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RECEIVE UPDATE
The RECEIVE UPDATE utility allows you to upgrade the Voyager’s Operating System. Updates are available
from our website (www.moogmusic.com) and are found in Minimoog Voyager ‘Software’ section. Instruction
for installing the software is provided with the files – please follow these instructions carefully!
When you select RECEIVE UPDATE from the Master Mode menu and hit
ENTER
, the Voyager will display a message about deleting the operating
system as shown. This is first step in the update. If you are certain you
wish to proceed, use the
CURSOR
to select ‘YES’ and press
ENTER
. The
LCD will briefly display an ‘ERASING FLASH ROM’ message.
A new display will then appear, similar to the one shown at left. When you
see this screen, the Voyager has been enabled to receive the first operating
system update file. Follow the instructions provided with the update to
send the correct files to the Voyager in the proper order. As each file is
sent, the Voyager will display a ‘SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE DATA IN PROCESS’
message. Follow the instructions to send additional files until the update
process is complete. The new operating system does not become active
until all SysEx data transfers are confirmed as successful.
System Exclusive (SysEx) data transfers to/from the Voyager requires:
- A computer with Internet access and a MIDI interface.
- MIDI Software capable of sending a generic Sysex bank file (.syx)
or Standard MIDI file (.mid)
Many software sequencers are capable of opening SysEx files and sending SysEx data. If
you do not own a sequencer, or if your sequencer doesn’t support SysEx data transfers, there
are MIDI utility software programs that will send and receive SysEx data files. For the PC,
try ‘MIDI-OX’, available online at www.midiox.com. For the Macintosh, try ‘SysEx Librarian’,
available at www.snoize.com.
You can also use Standard MIDI files to update the Voyager’s OS. Many sequencers will
import Standard MIDI file versions (.mid). If you decide to perform the update using Standard
MIDI files on a sequencer, however, be sure you understand fully the settings that may affect
the transmission of this type of data. It is beyond the scope of this manual to explain how to
import or open files containing System Exclusive data in the many different MIDI programs
available – it is your responsibility to know and be familiar with this aspect of the upgrade! If
you have questions about your software’s capabilities to send large SysEx messages in either
file format (.syx or .mid), contact your software vendor.
If you do not own a computer, special arrangements will need to be made for software
upgrades. Please contact [email protected] for more information.
