
ADVANCED FEATURES
The Utilities Menu
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Utility Functions Menu
Page Function
Display
Value
1
Transmit Midi Sysex Dump
Dump
CURR SOUND-GLOBAL DATA
2
Restore Factory Settings
Restore
ONE PROG-GLOBAL D
3
Display Contrast
Contrast
0…64
Transmit Midi Sysex Dump
Display
Function
Dump CURRENT SOUND
Current Sound (including edits)
Dump PROGRAM BANK 1
Program Bank 1
Dump PROGRAM BANK 2
Program Bank 2
Dump PROGRAM BANK 3
Program Bank 3
Dump PROGRAM BANK 4
Program Bank 4
Dump DRUM BANK 1
Drum Bank 1
Dump DRUM BANK 2
Drum Bank 2
Dump DRUM BANK 3
Drum Bank 3
Dump DRUM BANK 4
Drum Bank 4
Dump PERFORMANCE BANK 1
Performance Bank 1
Dump All Banks
Total Data in Prog, Perf and Global Banks
Dump GLOBAL DATA
Global Data