Bulk Copying Programs - Eventide Eclipse User Manual

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To dump, go to

SETUP

types of data that you can dump. Press

Dumps the currently running program. If received at the MIDI In port or at the serial

Current Prog

port, the Eclipse will load the received program.

Internal Progs

Dumps all programs stored in internal memory. If received at the MIDI In port or at the

serial port, the Eclipse will erase your internal memory and replace its contents with the

received programs.

System Setup

This function dumps the state of the Eclipse, covering all of the saved values in the

SETUP

the Eclipse will replace the saved values in these areas with the incoming data.

If the device to which you sent the dump has the ability to send it back again (such as a sequencer), you can

use this as a way to "back up" your Eclipse.

WARNING: If, for any reason, this dump gets corrupted in some way beyond the Eclipse's control

and then sent back to the Eclipse, you will lose all the information you are trying to back up, as

well as the Eclipse's contents. If you do a "backup" in this way, especially to a computer, it would

be a good idea to do it twice, to two separate files, and then to compare the size of the files. On a

PC, check the "property" of each file. Look at the number in parentheses. On a Macintosh, "get

info" on each file. Again, look at the number in parentheses. If the sizes are identical, it's a good

indication that the data sent from the Eclipse has been recorded accurately.

It is recommended that setups be saved internally and reloaded when necessary, rather than mak-

ing heavy use of dumps.

see page 49 to learn about

Storing and Loading Setups

Although an Eclipse Program can be copied by loading it and saving it to a new memory location, this can

be cumbersome when copying multiple programs. The Bulk Copy function makes it easy, for example, to

backup internal presets to a card.

The access the Copy utility, go to

To copy, you first set the Start and End range of the Source Programs, us-

ing the

(SRC FROM)

and

ing location of the Destination range with the

Next, press

<COPY>

to start the transfer.

Before the copy begins, a message will appear indicating the source and

destination ranges and requesting a confirmation.

In the event that a destination program location is not empty, a message

will appear with four options. Answer

program or

<NO>

to keep the existing program. Choosing

and any others that are encountered during the copy operation. Press

that choosing EXIT will not undo any copy operations that had previously been completed.

The source and destination Program ranges are not allowed to overlap.

Obviously this will not be a problem when copying between the Internal

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DUMP (DATATYPE)

<DUMP>

area and the

LEVELS