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4. Click "Add..." in the lower-left corner of the screen. When the browser window opens,

navigate to the ﬁrmware ﬁle (generally named to the effect of "Softstep-88.syx") then

click "Open".

5. Select Port 1 (for "SSCOM Port 1") from the drop down menu labeled "Destination".

6. Select the ﬁrmware ﬁle in SysEx Librarian's main window — it should highlight blue.

7. Click the "Play" button in the top-left corner of SysEx Librarian to begin the ﬁrmware

installation. A progress bar will appear indicating how far along the update process is.

The SoftStep's display will go blank and look non-responsive while the update is taking

place — this is okay and to be expected.

8. Once done, wait for the SoftStep to boot back up. This may take a few seconds, so

please be patient.

Windows

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

miostools.midibox.org/

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. Make sure all audio/MIDI applications are closed.

4. Plug in your SoftStep and open SysEx Box.

5. Select SSCOM Port 1 in the "MIDI IN Port" and "MIDI OUT Port" drop-down menus.

"SSCOM Port 1" may show up as "USB Audio Device (1)" on Windows XP.

6. Click "Open Sysex File". When the browser window opens, navigate to the ﬁrmware ﬁle

you want to send to the SoftStep, then click "Open".

7. Click the "Send Sysex" button. The ﬁrmware update should begin. The SoftStep's

display will go blank and look non-responsive while the update is taking place — this is

okay and to be expected.

8. Once done, wait for the SoftStep to boot back up. This may take a few seconds, so

please be patient.

Does reloading or updating ﬁrmware reset my presets?

Yes. A ﬁrmware update or reinstall will reset the SoftStep's onboard presets to factory settings.

If you have any custom presets you will need to resend them to the SoftStep using one of the

editors.

Is there a way to reset the SoftStep back to factory settings?

Yes, it is possible to reset both the SoftStep to factory settings. All that needs to be done is a

ﬁrmware reinstall (we just went over this in the

factory settings and presets. Instructions on how to reinstall ﬁrmware can be found here.

http://

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

question) — this will revert everything to

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