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Here is some general information regarding how to load a soundbank via MIDI using a computer:

First off, you need to connect the synth to the computer. This is generally done via a MIDI OUT connector on your sound card (if it has one). Your soundcard company can help you with this if you are not sure about this. Often times, an MIDI IN/OUT adaptor cable is included with the sound card. If not, you may need to buy a simple and inexpensive adaptor cable to add MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports to a sound card. Alternatively, you may be able to connect your synth directly to the serial port on your computer if your synth has a serial connector on it. Many newer synths feature a serial port on them. Sometimes a special serial cable is required. Your synth manual or manufacturer should have detailed information on what is required.

Our soundbanks are generally shipped in the form of a MIDIfile (.MID) and Sysex file (.SYX). Midifiles can generally be loaded into a MIDI sequencer such as Cakewalk, Sonar, Cubase, Logic, Performer, Power Tracks Pro, Vision, etc. or Midifile player and then transmitted via the MIDI OUT from the computer. Sysex files can be loaded into various free utilities and then transmitted to your synth via the MIDI OUT cable from the computer.

Below you will find links to numerous programs and utilities that can transmit SysEx data and Midifiles. Chances are excellent that one of these will work with your setup...

Matt
Patchman Music

FOR WINDOWS PC...

RECOMMENDED- MIDI-OX - A great utility that does lots of useful things with MIDI.

Freeloader - From the Alesis Website

WSysEx

Dumpster - (Downloads a zipped file). This is a MIDI System Exclusive (sysex) data dump program for Windows 3.1. It is public domain and includes Visual Basic source. Installation instructions are in the help file DUMPSTER.HLP.

MIDIEX - For DOS PCs

SyxLibEd - For Windows 95/98/ME

Send SysEx - For Windows 3.1

Send SysEx - For Windows 95/98/NT

MIDI Data Filer - For DOS. Requires an MPU-compatible MIDI interface.

FOR MAC OS X...

RECOMMENDED- SysEx Librarian (for OS X) A great Sysex Utility and Midifile player for Mac OS X only.

Check out osxaudio.com. Look for the link to "MIDI Utilities".

QMidi - A very nice Midifile player that is compatible with OSX.

FOR MAC OS 9.2.2 and Earlier...

RECOMMENDED- SysEx - Requires OMS, works great if you have OMS. Also supports FreeMIDI's OMS emulation.

Freeloader - From the Alesis Website. Does not support OMS. Crashes the Finder on our G4.

Bulk Sysex Utility - Downloads a Stuffed (.sit) file. Does not work with G4 Macs. Does not support OMS. Handles dumps up to 128k. Directly supports serial ports on old serial port Macs (MIDI Manager not needed).

QMidi - A very nice Midifile player.

Midi Pack'en

MIDIGraphy - A Standard Midifile player that reportedly works well with Midifiles with sysex in them.

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