Instruction Manual

816 System Exclusive Data

Editing Sysx Banks

can be found in the instrument manual, or they can be obtained by

contacting the manufacturer. Remember that a DRM must start with F0 and

end with F7.

Sometimes you will find that the byte size is different when you use a DRM,

as opposed to initiating the dump from the instrument. It is possible the

instrument is dumping some additional information when you initiate the

dump from the instrument, but you should be able to use either method

without any problems.

When you press the Receive button in the Sysx window, you may pick from

a list of Dump Request Macros. These are short System Exclusive

messages sent to a synthesizer to make it dump (send back) System

Exclusive data. DRMs are defined in your CAKEWALK.INI file in the [Dump

Request Macros] section. You may add your own DRMs or modify the ones

that we have provided. Use the Windows Notepad to edit the file.

Please note that many of the DRMs included with SONAR have been

donated by customers who are using the particular equipment. In some

cases, we have not been able to test those DRMs because we do not have

access to that equipment. We redistribute such DRMs on an as-is basis.

Additional user-supplied DRMs may be available on the Cakewalk website

(www.cakewalk.com).

Editing Sysx Banks

Editing a Sysx bank is very similar to creating one.

To Edit a Sysx Bank

1. In the Sysx view, select the bank you want to edit, and click the Edit

Data button (or double-click the selected bank).

The Edit System Exclusive Bytes window appears.

2. Edit your message(s). Each message in the window must begin with F0

and end with F7 (that’s F zero and F seven). See your instrument’s

manual for the messages you can create.

3. When you finish editing the message(s), click OK to close the window.

Save your project when you’re finished.