Roland A-37 Owner's Manual page 13

(2) Connect the sequencer's MIDI IN socket to the
A-37's MIDI OUT A socket.
The MIDI OUT B port cannot be used for this func-
tion.
(3) Switch on the A-37.
(4) Boot the sequencer and select an empty song. Then
activate its recording standby mode.
If the sequencer's MIDI OUT socket is connected to
the A-37's MIDI IN socket: on some sequencers, you
may have to temporarily defeat the Soft Thru/MIDI
Echo function.
(5) Select the dmp parameter by pressing [DATA], fol-
lowed by [9].
The display now shows Ent to signal that the A-37
is ready to transmit the data.
(6) Check whether the sequencer receives SysEx data
(see its manual), then start recording.
(7) Press the [ENTER] button on the A-37.
The display now counts down from 128 to 1 (thus
informing you about the Patch whose settings are
being transmitted).
(8) Wait until the Ent message reappears in the display,
then stop the sequencer's recording function.
(9) Save the "song" (with the Bulk data) to hard disk or
floppy.
That file now contains your archive of the 128 Patch
memory settings.
Here's how to retransmit such an archive from the
sequencer to the A-37 at a later stage:
(1) Switch off the A-37 and the sequencer.
(2) Connect the sequencer's MIDI OUT socket to the
A-37's MIDI IN socket. Switch on both devices.
(3) On the sequencer, load the "song" file that contains
the Bulk archive you wish to transmit to the A-37.
Warning: with the following step, you will erase the
128 Patches that currently reside in the A-37's
internal memory. If you think you may need them at
a later stage, first archive them on the sequencer
(see above).
(4) Start playback on the sequencer.
As soon as the A-37 receives the first Bulk data, the
rH (RX) message appears.
(5) Wait until the rH message disappears, then stop
playback on the sequencer.
MIDI OUT A
MIDI IN
The A-37 now once again contains the Patch set-
tings contained in the archive.
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