HammondDave Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 So I pulled the trigger and bought a 9th generation iPad for $199. I have no problems transferring my set lists from Korg Module from my iPad Pro to this backup iPad. However, I am having difficulty transferring my B3-X custom presets from the iPad Pro to this iPad. I followed the instructions to “Share” the preset and have all those files in a separate folder. However, when I click on that file it opens B3-X, but does not go to that preset. Nor is that preset in the library. Any ideas? Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Not fresh in my mind since I have since switched to Mac Mini from iPad....but here is the process I went through over a year ago. clonk here Quote Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 20 hours ago, Sam Mullins said: Not fresh in my mind since I have since switched to Mac Mini from iPad....but here is the process I went through over a year ago. clonk here Unfortunately, when I airdrop the preset to the iPad, it gives me an option to “Open in B3x”. But when I touch that B3x opens but not the preset. It goes to a default B3x Preset. Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reezekeys Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Can B3X save a preset file to iCloud drive via the Files app? I have all that iCloud stuff activated and have moved presets (from other plugins, I don't use B3X) between devices by saving there, then loading on the other device (which obviously must be logged into Apple's cloud with the same Apple ID). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 37 minutes ago, HammondDave said: Unfortunately, when I airdrop the preset to the iPad, it gives me an option to “Open in B3x”. But when I touch that B3x opens but not the preset. It goes to a default B3x Preset. Uggggh...no idea. Can't believe they make something so basic so difficult. update: as i said, haven't used iPad for this in a year or so. But got both my iPads out and tried air drop method that used to work for me and I had the same lack of success you report. 😒 Quote Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Dave, time spent searching for the answer and time spent just copying your settings by hand is a wash by now, no? Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxfan Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Would this work? Was in the IK forum Quote This is an update to the upper solution. By tapping the dropdown on the B3X menu… you can choose “ Share” and send to email. Then open the email on the Other device your trying to save the file too, and save or share (by tapping or right clicking) to the Hammond B3-X app (icon) And it should load right away. https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=23784 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 hours ago, voxfan said: Would this work? Was in the IK forum https://forum.ikmultimedia.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=23784 The start is getting the preset file into the b3x file folder in your iPad file directory. As stated above, air drop, email or even sneaker drive ought to get it. What's sneaker drive? A thumb drive and your feet. Once in the b3x folder just tap on the preset and it should open in b3x. Then save as. 1 Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mullins Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 14 minutes ago, Baldwin Funster said: The start is getting the preset file into the b3x file folder in your iPad file directory. As stated above, air drop, email or even sneaker drive ought to get it. What's sneaker drive? A thumb drive and your feet. Once in the b3x folder just tap on the preset and it should open in b3x. Then save as. That seems to work. The only thing I'll add is that (at least on my iPads) the Hammond B-3x folder did not show up under "On My iPad". I did a search on the file finder and it found that folder which was empty. Once I added a file to it, I could do as you said and tap/open/save. Also, that directory (now that it isn't empty) shows up under "On My iPad". Oy vey. 1 Quote Yamaha CK88, Arturia Keylab 61 MkII, Moog Sub 37, Yamaha U1 Upright, Casio CT-S500, Mac Logic/Mainstage, iPad Camelot, Spacestation V.3, QSC K10.2, JBL EON One Compact www.stickmanor.com There's a thin white line between fear and fury - Stickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 My God this is frustrating! I emailed each one of my presets to my new iPad, then opened them in B3x and it seems to work…, for a while, Now when I try to open b3x with the preset the program just crashes. Then I open B3X and I can see the preset in the list, but when I select it it crashes, this occurs with numerous presets that work fine with my iPad Pro. I tried doing a search for the B3x folder and cannot find it. I selected “on my ipad” in the search box, but no dice. It is not in the iPad files section. Can anyone be more specific where this could be? Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 I think if you drop down the preset list, doa save as, and hit share then save to file it will save the current preset to the elusive folder. Then it should appear in my ipad. Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 For those who haven't completely burned the bridge to facebook, thier b3x on iPad community is fairly active. https://m.facebook.com/groups/HammondB3X/ Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Ok. did a complete reset of the iPad then started the process over. You must do all the presets one at a time to do this or else the program crashes, if the program crashes you have to start all over again and reset your iPad. What a crazy screwy issue this is. Hope this company fixes it. Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammondDave Posted August 29 Author Share Posted August 29 For those who want to transfer B3-X presets from one iPad to another, here is the process with photos. 1. Choose the song preset in B3-X 2. Press the choices icon next to the song name. 3. Choose “Share” 4. Choose “E-Mail” 5. Send it to your new iPad that has access to that email account. 6. On the new iPad open the email and press on the attachment. 7. It will ask you if you want to open it in B3-X. Click on that option. 8. The import will appear in B3-X Note that you must complete all your preset imports at that time. If you stop and close B3-X you may start the dreaded B3-X crash train. Once that happens, you need to completely reset the iPad and then load it with the default B3-X library. Then start the process over. It’s a real PITA. (Sorry for the upside down photos. I have no idea why that is happening.) 1 Quote '55 and '59 B3's; Leslies 147, 122, 21H; MODX 7+; NUMA Piano X 88; Motif XS7; Mellotrons M300 and M400’s; Wurlitzer 206; Gibson G101; Vox Continental; Mojo 61; Launchkey 88 Mk III; Korg Module; B3X; Model D6; Moog Model D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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