Utilities Menu - Novation KS Rack User Manual

ADVANCED FEATURES
The Utitlies Menu
This menu contains various utility functions associated with dumping data
via MIDI, restoring memories and wheel calibration. The Utilities Menu is
accessed by pressing the keypad '9' button when the Menus button is
active.
Use the PERF / PROG / PAGE up/down buttons to scroll through the
Menu functions available - See table below.
Utility Functions Menu
Page Function Display
1 Transmit Midi Sysex Dump Dump
2 Restore Factory Settings Restore
3 Display Contrast Contrast
Transmit Midi Sysex Dump (Menu Page 1)
MIDI System exclusive messages (often shortened to Sysex) are used to
transfer 'dump' a record of the memory contents for storage in an external
MIDI device, usually a sequencer. Saving data in this way is useful for
building up sound libraries or creating an emergency data backup in case
memories are accidentally over-written.
It is possible to link two KS Rack machines directly together with a MIDI
cable and use Sysex dumping as a means of directly transferring memory
contents from one machine to the other. KS 4 or KS 5 sysex dumps are
directly compatible with KS Rack machines and vice versa
To initiate a Sysex dump, select the desired option using the PERF /
PROG / DATA knob. Start the sequencer recording and press the WRITE
button to start transmission of Sysex data. If the CURR SOUND option or
GLOBAL DATA is selected then the display will flash DONE as confirma-
tion that the transmission has taken place.
Transmit Midi Sysex Dump
Display
Dump CURRENT SOUND
Dump PROGRAM BANK 1
Dump PROGRAM BANK 2
Dump PROGRAM BANK 3
Dump PROGRAM BANK 4
Dump DRUM BANK 1
Dump DRUM BANK 2
Dump DRUM BANK 3
Dump DRUM BANK 4
Dump PERFORMANCE BANK 1
Dump All Banks
Dump GLOBAL DATA
If PROG BANK1 through PROG BANK 4 is selected the display will indi-
cate progress of transmission by indicating DUMPING PROG XXX (where
XXX is the Program number).
Note : Some sequencers (such as Cubase) sometimes have Sysex mes-
sages filtered out as a default setting. If the sequencer appears not to
have recorded the sysex dump into a track, check that the sequencer is
not set to filter out Sysex messages. Consult the sequencer's manual for
details.
Receiving a Sysex Dump
Once Sysex data has been stored in a sequencer track, the data can then
be re-loaded by playing the sequencer track in the normal way.
If a single Sound or Performance is received via Sysex, it is important to
realise that it is only Program / PerformanceEdit Buffer which has been
changed. The newly-received Program or Performance can immediately
be played on the keyboard, but if the new Program or Performance is to
be kept, it must be saved into a memory location in the normal way, simi-
lar to when a Program or Performance has been edited.
Value
CURR SOUND-GLOBAL DATA
ONE PROG-GLOBAL D
0...64
Function
Current Sound (including edits)
Program Bank 1
Program Bank 2
Program Bank 3
Program Bank 4
Drum Bank 1
Drum Bank 2
Drum Bank 3
Drum Bank 4
Performance Bank 1
Total Data in Prog, Perf and Global Banks
Global Data
When a whole bank of sounds or the Global settings are received via
Sysex, the data is placed directly into the memories. For this reason, it is
important to make sure that the Global Memory Protect switch is set to
OFF (see Page 50) before loading a whole bank of Programs or
Performances or Global data, otherwise the dump will be rejected.
Restore Factory Global Settings (Menu Page 2)
When this option is selected, press the WRITE button to restore all Global
Data. The display will flash 'DONE' and Progam Mode or Performance t
Mode will be selected.
Note : It is only possible to restore Global Data if the Global Memory
Protect switch is turned OFF (see Page 50).
Important Note : It is not possible to direclty restore the factory
Programs or Performances using the restore function. In order to do
this, go to the website www.novationmusic.com and download the
factory presets from the download page.
Display Contrast (Menu Page 3)
Rotate the PERF / PROG / DATA knob to adjust the contrast of the dis-
play until it is easy and comfortable to read.
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