Owner`s manual

Saving Pattern and Patch
Data on an External
Sequencer (Bulk Dump)
The MC-505 is able to transmit or receive data for the
currently selected pattern or patch. This is referred to as
ÒBulk Dump.Ó By using this function, you can save MC-
505 data on an external MIDI sequencer that has a flop-
py disk, or exchange data between two MC-505 units.
Recording MC-505 Data on an
External Sequencer
Use a MIDI cable to connect the MC-505Õs MIDI OUT
to the external sequencerÕs MIDI IN.
1. Select the pattern that you wish to save.
2. With the pattern stopped, hold down
[SHIFT] and press keyboard pad [16].
The Bulk Dump page will appear in the display.
fig.16-13
3. Press the PAGE [<] [>] several times to
select the type of parameters that you wish
to transmit.
Range:
SETUP: Setup parameters for all parts of the currently
selected pattern will be transmitted.
SETUP&PATCH: In addition to the contents transmit-
ted by SETUP, data for the patches (rhythm set) of all
parts of the currently selected pattern will be transmitted.
ALL: In addition to the contents transmitted by
SETUP&PATCH, the musical data of the currently
selected pattern will be transmitted.
4. Start real-time recording on the external
MIDI sequencer.
5. Press [ENTER] on the MC-505.
The following display will appear, and the bulk data
will be transmitted from MIDI OUT.
fig.16-14
When data transmission has been completed, the fol-
lowing display will appear, and then the normal dis-
play will reappear automatically.
fig.16-15
6. Stop recording on the external MIDI
sequencer, assign a name to the data that
was recorded, and save it to floppy disk
etc.
Restoring Data from a MIDI
Sequencer to the MC-505
When you wish to restore the bulk dump that was
saved back to the MC-505, use the following proce-
dure to send the bulk dump into the temporary pat-
tern.
Use a MIDI cable to connect the MC-505Õs MIDI IN to
the MIDI OUT of the external sequencer.
1. Select the temporary pattern (U:TMP).
2. With the pattern stopped, hold down
[SHIFT] and press keyboard pad [16].
The Bulk Dump page will appear in the display.
3. Press the PAGE [<] [>] several times to
select the type of parameters that you wish
to transmit.
fig.16-16
4. Operate the external MIDI sequencer to
load and play back the bulk dump that
you wish to restore.
While the bulk dump is being loaded to the MC-505,
the following display will appear.
fig.16-17
When loading has been completed, the Receive page
will reappear.
5. Press [EXIT] to return to the normal display.
The temporary pattern will contain the setup, patch
and pattern data that was loaded.
6. After verifying that the data was loaded
correctly, save the patch and pattern data
on the MC-505.
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