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How do I update/reload my ﬁrmware?

There are a few of ways ﬁrmware can be updated on a SoftStep: automatically by the Basic and

Advanced editors, manually with the editors, or manually without the use of the editors.

Automatically

If a SoftStep is connected to an editor with a differing ﬁrmware version (e.g. you just

downloaded a new editor update and ﬁred it up), the editor should automatically prompt you

to update the ﬁrmware. Just click the UPDATE button to initiate the ﬁrmware installation.

Manually (with Advanced/Basic Editor)

The SoftStep Basic and Advanced editors can be used to manually initiate a ﬁrmware update/

reinstall — just do the following:

1. Connect the SoftStep to a computer.

2. Open either the Basic Editor or Advanced Editor.

3. Go up to the Hardware menu and select "Update/Reload Firmware". This option will

only be selectable if a SoftStep has successfully connected to the editor.

4. In the prompt that appears, click the UPDATE button — this will initiate the ﬁrmware

update process.

5. Wait for the ﬁrmware update to complete — a progress bar will show how much of the

update has completed.

6. If you have any custom presets, resend them to the SoftStep — reinstalling or updating

ﬁrmware will revert all presets to their factory state.

Manually (without Advanced/Basic Editor)

Typically the SoftStep editors will do just ﬁne updating ﬁrmware on your board, but in some

cases it may be necessary to manually update the ﬁrmware (like if the controller is not

connecting to the editor).

The SoftStep ﬁrmware can be loaded/installed manually using any application capable of

sending SysEx ﬁles to connected MIDI devices. We recommend SysEx Librarian for Mac

www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/), and SysEx Box for Windows (http://miostools.midibox.org/)

— though there are certainly other capable third-party options available.

To update your ﬁrmware...

Mac

1. If you have not already, download and install SysEx Librarian from

www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/

2. Download or locate the ﬁrmware ﬁle you would like to install. Zips of the current version

and past versions can be downloaded here:

softstep/sysex_ﬁles/

3. Plug in your SoftStep and open SysEx Librarian.

http://

http://ﬁles.keithmcmillen.com/downloads/

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