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Back in the Editor, click the onscreen Start button, and wait while the data is being transferred. Do not turn off the

power and do not use any other Editor controls while sending the update. The Voyager OS update usually

contains three SysEx bank files. After the first file is transferred, repeat the procedure for the remaining files.

Refer to the OS update documentation for full details on the update procedure.

10.2 Playing from the Computer Keyboard

You can audit Voyager sounds using your computer's keyboard to play notes. The middle and bottom rows of

computer keys act as a single octave of keys mapped like a piano keyboard. You can use these keys to remotely

play notes on the Voyager:

Notes: C# D# F# G# A#

C D E F G A B

Keyboard: | s d g h j |

| z | x | c | v | b | n | m |

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Each key press generates a MIDI Note ON message corresponding to the note as specified. When the key is

released, a MIDI Note OFF message is sent. You will see the Voyager’s MIDI LED blink as these commands are

sent, and the Voyager will play the corresponding note.

Note: This feature works in all windows, allowing you to audition Voyager sounds at any time. Note that

the CAPS LOCK key must not be ON, as only lower case letters send MIDI note data. You can use the

CAPS LOCK key to temporarily turn off remote playing if desired.

Two keys are programmed to adjust octaves (increment/decrement):

“o” – Octave down (-1)

“p” – Octave up (+1)

Octave switching ranges from –2 to +8 (ten octaves). When the octave switching keys are pressed, a pop-up

window briefly appears showing the change:

Tip: You can sustain a note by pressing down a “note” key and while it is depressed, press an “octave” key.

A MIDI Note ON command will be sent without a corresponding MIDI Note OFF, causing a sustained, or

‘stuck’ note. To un-stick the note, press the Space Bar. The Space Bar will send an ‘All Notes Off’ command

that shuts off all MIDI notes.