Need help to disect MT32 Sysex messages

[llm]

im reversing a old DOS game that sends different sysex messages to a MT32
and i want to document the MT32 message generation in code as clean as possible
i've got no problem in generating the checksum or talking to the MT32

my problem: i have absolutely no MIDI/MT32 experience and no Computer-Music background and
im missing manuals for the MT32

these pages gave me an rough overview what is that sysex message thing all about

Webpage1: http://www.youngmonkey.ca/nose/audio_te ... -MT32.html
Webpage2: http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/enhan ... -mt32/3500

so far i know structure of the MT32 Syex message

Example message: [F0 41 10 16 12 05 00 00 02 00 18 32 18 00 00 00 17 F7]

F0 - Sysex-Start
41 - Roland ID
10 - Device ID
16 - Model ID (MT-32)
12 - Send
05 - Address MSB
00 - Address
00 - Address LSB
02 00 18 32 18 00 00 00 - Data
17 - Checksum
F7 - Sysex-End

these are my traced sysex messages - i've just removed the always identical [F0 41 10 16 12] in front and the checksum+F7 at end

according to Webpage1 something with "Patch Memory"

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05 00 00 02 00 18 32 18 00 00 00
05 00 08 02 01 18 32 0C 00 01 00
05 00 10 02 02 18 32 0C 00 01 00
05 00 18 02 03 18 32 0C 00 01 00
05 00 20 02 04 18 32 0C 00 01 00

according to Webpage1 something with "Timbre Memory"

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08 00 00 45 6E 67 69 6E 65 20 31 20 20 07 05 0F 00 17 15 0B 01 01 00 35 07 00 00 00 37 28 32 23 0A 32 46 46 14 0D 10 10 23 14 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2E 64 32 64 64 64 64 64 32 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 19 64 64 64 64 17 4C 0B 01 01 00 35 07 00 00 00 37 28 32 23 0A 32 46 46 14 0D 10 10 23 14 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2E 64 32 64 64 64 64 64 32 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 19 64 64 64 64 18 32 0B 01 01 35 25 07 00 00 00 37 2D 2D 23 0A 32 46 46 14 0C 00 10 39 14 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2C 64 32 64 64 64 64 64 32 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 1D 64 64 63 64 00 00 0B 01 01 2B 35 07 00 00 00 37 28 32 23 0A 32 46 46 14 0D 10 10 23 14 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2E 64 32 64 64 64 64 64 32 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 19 64 64 64 64
08 02 00 53 71 75 65 65 6C 20 20 20 20 00 08 0F 00 24 19 0B 01 00 25 64 07 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 64 64 64 00 48 64 00 03 1E 09 69 07 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 64 64 64 32 64 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 64 63 00 63 24 56 0B 01 00 25 58 07 00 00 00 00 06 00 00 00 64 64 64 00 48 64 00 03 1E 09 69 07 64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 64 64 64 32 64 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 64 63 00 63 13 0B 0B 01 01 35 25 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4E 4E 4E 00 32 64 10 39 14 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2C 64 32 64 64 64 64 46 64 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 02 00 00 00 64 63 00 64 07 5E 0B 01 00 35 64 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50 50 51 00 21 64 00 1C 1E 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2C 64 32 64 64 64 64 46 64 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 00 64 63 00 63
08 04 00 44 61 6D 61 67 65 20 20 20 20 05 05 0F 00 15 00 0F 00 00 12 42 00 04 00 00 14 1E 00 00 00 14 28 00 00 05 00 00 64 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 4C 00 00 00 00 00 00 0E 00 46 00 0A 00 61 00 00 09 00 0F 00 00 13 41 00 04 00 00 14 14 00 00 64 50 00 00 00 0A 1E 00 64 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 4C 00 00 00 00 00 00 13 11 3B 37 00 00 63 2D 04 12 00 0F 00 00 18 41 04 08 00 00 4C 17 13 0A 34 00 00 00 11 05 00 00 64 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 4C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 41 1D 0E 00 5E 17 03 14 00 0F 00 00 53 41 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 4C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 32 33 50 0C 53 64 2D 00
08 06 00 4D 65 74 61 6C 43 6C 61 6E 6B 08 09 03 00 05 00 0F 00 00 45 41 00 03 00 00 14 1E 00 00 31 14 28 00 00 05 00 00 64 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 4C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3F 3D 00 0A 62 00 00 00 0D 00 0F 00 01 58 41 00 04 00 00 3D 00 00 00 31 2F 00 00 00 18 0D 05 64 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 4C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 39 0C 04 2A 64 00 00 00 24 00 0F 00 00 18 41 04 05 00 00 4C 17 13 0A 34 00 00 00 11 05 00 00 64 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 4C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 06 17 1D 64 00 00 00 36 00 0F 00 00 53 41 00 02 00 00 0A 0A 00 00 64 50 32 00 00 00 00 00 64 00 0B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 4C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 39 00 26 2C 64 00 00 00
08 08 00 45 6E 67 69 6E 65 20 31 20 20 02 02 0F 00 24 32 0B 01 00 53 64 0E 00 00 00 37 2D 2D 23 0A 32 46 46 14 13 64 10 22 00 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2C 64 32 64 64 64 64 0D 32 40 0C 00 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 13 64 64 64 64 18 4C 0B 01 01 00 35 07 00 00 00 37 28 32 23 0A 32 46 46 14 0D 10 10 23 14 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2E 64 32 64 64 64 64 64 32 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 19 64 64 64 64 16 32 0B 01 01 58 25 07 00 00 00 37 2D 2D 23 0A 32 46 46 14 0C 00 10 39 14 09 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2C 64 32 64 64 64 64 0E 32 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 1D 64 64 63 64 0C 36 0B 01 00 00 32 07 02 00 00 37 28 32 23 32 32 37 40 14 0D 10 10 38 12 0B 69 07 37 00 00 00 00 2A 2E 64 32 64 64 64 64 23 32 5B 0C 1B 0C 00 00 05 00 00 00 19 64 64 64 64

according to Webpage1 something with "Patch Temp Area"

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03 00 04 18 
03 00 14 00 
03 00 24 00 
03 00 34 00 
03 00 44 00 
03 00 54 00 
03 00 64 00 
03 00 74 02

i have no idea what "Patch Temp Area" etc. mean

if found a reference to the "Patch Temp Area" on Webpage2

Bytes 6,7,8: 03 00 06 Hex (or 3, 0, 6 Decimal). These three bytes form the address within the MT32's memory of the particular parameter we wish to alter. In our example you will see that page 9 of the "MT32 MIDI Implementation Chart" shows that the reverb switch is at offset 00 06 within the 'Patch Temp' area. Page 7 shows us that the Patch Temp area for Instrument part 1 has a base address of 03 00 00. Add together this base address and the offset address and you obtain 03 00 06.

so i know that [03 00 14 00] sets byte 14 in the "Patch Temp Area" for "Instrument 1" to 0 - but what does that mean?

Question 1:
What does all these bytes mean or do anyone know were i can find this "MT32 MIDI Implementation Chart" to read it myself?

Bonus-Question:
I've also traced this message [F0 41 10 16 12 03 00 F7], is that a illformed message due to missing 2 bytes in address and no data?

[Andy Keys]

Hey, try the Owner's Manual link here: http://www.midimusicadventures.com/queststudios/mt32-resource/docs/