System information
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Tempest Operation Manual
Save/Load
Importing Sounds, Beats, and Projects
Importing data from SysEx les is simple. Connect the transmitting device to
Tempest via USB or MIDI—one MIDI cable from the device’s MIDI out to
Tempest’s MIDI in—and then open and play the les from a MIDI sequencer or
SysEx utility. Files exported from RAM load into the current Sound/Beat/Proj-
ect in RAM; les exported from ash load into ash in the same location from
which they were originally exported. The display will give you the status of the
process and let you know when the le has successfully been saved.
• Keep in mind that importing data exported from RAM replaces the current
Sound, Beat, or Project in RAM. If edits to the current Sound/Beat/Project
have not been saved to ash or exported, they will be lost.
• Files imported into RAM need to be saved to ash or they will be lost when
the power is cycled.
• Files imported into ash need to be loaded into RAM in order to play or
edit them.
Important: Import Notes
Importing a Sound/Beat/Project to ash with the same name as one already in
ash will overwrite the le, so always back up your work before importing a le
if you are not absolutely certain of the imported le’s contents.
Due to the time it takes for Tempest to save a Sound/Beat/Project to ash, you
must have a minimum one-second pause between SysEx les transmitted to the
unit. Otherwise you will get errors from the ash system. SysEx Librarian and
MIDI-OX can both be congured to add a pause or delay when sending multiple
SysEx les.
SysEx les for Projects can be large and take twenty seconds or more to load.
Press the
CanCel Soft Key if you wish to stop a SysEx import.