Elektron Sidstation - Manual (Page 32)

SIDSTATION
Owners Manual
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Note: The deletion of a patch is a non-recoverable operation. Any deleted patch is gone
forever so be sure that you have saved important patches by using SYSEX dump.
SYSEX patch transfers
SYSEX transfers are ideal for backups of your patch data. It is also a gateway to exchange
patches with other SidStation owners around the world by downloading them from the Internet.
Visit
www.sidstation.com frequently for new patch collections by users and professional sound
programmers.
Dumping a single patch from SidStation
Go to the system menu and select the MIDI submenu:
Select the dump mode you want with the SYSEXDump switch and start the MIDI SYSEX
receive function in your sequencer or MIDI recording hardware. Consult the manual for these on
how to do this.
Select “Patch” to dump a single patch. You will be asked what patch you want to dump:
Press [ENTER] to dump the patch you have selected.
Dumping the entire patch memory
It is possible to dump the entire patch memory in your SidStation. The procedure is the same as
above for a single patch but select “AllPatch” as the dump mode with the SYSEXDump switch.
Press [ENTER] to start the dump:
When the counter is showing 100% the transfer is complete.
Transferring patch data to the SidStation
Simply load your sequencer or MIDI recorder with the patch data you want to send. Then initiate
the transfer according to the manual for these products.
You should be able to receive SYSEX patch data any time (but you’d better leave the SidStation
alone while it processes the incoming data). The best menu to be located in when receiving
patch data should be the play mode menu, where you can verify that the patches actually are
received in realtime.
When receiving single patches they will be placed in current position selected in the patch
choose menu. If that position is occupied the next free one will be used.