# Pioneer AS1 - help in getting bidirectional communication using a sysex dump **URL:** \ **Category:** Instruments\ **Created:** [September 22, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/pioneer-as1-help-in-getting-bidirectional-communication-using-a-sysex-dump/946 "2021-09-22T17:54:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 29
**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/martin/32/145_2.png) [@martin](https://forum.electra.one/u/martin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2021, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/pioneer-as1-help-in-getting-bidirectional-communication-using-a-sysex-dump/946/29 "2021-10-31T05:58:29Z")
This is great! One more thing you could do, as your first Lua steps, would be adding the functions for handling the MIDI channel in the patch request, response, etc. The idea is mentioned in the following thread: > [@Controlling params.. multiple channels of FM (TX816)](https://forum.electra.one/t/controlling-params-multiple-channels-of-fm-tx816/383/27): > > @lobit please test [WIP: Yamaha TX7](https://app.electra.one/preset/rw0Mj4IuwUNIQabITks1) preset. It is a working version of the existing TX7 preset. This one, however, reflects settings of the device MIDI channel when composing outgoing parameter change SysEx messages. The requesting and parsing patches still needs doing. I think you should do following to get it working with your TX816: Load this preset to 8 preset slots in Electra Name the slots as Voice 1 … Voice 8 Change the Midi Channel for each preset (voice) according to your TX816 setti… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.electra.one/t/pioneer-as1-help-in-getting-bidirectional-communication-using-a-sysex-dump/946)._