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That said, one of the coolest things about the boutique line of modules is their ability to mount onto the desktop of any
USB enabled computer and you can drag and drop your patches in order to save them. This is much handier than the
old fashioned midi librarian software, or the ancient and rarely reliable tape backup interface (although that actually is
a thrill and you might want to try it sometime.)
To mount the SH-01A to your desktop follow this procedure:
1. Holding down [MENU] button, power up the SH-01A
2. Connect your computer to the SH-01A USB port via USB cable
3. Open the SH-01A drive which has mounted to your desktop
To create a backup of your patches:
1. Follow the above procedure for mounting the SH-01A
2. Copy the backup files from the SH-01A drive's "BACKUP" folder into an appropriately named folder on your
computer
3. Once you're done, eject the SH-01A drive, disconnect the USB cable and you're done.
To bring patches from your computer into the SH-01A:
1. Follow the above procedure for mounting the SH-01A
2. Copy the backup files, or the new patches you'd like to check out into the "RESTORE" folder on the SH-01A drive
3. When copying is completed, eject the SH-01A drive.
4. IMPORTANT - Before power cycling the module press the [MENU] button
5. Once the lights stop blinking you may power cycle the SH-01A and disconnect the USB cable and you're done.
What's so big about that? Any system exclusive file utility can do the same thing, why is this important?
Well, the simplicity and visual aspect of this process is so novel that really anyone with basic computer skills can do
it. This makes the process of file/patch sharing very easy. It's surprising that there aren't many amazing JU-06 or
other Roland Boutique patches out there for the sharing and contributing to isn't it? It's possible that this process is
just so easy, and painless to do that people still believe they need to connect a cassette deck, and record the sysex
audio to tapes and then ship them to friends in order to share their files. Or many people are afraid to give away their
precious patches? I'm not sure, but I think it's pretty cool, and I plan to come up with a bank of patches or two and
offer them up for anyone interested in them. I'd also be very keen to see how others have undertaken the SH-01A in
their own situations. Can you tell I think that patch exchanges are awesome? I do. And while I rarely use patches
from other sound designers, I love to explore what synthesizers are capable of, and sometimes the best way to do
that is by seeing how Billy Currie, or someone I've never heard of does it.
Restore the SH-01A to factory settings:
This is the procedure for resetting your SH-01A back to it's factory state. Remember that if you do this, all your
settings and all your sounds will be overwritten with the out of the box, factory fresh programming.
1. While holding down the [2] button, turn on the power.
2. The [MENU] button will blink. If it doesn't try that again. If you change your mind and decide not to go through with
the reset, just power off the SH-01A and then turn it back on.
3. To execute the rest press the [MENU] button
4. When all the buttons blink, restart the SH-01A and it'll be just the way it was the day you got it.
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