Class Compliant Device; Backing Up The Analog Heat +Fx; Backing Up Presets; Transferring Backed Up Files To Your Elektron Device - Elektron Analog Heat +FX User Manual

5. INTERACTING WITH THE ANALOG HEAT +FX

5.15 CLASS COMPLIANT DEVICE

The Analog Heat +FX is a class compliant device (also known as plug-and-play). It means it does not require
any extra drivers to connect to your Windows or macOS computer, or your iOS device.
The Analog Heat +FX can, therefore, stream audio and MIDI directly over USB to and from supported
computers/phones/tablets. It opens up several exciting possibilities of what you can do with your device,
for example, record audio from your device directly over USB in your DAW. For more information, please see
"6.8.1 USB CONFIG" on page 23 and "6.5.3 USB CC MODE" on page 20

5.16 BACKING UP THE ANALOG HEAT +FX

It is always recommended to make regular backups of your data. Backups are also a convenient way to
share your presets with other users. To make backups and transfer files to and from your Elektron device,
you should use Transfer, a free application that you can download from the Elektron site https://www.elek-
tron.se/support. The application is available for both Windows and macOS.

5.16.1 BACKING UP PRESETS

You can backup up your presets from your Elektron device to a computer. Here is the general procedure
for how to back up your device:
1. Connect the Elektron device to the computer via USB.
2. Open the Transfer application on your computer, and then select the USB MIDI port(s) for your
device on the CONNECTION page, and then click "CONNECT" next to your device under AVAILABLE
DEVICES.
3. In Transfer, click the EXPLORE tab to open the EXPLORE page.
4. On the EXPLORE page top left side of the drop-down menu, make sure "MY COMPUTER" is selected.
5. On the top right side, in the drop-down menu, select the type of file you want to transfer.
6. In the window on the right, navigate to the files or folders you want to transfer
7. Drag and drop the files or folders to your preferred location under "MY COMPUTER."

5.16.2 TRANSFERRING BACKED UP FILES TO YOUR ELEKTRON DEVICE

Use the EXPLORE page in Transfer to transfer previously backed up files to your Elektron device from a
computer.
1. Connect the Elektron device to the computer via USB.
2. Open the Transfer application on your computer and then select the USB MIDI port(s) for your device on
the Transfer CONNECTION page. Click "CONNECT" next to your device under AVAILABLE DEVICES.
3. In Transfer, click the EXPLORE tab to open the EXPLORE page.
4. On the top right side, in the drop-down menu, select the type of file you want to transfer.
5. On the top left side in the drop-down menu, make sure "MY COMPUTER" is selected.
6. Under "MY COMPUTER," navigate to the files or folders you want to transfer.
7. Drag and drop the files or folders to your preferred location on your device.
8. Depending on what file type you send, you might encounter pop-up windows asking you to decide
what files you want to send and how you want to organize them.
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