ALESIS ANDROMEDA A6 - Manual (Page 256)

Chapter 12: MIDI Functions
254 A NDROMEDA A6 R EFERENCE M ANUAL
T O SEND AN ENTIRE P ROGRAM OR M IX B ANK OUT AS A MIDI S YSTEM
E XCLUSIVE DUMP :
Follow the steps above, except in step 4, set the SEND variable to BANK using Soft
Knob 4.
To verify that your sysex file has been received from the A6 properly, you should
check the size of the file at its destination. Here are the proper sizes:
One Program: 2350 bytes
One Mix: 1180 bytes
Program Bank: 300800 bytes
Mix Bank: 151040 bytes
If your destination sequencer or computer is not receiving the correct number of
bytes, it may be too slow to keep up with the A6’s transmission rate. You can
slow down the A6’s SysEx transmission rate by pressing the
GLOBAL button, then
soft button 7. Next, press and hold soft button 7, then press soft button 8. This
takes you to a “secret” page. Use Soft Knob 2 to adjust the SysEx delay. The
default value is 7500. Try 15000 or greater if you are having problems.
A BOUT RECEIVING S YS E X DUMPS :
In most cases, simply playing the MIDI sequence with the System Exclusive dump
back into the Andromeda will put the SysEx data into the same User or Card bank it
was saved from. Preset banks can not be written via System Exclusive dumps: you
must burn them into the User bank and use the COPY function (explained on
previous pages) to burn a new Preset bank.
Before the A6 can receive a SysEx dump, press the GLOBAL button, go to the MIDI
page, and set SYXRX (Sysex Receive) to -ON- .
The SYSEX page of Store mode contains a useful feature under Soft Knob 3 labeled
RCV TO (Receive To). This gives more flexibility in receiving SysEx Programs and
Mixes:
->USER means that the incoming SysEx Program or Mix will go into the User
Bank (at whatever Program or Mix number it was originally stored from).
This is the default setting.
->HERE means that the incoming SysEx Program or Mix will overwrite the
Program or Mix currently shown in the display, regardless of its original
bank or number.
ORIGIN means that the incoming SysEx Program or Mix will be written to
wherever it originally came from. If it came from a Card bank and a card is
present, it will write to the Card. Writing directly to a Preset bank from a Sys
Ex file is not allowed.
CARD allows you to select a card bank where the Program or Mix should go
(assuming you have a properly initialized card plugged into the A6).
Portions of this appendix are abridged versions of material from Power Sequencing with Master Tracks
Pro/Pro 4 and The Complete Guide to the Alesis HR-16 and MMT-8, copyright 1990 and 1989 respectively by
AMSCO Publications, and are adapted with permission.