The
DSP7000
Family Operating Manual - Index
Manual Release 1.1
The DSP7000 Family Operating Manual
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2000 Eventide Inc.
Dumping Data and Receiving Data Dumps
You can “dump” data from the DSP7000 for external storage or
for use in another DSP7000. To dump, go to the
dump
menu
page in the
SETUP
area. The dumped data will be system
exclusive and will be sent out the MIDI Out port and the serial
port. None of the MIDI parameters on the
midi
menu page in
the
SETUP
area has any bearing on dumps except for the
device ID
. The
device ID
is used as part of the
system exclusive messages in the dump. While the dump is occurring, a running display of the number of
bytes sent is presented for those keeping score at home. You can reload the dumped information into the
DSP7000 by presenting it at the MIDI In port or the serial port
(provided
system exclusive
is set to
on
and
MIDI
is set
to
enabled
on the
[midi]
menu page in the
SETUP
area)
. Let’s look at the five “types” of dumps
.
dump program
This function dumps the currently running program. If received at the MIDI In port
or at the serial port, the DSP7000 will load the received program.
dump setup
This function dumps the state of the DSP7000, covering all of the parameters cov-
ered in the SETUP area.
dump files
This function dumps all
setups
and
programs
stored in internal memory.
Note: The factory
presets are not dumped by this function.
If received at the MIDI In port or at the serial port, the
DSP7000 will erase all of your saved setups and saved programs and replace them
with the received setups and programs.
Note: The current setup and the currently running program will
not be altered.
dump card
This function dumps all setups and programs stored on the Memory Card. If re-
ceived at the MIDI In port or at the serial port, the DSP7000 will erase your Mem-
ory Card and replace its contents with the received setups and programs. If there is
no Memory Card in place or if the Memory Card is too small, the incoming data is
ignored.
dump internal
This function dumps the contents of the internal memory. This is the same as using
dump files
,
dump setup
, and
dump program
. It dumps all the setups and pro-
grams stored in internal memory, along with the current setup and the current pro-
gram. If received at the MIDI In port or at the serial port, the DSP7000 will replace
all of its setups and programs, load the new program, stop all operations and start as
if from power-up, using the new setup and programs.
If the device to which you sent the dump has the ability to send it back again (such as a sequencer), you can
use this as a way to "back up" your DSP7000.
WARNING: If, for any reason, this dump gets corrupted in some way and you send it back to the
DSP7000, you will lose all the information you are trying to back up, as well as the DSP7000's con-
tents. If you do a “backup” in this way, especially to a computer, it would be a good idea to do it
twice, to two separate files, and then to compare the files. If they are identical, it’s a good indica-
tion that the data sent from the DSP7000 has been recorded accurately.