The Andromeda Patch Archives - Alesis Andromeda A6 Tips And Tricks Manual

section 19: the andromeda patch archives
or: loading and saving your patches and banks
Now that you' ve created some beautiful patches using these techniques, it' s time to share
these patches with the Andromeda mailing list! And see a whole array of sounds that other
users have created.
The Andromeda patch archive is located at http://www.code404.com/a6/. All
contributions are in .SYX format, which means that you will need a MIDI program that can
handle Sysex files. If you do not have such a program, I recommend MIDIOX
midiox.com/) if you are a PC user. It' s free and can handle Sysex plenty well enough.
All MIDI patch functions are located in the STORE directory. Here' s some general
instructions that I' ve found best for loading a patch, using MIDI-OX:
1. In the " View" menu, open SYSEX.
2. In the " Command" menu, click on " Load File" .
3. You will now have a screen with Sysex ready to send.
4. Find a spot where you would like to put your patch. (e.g. a blank patch or a patch that
you want to overwrite).
5. On the Andromeda, click STORE.
6. Click Sysex (soft menu button 5).
7. If the RCV-TO menu does not say ->HERE, use soft knob three to turn the selection there.
This means the received SYSEX will overwrite the current patch you selected.
8. Click Command – Send Sysex.
9. The next time you reload that patch number, you should see the Sysex patch. Enjoy!
The procedure for loading a full bank of patches from the PC is similar. The key difference is
what you do in step 7. ->HERE will overwrite the current bank that you have selected. I
personally play it on the cautious side and use soft knob three to set the bank manually. For
example, selecting CARD2 will send the bank to the data card bank 2. Selecting ->USER will
send the bank to the user bank.
For saving a SYSEX patch in MIDI-OX, the procedure is simple:
In the " View" menu, open SYSEX.
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In the " Sysex" menu, click on " Receive Manual Dump" .
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Find the patch on the Andromeda that you want to save.
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On the Andromeda, click STORE.
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Click Sysex (soft menu button 5).
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Make sure that the " Send" selection (soft knob 4) is set to " PROG" .
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Click " Store" to send the patch out as a Sysex dump.
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