running fluid and smooth and can be a useful live
performance feature. The only occurrences where sounding note(s) are now cut off
are if:
(a) The sounding note(s) are ëglidedí or ëtiedí and the Arpeggiator is currently between
NOTE OFF and NOTE ON time,
(b) A User Mono pattern is selected from a User Poly pattern or vice versa, or
(c) The pattern bank is altered.
Mono mode velocity clicks problem fixed.
Previously, envelope velocity effect was implemented by multiplying envelope outputs
by a velocity-related factor determined at note-on. This caused clicks in Mono mode,
or in some cases when Poly Mode was set to Mode 2, when running from one note to
the next with different velocity.
Velocity effect is now by means of envelope target level, thus making velocity-related
Mono mode level changes occur at attack or decay rate.
Delays when synced to MIDI Clock produce clicks fixed. This was a problem on
version 1. Note: Changes in tempo when the delay is synced will produce audible
artefacts in the delay.
Faster note-on response.
Previously note-on processing delay was 2.7-3.2 msec (same for Poly & Mono).
Now it is 1.5-1.9 msec for Poly mode and ~1msec for Mono.
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