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Offline Dromeus

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #150 on: July 02, 2020, 12:54:41 PM »
For testing puposes I entered the ZIP Code of a Washington D.C. district. It didn't accept that either  ;D
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Offline Fikret_OEZ

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #151 on: July 02, 2020, 01:19:36 PM »
Some of the downloaded packs have files with an SME extension, like this one: Choir_Vocals_Genos.sme

How to deal with this kind of file? There is a txt file with a key, what application is used to unpack it?

Stijn

Hi Stijn,

I have the same problem. In several other packs like "Euro_US_Organ_Genos.sme" the same problem. I have tried with YEM, we cann't import the file. In Internet I couldn't  find any hints for that. Maybe, somenone in the forum knows it.
Another problem is related to pack contents. The oriental pack has following files:
Oriental-GR-TR_SX900.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_SX700.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S975.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S970.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S775.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S770.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S670.cpf

I have Genos, and in YEM it is not possible to import it and make a ppi-File for Genos.

Maybe an Advice for members in European Countries. To get access to US-Site, I have tested my German adress code: like 40468, it has been accepted. But I have to register my instrument with serial nr once again. European site is still down.
To download the packs, I was waiting for an e-mail from yamaha, which I have never received by now. Instead in my account, I have choosen my library, I could download all packs.

Kind greetings
Fikret
 

Offline ugawoga

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #152 on: July 02, 2020, 01:39:08 PM »
Hi  Note for Rocket Scientist!! 8)

Now Yamaha are bamboozleing us
What is a SMEY KEY??  "Samsung Backup File"
or
Smiley Key  Emoticon?? . Beats Me!! :P

Maybe we have been Donald Trumped!!
Have Samsung hacked the Yamaha site???
Someone is having the last laugh on us!! ;D
Will have to wait for the English version.
« Last Edit: July 02, 2020, 01:52:43 PM by ugawoga »
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Offline Gunnar Jonny

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #153 on: July 02, 2020, 02:03:24 PM »
The txt file with smekey is added in the folders where the file "Choir_Vocals_Genos.sme" and also in Alpen folder.
This is as far as I can understand it sound files. YEM don't read .sme, so I guess the manuals will tell.... well, if not anyone here have the solution of how to use?
The 'giveaways' is nice, but for those of us that have paid for most of it earlier, it's not much to gain.....

The big question after this event is: What next Yamaha? 🤔
Cheers 🥂
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Offline ugawoga

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #154 on: July 02, 2020, 02:06:58 PM »
Someone is having a Laugh ! ;D
What a cafuffle all this is.

"All Magic Comes With A Price"   Ol' Rumple is at it again or Sme-gal as he like-sis this "SNEAKY"!!!

"Hail Sample Robot"
« Last Edit: July 02, 2020, 02:11:48 PM by ugawoga »
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Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #155 on: July 02, 2020, 03:41:06 PM »
Are you sure Yamaha site wasn't hacked ?
 

Offline ckobu

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #156 on: July 02, 2020, 03:46:28 PM »
That is not the case. Hackers do not change the design for the better.  :D


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Offline Bob90

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #157 on: July 02, 2020, 04:01:54 PM »
In Google I found a Tip about .sme file in a Yamaha Claviona CLP-295GP Owner manual page 46  as a External Song file?
 

Offline Stijn

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #158 on: July 02, 2020, 04:03:38 PM »

Another problem is related to pack contents. The oriental pack has following files:
Oriental-GR-TR_SX900.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_SX700.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S975.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S970.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S775.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S770.cpf
Oriental-GR-TR_S670.cpf

I have Genos, and in YEM it is not possible to import it and make a ppi-File for Genos.


Fikret

YEM won't accept those files because they're not suited for Genos. They are meant for the PSR SX900, SX700, S975, and so on, as mentioned in the file name.

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Offline DerekA

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #159 on: July 02, 2020, 04:07:11 PM »
I'm sure it wasn't meant to be like this.

Downloading a "pack" is bringing down a zip with all versions in it. But the file is of type .sme with a 'key' file beside it. YEM doesn't like the file, even changing its extension to .cpf. I suspect they've missed something out in the sequence that generates the archive file to be downloaded. (SmartEncryptor didnt't recognise the file either by the way)

The Celtic pack also brought down athe T5 and Genos versions, but at least they were .cpf files. It loaded up into YEM, but I've not exported it to the Genos yet.
« Last Edit: July 02, 2020, 04:23:12 PM by DerekA »
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Bachus

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Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #160 on: July 02, 2020, 05:02:09 PM »
Still getting linked to the us..

Cant log in there
 

Offline ugawoga

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #161 on: July 02, 2020, 05:04:12 PM »
Just think
Why would Yamaha put codes into the packs when they are giving them away free.

Sounds to me like Hackers at work here or Yamaha thinks it is april 1st
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Offline Fikret_OEZ

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #162 on: July 02, 2020, 05:08:18 PM »
YEM won't accept those files because they're not suited for Genos. They are meant for the PSR SX900, SX700, S975, and so on, as mentioned in the file name.

Stijn

Hi Stijn,

in the pack,for example Oriental (Greece & Turkey), there were no hint about it, which states that it is not suitable for Genos. Why should I download it, if I cann't use it?
Why there is no Oriental-GR-TR_GENOS.cpf, or at least ppf? From 18 packs I could download, I can only use thre packs for Genos:
Colors of Iberia 2 Genos.cpf,
Celtic_Genos.cpf and
EuroDance_SX900SX700.ppf.
Other packs are either in sme-format or cpf for other PSR-instruments, but no use for Genos.


The new pages from yamaha are not user friedly at all.

Kind greetings
Fikret


Offline LaHawk

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #163 on: July 02, 2020, 05:09:24 PM »
As a test, I was able to start my USA MusicSoft  "order" download of the Church & Christmas Pack. However after about 60 MB of the total 380 MB zip file, the server download resets itself to 0 and tries again. Finally after three times resetting to 0 a "Failed - Server problem" notice ends any progress. So it's obvious,the  MusicSoft server is either overloaded, or not quite ready to handle large downloads. I'll try again some other time.
Larry   PSR-SX900
 

Offline hans1966

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #164 on: July 02, 2020, 05:25:09 PM »
Hi guys, I still have the same problem as yesterday.
Now when I perform the download and it seems that it will be done at the end, a message appears: Error download incomplete !!

Another error is that on the wueb site, when I add a new item to the shopping cart, a message appears: "it has been added to the cart" but when I go to check another message appears: "There is nothing in your shopping cart"

The truth is frustrating not knowing what happened to your order. Hans
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Offline pjd

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #165 on: July 02, 2020, 05:33:50 PM »
Hi folks --

This web site is horribly broken. There are basic user interface errors and I'm not sure the site is even populated (loaded) with all of the products. For example, it only lists 21 products and some of them are MIDI and style files!

I did manage to purchase the Celtic premium pack and try to download. The first download failed with "Server error". The next download would complete -- and then start all over again! I refreshed the "My Library" page, tried again and successfully downloaded celtic_premiumpack.zip.

This site is NOT ready for prime time. Our kid does this for a living and would be horrified to see what Yamaha or its site vendor have done.

Good luck to all -- pj
« Last Edit: July 02, 2020, 05:49:26 PM by pjd »
 

Offline chesterkins

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #166 on: July 02, 2020, 05:36:00 PM »
Reading all the threads it seems only one person has managed to access the site and download something  Am I right?
 

Offline hans1966

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #167 on: July 02, 2020, 05:39:20 PM »
It seems that he is the only one who has been lucky  :'(. Hans
"Enjoying my SX600, and moving step by step through the journey of life"
 

Offline pjd

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #168 on: July 02, 2020, 05:46:16 PM »
Reading all the threads it seems only one person has managed to access the site and download something  Am I right?

Probably just a handful of us.

Hans, I had the same problem. The user interface would only acknowledge an item in my cart when I was logged in. If I added to the cart without logging in, it thought the cart was empty. Also, what's up with the suitcase icon for a shopping cart. Ridiculous choice of icon. It should be a cart.

I just unzipped celtic_premiumpack.zip. It contains three CPF files: Celtic_Genos.cpf, Celtic_T5.cpf and Celtic_T5_75.cpf. Each CPF file is 84MB. So, the ZIP file is 3 times bigger than necessary, requiring 3 times as much server bandwidth to download.

I've seen better university "senior projects" than this...  :o

All the best to everyone -- pj
« Last Edit: July 02, 2020, 05:50:48 PM by pjd »
 

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Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #169 on: July 02, 2020, 05:55:29 PM »
this site is not working yet i had the same problem
 

Offline ckobu

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #170 on: July 02, 2020, 05:58:01 PM »
Yes, this is a beginner’s approach in website restoration.

But you need to be patient and as far as I can see, soon (1-2 weeks) we will be able to download a lot of quality content for free. Premium Voice makes me most happy.



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Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #171 on: July 02, 2020, 06:36:28 PM »
I can add the files to my shopping chart and then it's asking me, to sign in. But, when I try to sign in the system is bouncing back and it keeps asking me for my personal info.

Has somebody an idea what could be the problem? I'm in Europe and everytime I'm going automatically to  the USA website and as Eileen is telling us it's asking for a zip code. If I put an USA zip code in, it keeps the same and nothing is happening. I'm also getting a pop up telling me, that you only can order in USD :-\

Maybe be have to wait longer ;D

John M.
 

Offline corsaman

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #172 on: July 02, 2020, 07:16:25 PM »
hi all, any idea what to do with the .sme files?
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Offline ugawoga

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #173 on: July 02, 2020, 07:36:40 PM »
hi all, any idea what to do with the .sme files?


bin them
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Offline vlbrgt

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #174 on: July 02, 2020, 07:49:08 PM »
Hello,

Where to download the order i made ?
I received a confirmation for my order and even an order number, but I cannot download it anywhere ?

Reagrds
Etienne
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Offline Bob90

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #175 on: July 02, 2020, 07:51:44 PM »
I can add the files to my shopping chart and then it's asking me, to sign in. But, when I try to sign in the system is bouncing back and it keeps asking me for my personal info.


I'm  in Europe too and signed in with my usual name and password and pressed the sign in Button. No zip code asked and all my credentials where OK.


Quote
I'm also getting a pop up telling me, that you only can order in USD :-\

If you only select the free packs you don't have to pay US Dollars  :)



 

Offline Gunnar Jonny

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #176 on: July 02, 2020, 07:57:00 PM »
Hello,

Where to download the order i made ?
I received a confirmation for my order and even an order number, but I cannot download it anywhere ?

Reagrds
Etienne

Sign in to your account, go to your page, at left side choose my library and download from there. (right side of the items titles)
Cheers 🥂
GJ
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Offline Gunnar Jonny

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #177 on: July 02, 2020, 08:03:47 PM »
Still getting linked to the us..

Cant log in there

So am I, but got in with the EU user and pass.
But, even if all personal data was there, I got confirmed as 'new customer', and all my library from the old site is not there. Guess they still have some work to do....
No problem 'order' and download the 'free' stuff, but I'm a bit confused about the --.sme files.🤔
Cheers 🥂
GJ
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Offline Karlos

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #178 on: July 02, 2020, 08:06:09 PM »
Sign in to your account, go to your page, at left side choose my library and download from there. (right side of the items titles)

Good luck with that......I have tried 10 times to download the Celtic pack, and each time it it starts but fails before finishing.

Very fustrating. At least its unlimited downloads, thats one good thing I guess.

Give it time and it will sort itself out...LOL :)
 

Offline vlbrgt

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #179 on: July 02, 2020, 08:18:58 PM »
OK I was able to download some packs. Not all -> serverproblem ?

Unzipping gives me some .sme files -> What to do with these files ?
Does YEM recognize these files ?

Regards
Etienne
« Last Edit: July 02, 2020, 08:24:43 PM by vlbrgt »
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Offline DerekA

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #180 on: July 02, 2020, 08:31:30 PM »
I think they have messed up with the sme files, we will probably have to download again as cpf files.

The Celtic pack has loaded up into my genos, so thank you Yamaha for that!
Genos
 

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Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #181 on: July 02, 2020, 08:35:37 PM »
So am I, but got in with the EU user and pass.
But, even if all personal data was there, I got confirmed as 'new customer', and all my library from the old site is not there. Guess they still have some work to do....
No problem 'order' and download the 'free' stuff, but I'm a bit confused about the --.sme files.🤔

My EU account does not work..  on theUS website
 

Offline ugawoga

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #182 on: July 02, 2020, 09:44:22 PM »
Yes the celtic pack is the only one that works
Bin the rest and wait
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Offline niayinii

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #183 on: July 02, 2020, 09:53:40 PM »
Hi
can't  get access  can some one  share  downloaded
Br

Offline Gunnar Jonny

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #184 on: July 02, 2020, 10:21:55 PM »
Yes the celtic pack is the only one that works

Really? 🤔
I've just installed two pacs that I did not have at Genos, and it works well.
Earlier today I downloaded a lot of the others, did it even if I have no use of it at the moment.
The only thing that make me wonder just now, is the .sme and keyfiles in the Genos choir and alpen voicepacks.
Cheers 🥂
GJ
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Offline corsaman

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #185 on: July 02, 2020, 10:36:37 PM »
yes
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Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #186 on: July 02, 2020, 10:58:57 PM »
Also, what's up with the suitcase icon for a shopping cart. Ridiculous choice of icon. It should be a cart.

I think it's meant to represent a shopping bag.
 

Offline ugawoga

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #187 on: July 02, 2020, 11:35:25 PM »
That is why Michael Rodeout!!! 8) :P ;D
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Offline tyrosrick

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #188 on: July 03, 2020, 12:42:44 AM »
THIS NEW YAMAHA MUSICSOFT SITE IS A TOTAL, COMPLETE ABOMINATION; AND ABSOLUTE FAILURE! IT SEEMS LIKE SOME 9 YEAR OLD PUT IT TOGETHER. NOTHING WORKS...PERIOD. COMPLETE SHAM!!!!

Offline jazzy_beat

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #189 on: July 03, 2020, 01:02:20 AM »
THIS NEW YAMAHA MUSICSOFT SITE IS A TOTAL, COMPLETE ABOMINATION; AND ABSOLUTE FAILURE! IT SEEMS LIKE SOME 9 YEAR OLD PUT IT TOGETHER. NOTHING WORKS...PERIOD. COMPLETE SHAM!!!!

Sure...!
It's incomprehensible as a leading company in its field, allow this absolute disaster. The programming of the site seems to be done by a bad newbie.
Before uploading a new website, you need to test it offline by simulating stressful situations, and wait until everything works properly.
However, Yamaha is also to be thanked for this magnificent gift.

Offline ugawoga

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #190 on: July 03, 2020, 01:10:06 AM »
I told you so Dearie!!! ;D :P



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Offline svpworld

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #191 on: July 03, 2020, 08:56:54 AM »
Clearly the website isn't properly running yet, it's extremely slow (although it was before they upgraded it) and the downloads don't complete when you try any of them, just time out.  I guess it's best to give it a few weeks for the team to get it sorted out.  From what I've seen so far though (I'm in the UK by the way), most of what is free was given away in the premium pack when Genos was upgraded to v2 OS.  I ordered 25 or 26 free files and I'm unable to successfully download any of them, so glad I didn't pay out for anything yet.  I'll come back to it in a few weeks and have another try. :-)   It's definitely not the best website I've come across, awful user experience, painfully slow, probably not very accessible and not intuitive at all (I work in digital communications!).

Regards

Simon
 

Offline wolfram

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #192 on: July 03, 2020, 09:43:50 AM »
I have forget my password.I ask for a new password .There comes everytime the next:we send you a E-Mail with the link to becomes a new password.
After three day's i recieved nothing in my mail box.Who can help me?
thanks before,
wolfram
 

Offline overover

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #193 on: July 03, 2020, 09:48:19 AM »
I have forget my password.I ask for a new password .There comes everytime the next:we send you a E-Mail with the link to becomes a new password.
After three day's i recieved nothing in my mail box.Who can help me?
thanks before,
wolfram

Hi Wolfram,

check the Spam folder of your email account. I received several emails from them, and some of them I found in the Spam folder...

Best regards,
Chris
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Offline ugawoga

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #194 on: July 03, 2020, 10:01:03 AM »
Oh Dear, Dear ,Dear, Dear, Dear!!

I said at the beginning the original site was too slow .
Yamaha needs a bigger server and a decent programmer.
It will take them months to get it right at this rate.

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Offline Stitch26

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #195 on: July 03, 2020, 11:01:26 AM »
I recently downloaded several free extension packs and was totally confused with the .sme files. I thought I was missing something in the down load procedure. Alas, these comments have assured me of the prevailing problem many of us are enduring. Maybe Yamaha will correct this annoyance soon.
 

Offline Bill

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #196 on: July 03, 2020, 11:11:57 AM »
Hi All

Come on Guys.   Just be patient.

Yamaha has said that it will take a week or two to sort it all out.

For those people that do not live in the USA  just wait until your country shop window appears. There is little point in going to the USA Site as your details are not there.  Yes, you may be able to log on and download loads of stuff you do not need, but when you come to actually purchase something in the future you will have some problem.  Each of the local country's shop window has all the currency, language, Tax details, etc. ---- so just be patient.

There is more change on the horizon -  so no need to download things just because it's free.  It NOT a short-lived sale.

Regards

Bill
« Last Edit: July 04, 2020, 10:43:07 AM by Bill »
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Offline Oldden

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #197 on: July 03, 2020, 11:14:24 AM »
Just to confuse things. Look up sme files and you get..


Samsung Kies Messages Backup

SME file is a Samsung Kies Messages Backup. Samsung Kies is a software that lets you connect your mobile phone to a PC and it synchronizes data for easy transfer.

Yamaha must mean something else.
 

Offline overover

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #198 on: July 03, 2020, 11:33:07 AM »
Just to confuse things. Look up sme files and you get..


Samsung Kies Messages Backup

SME file is a Samsung Kies Messages Backup. Samsung Kies is a software that lets you connect your mobile phone to a PC and it synchronizes data for easy transfer.

Yamaha must mean something else.

The .sme extension is also used for encrypted archive files created by the program "SmartEncryptor".

I guess that these .sme files are for "Yamaha internal" use (and published only by mistake).

Best regards,
Chris
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Offline voodoo

Re: Starting June 30, Yamaha Premium packs, expansions will be free
« Reply #199 on: July 03, 2020, 12:47:11 PM »
The .sme extension is also used for encrypted archive files created by the program "SmartEncryptor".

I guess that these .sme files are for "Yamaha internal" use (and published only by mistake).

Best regards,
Chris

Hi Chris,

I had the same idea. The extension .sme is connected to a program called Smart Encryptor. I found a very old version of this discontinued software and found out, that the Smart Encryptor cannot unpack the .sme files from Yamaha. Also, encrypted archives generated with Smart Encryptor do have another file structure than the SME files from Yamaha. So I guess, that this trail does not lead to a solution. ;)

However, the SME files do begin with the file header XPFH. This is the same header used by PPF and CPF files. So SME seems to be a own file format of Yamaha. I tried to rename the SME to PPF or CPF and put it into the Expansion Mangager. Of course, this did not work. ;)

So I think, that SME is an Yamaha internal file format, not intended to be published. Or we will see a new version of YEM that is able to open SME. Who knows....

Uli

Yamaha Genos
Yamaha MODX7
Yamaha P-125 Digital Piano
Nord Electro 5D