Dave Smith Instruments Temptest - Importing Sounds, Beats, and Projects; Important: Import Notes

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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 congured 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.