Saving Programs And Setups Via Midi - Alesis Ion Reference Manual

Saving Programs and Setups via MIDI

Saving Programs and Setups via MIDI
The Ion lets you transmit Programs - individually, or a Bank at a time - The Ion lets you transmit Programs - individually, or a Bank at a time -
to an external device (such as a computer, sequencer, storage device, or to an external device (such as a computer, sequencer, storage device, or
another Ion synthesizer) via MIDI. another Ion synthesizer) via MIDI.
To send a Program via MIDI: To send a Program via MIDI:
1. Press the [store] button, then 1. Press the [store] button, then
the Right [page] button. the Right [page] button.
2. Press the Left Soft Button and 2. Press the Left Soft Button and
use the Encoder to select which use the Encoder to select which
Program you want to send. Program you want to send.
3. By default, the destination will 3. By default, the destination will
be the same as the Program you be the same as the Program you
are sending. You can change are sending. You can change
this though, and it may be useful this though, and it may be useful
if you are sending a Program to if you are sending a Program to
another Ion. Press the middle another Ion. Press the middle
Soft Button and use the Soft Button and use the
Encoder to select what the Encoder to select what the
destinatio destination will be. n will be.
4. When you have selected the 4. When you have selected the
"from" and "to" locations, "from" and "to" locations,
press the [store] button to press the [store] button to
send the Program. send the Program.
To send an entire Bank of To send an entire Bank of
Programs via MIDI: Programs via MIDI:
1. Press the [store] button, then 1. Press the [store] button, then
the Right [page] button. the Right [page] button.
2. Press the Left Soft Button 2. Press the Left Soft Button
and turn the Encoder and turn the Encoder
through the Program through the Program
numbers until it says "all" numbers until it says "all"
(between 127 and 0). (between 127 and 0).
3. Use the top panel [bank] 3. Use the top panel [bank]
buttons to select the Bank buttons to select the Bank
you wish to send. you wish to send.
4. You may select a destination 4. You may select a destination
Bank that is different from Bank that is different from
the one that you are sending the one that you are sending
5. Press the [store] button to 5. Press the [store] button to
send the Program Bank. send the Program Bank.
Editing Effects g Effects
NOTE: By default, the Red, Blue and Green
banks of the Ion are write-protected. You
will not be able to store to these Banks, or
receive Programs to them via MIDI. You
can disable the write protect feature by
pressing [global] and navigating to page 6.
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