[sdiy] Factory patterns for Drum Machines

[Adam Inglis]

At one point around 1990 Roland released some software for the  
MC50/500 hardware sequencers that provided a collection of all the  
typical rhythm patterns that they had preset in their midi drum  
machines from the previous years.

You can still download this if you have one of those machines:
http://www.rolandus.com/support/general_apps_tools/1706

I have an MC50 mk II, but unfortunately I swapped out my floppy drive  
recently for a HXC floppy-emulating card drive, without transferring  
all the old sys ex and drum pattern stuff I had backed up on floppies!!




On 02/03/2015, at 5:44 PM, Maarten wrote:

>
> Did not know that was possible, I think I have V1 in for repair and  
> will try that.
>
> Best,
>
> Maarten
>
> Colin f schreef op 2-3-2015 om 1:23:
>>
>>> If it helps, I have a version 1 ROM machine, and so can do a  
>>> factory reset
>> to
>>> restore the patterns, but I don't recall ever getting the 909 to  
>>> talk sys
>> ex
>>> (although the midi chart says it can, there's nothing in the OM).
>>> Do you know the procedure?
>>
>> The sysex details are in the service manual.
>> The 909 has no method by which the user can initiate a dump from  
>> the panel.
>> A host computer has to send request strings.
>> There are details on how to take a full dump using MIDI-Ox here:
>> http://www.colinfraser.com/tr909/909-sysex-howto.txt
>>
>> I didn't think to take a dump of the default patterns before  
>> installing the
>> v4 ROM, so I can't easily extract them.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Colin f
>>
>>
>>
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