SMDI Preferences

The SMDI Preferences tab is shown below:

This tab has the following options:

Enable SMDI Support When checked, the SMDI support of ex.factory is enabled.

All other controls in this tab are disabled if this control is not checked.

SCSI Host Id This value identifies the number of the SCSI host adapter that is used to connect the EX5. Unless you have more than one SCSI adapter installed in your computer then this value is usually 0.
SCSI Unit Id This is the SCSI logical unit number which the EX5 is set to use. This value must match the value set in the EX5 Utility Mode/Other tab (see page 276 of the EX5 manual for details.
Import Limit Setting this value allows you to limit the number of Sample Headers that are read when you use the Get Sample Headers command from the SMDI Menu.

For example, if you ever use more than a 100 Samples then by setting the Import Limit to 100 you will only need to read a tenth of the Sample headers.

Read EX SMDI Data on ex.factory Startup If checked then ex.factory will automatically upon startup read the Sample headers from the EX (from the first Sample up to the Sample specified by the Startup Import Limit.
Startup Import Limit This has the same affect as the Import Limit value, but applies to when Sample headers are imported upon ex.factory startup.
Test EX SMDI Settings Tests the SMDI settings entered in the dialog to see if communication can be established with the EX. The test checks the following:
  1. That the JniSMDI interface is installed
  2. That the device specified by the HostId and UnitId values is a SMDI compatible device
  3. That the device specified by the HostId and UnitId values is a Yamaha EX synth
  4. That a Sample header can be read from the EX
If any of these checks fail, an error dialog is displayed informing you of the problem.