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                          Dumping Sysex Data between        
                     your Amiga and the Korg Wavestation     
                                                            
                                 By Kon Wilms              
                                                         


--- Dumping ---

Ok so dumping sysex isn't that complicated but I for one know that some people
do  have  problems with doing this.  So here's what to do and what to look out
for:

There are a number of GENERIC sysex recieve/dump programs which will work just
fine  with  the  WS,  WS-EX  and WS-AD.  Check back issues of AM/FM for these.
'SYSEX' and 'MIDICOM' can be found in said back issues and will work 100%.

Some  sysex  programs  can  recieve multiple sysex's and store them all in one
file.   This  is  especially  useful  for the WS series.  You should specify 3
segments  and  then  dump your wavesequences, patches and finally performances
from ROM, RAM1, RAM2, etc into the Amiga.


--- Bugs while dumping/recieving sysex ---

Some  WS's  have  a  number  of small bugs.  You might or might not have these
depending on your WS firmware version.

1. If you dump to and from the WS a lot you might find that the data isn't
   transmitting to the WS after some time. Just power everything down and
   switch on again and it will work fine. (You will have to reset your
   Amiga too).

2. If you play a note while the sysex is being transmitted or hold a note
   just before and into the transmission of data into the WS the data
   might not come through. So keep your hands off the keys at all times.

3. If you also press the keys when transmitting this might mess up the
   transmission.

4. The Amiga handles only a small amount of Kb at a time in it's buffer
   so your dumps MUST be separate parts (ie wavesequence, perf, patch).
   The WS transmits over 64kb for an entire RAM1, RAM2 etc dump. (Go
   check out your Amiga preferences if you're not with me) :-)

5. Sometimes the data will will go through but when you dump it back to
   the WS nothing happens on the sysex-page. Obviously you have been
   fiddling while dumping. Just do the dump again. If it doesn't work
   just reboot the WS and Amiga.


--- Lastly... ---

Hopefully  you should have no problems using your WS with sysex now.  Remember
lastly to always CHECK and BACKUP your sysex dumps.

Happy dumping! :-)

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Additional Notes from the AM/FM Editor:

All  the  Wavestation Perfs are stored in the directory "Wavestation-stuff" on
this  AM/FM  disk.   They  are  all  crunched  with  Powerpacker,  and must be
decrunched  before  they  can  be  used.   To do this, use a proper version of
Powerpacker,  or  the  "decrunch"  command stored in the c:  directory of this
disk.

The generic sysex dumping programs SYSEX and MIDICOM that Kon mentioned above
can be found on the following AM/FM disks:

MIDICOM: AM/FM Issue 7
SYSEX  : AM/FM Issue 8

Special  thanks  to  Kon  Wilms  for his wonderful collection of articles this
time;  The  Hiphop  grooves,  the Wavestation perfs that go with them, and the
superb description of all of it.  Thanks Kon!

[Ed]

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