[sdiy] Factory patterns for Drum Machines

[Guy Taylor]

You probably still turn your floppies into images for hxc device.
I have converted many disc from floppy to files in s330/s50 format.
There is a utility on their site, you may have to play around with the RAW format options

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> On 2 Mar 2015, at 11:46 pm, Adam Inglis <21pointy at tpg.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 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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