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Save all Pattern and Song data via SysEx

2016-03-19 by mindkil@...

I would like to have a complete backup of XL-7 Multisetup, Pattern, Song and Preset data on a MacOSX computer. I downloaded the SysEx librarian, which should do the job, but as I checked the XL-7 manual I see that only the Multisetup and Preset data are saved like this, is it correct?

How can I save also the Sequencer (Pattern + Song) data?

If I need to back up the data from the saved SysEx, I have just to send it back to the XL-7?

Re: [xl7] Save all Pattern and Song data via SysEx

2016-03-21 by Bruno

E-Loader is written in Java, so in theory it should work on Mac OS X as well.

2016-03-21 12:07 GMT+01:00 mindkil@... [xl7] <xl7@yahoogroups.com>:

Thanks for the tip. I already used the E-loader on an old Windows PC left for these compatibility purposes, but was hoping for a pure MacOSX solution.

Bests,
Gas

Re: [xl7] Save all Pattern and Song data via SysEx

2016-03-21 by mindkil@...

I think not, since it is an exe installer, and the Mac version is pre-OSX.

Never mind, I'll fire up the old PC.

Re: [xl7] Save all Pattern and Song data via SysEx

2016-03-21 by Bruno

Seeme you are right, and I was wrong:

http://www.vintagesynth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=69357

Never believed in Java anyway...

2016-03-21 13:57 GMT+01:00 mindkil@... [xl7] <xl7@yahoogroups.com>:

I think not, since it is an exe installer, and the Mac version is pre-OSX.
Never mind, I'll fire up the old PC.

Re: Save all Pattern and Song data via SysEx

2016-03-21 by smw-mail@...

I don't recall anyone reporting they got e-loader to work under OSX (though maybe there is someone somewhere who got it to work. Gotta have a legacy PC for our legacy E-Mu gear! (That is, until such time that someone develops an on-line/mobile solution.) One of these days I will try to connect my Win 98SE PC to the usb port to see if it will work with e-loader there. I just cannot seem to get the usb transfers working under XP.

Steve

Re: Save all Pattern and Song data via SysEx

2016-03-25 by mindkil@...

Yeah, that is probably something we have to get used to. I do keep one Win XP PC solely for SCSI saving/loading, floppy formatting and similar, so I can use it for XL-7 backups also. Thought XL-7 is not 'that' old machine, and some contemporary computer connection can be made.

Thanks for the infos!

Bests,

Gas