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Modulation, etc. is transmitted and received on the MIDI
channel designated by the setting of MIDI CHANNEL (pg.
68). SysEx data, on the other hand, is transmitted and
received on the SysEx channel designated by the setting
of SYSEX DEVICE CHANNEL.
This setup frees up your regular MIDI channels for other
control options, and gives you the flexibility to request
SysEx data from only the devices you want in your setup,
whether they share the same MIDI channel or not.
To change the SysEx Device Channel number do the fol-
lowing:
• Press <Utilities>, and scroll to Page 6 of the Utility
Menu using the <Page> knob.The display reads:
• Use the function <2> knob to select the desired
SysEx channel (1, 2,...15, 16).
SYSEX DUMPS
PROGRAM
DUMP: Allows you to dump individual 2112
Programs to another 2112 or external MIDI devices like
patch librarians, computers, or sequencers for backup,
storage, or organization.This option allows you to select
the Program to be dumped, and, when dumping to anoth-
er 2112, the Program location where you want the
Program dumped.
To initiate an individual patch dump from the 2112, do
the following:
• Press <Utilities> and scroll to Page 8 of the Utility
Menu using the <Page> knob.The display reads:
• Using the function <3> knob, select the Program
number you want to dump. Note that the MIDI num-
ber changes as you scroll.
• Use the function <4> knob to select the Program
location where you want the Program dumped.
• To initiate the dump, turn the function <1> knob.The
Information line briefly reads
SENDING PROGRAM
DUMP..
. after which it returns to the Program dump
screen.
D
EFAULT DUMP: Allows you to dump individual 2112
User Defaults to another 2112 or external MIDI devices
like patch librarians, computers, or sequencers for back-
up, storage, or organization.This option allows you to
select the Default to be dumped.
To initiate an individual Default dump from the 2112, do
the following:
• Press <Utilities> and scroll to Page 9 of the Utility
Menu using the <Page> knob.The display reads:
• Using the function <2> knob, select the Effect Module
whose Default you want to dump.
• Use the function <4> knob to select the User
Default you want to dump.
• To initiate the dump, turn the function <1> knob.The
Information line briefly reads:
SENDING DEFAULT DUMP...
after which it returns to the User default screen.
BULK DUMP: This option allows you to dump all resident
Programs in memory to an external recording device, like
a patch librarian, computer, or sequencer for backup,
storage, or organization.This option dumps all Programs
simultaneously. It does not send any 2112 system infor-
mation, such as SysEx Device channel or Program maps.
To perform a SysEx Bulk Dump of all 2112 Programs, do
the following:
• Press <Utilities> and scroll to Page 7 of the Utility
menu using the <Page> knob.The display reads:
• To initiate a bulk dump, turn the <2> knob.The
Information line of the display reads
SENDING BULK DUMP...
after which the display returns to the Dump screen.
Bulk Dumps are very large and may take several min-
utes to complete.
S
YSTEM
DUMP: This is the option to use for dumping
system data to an external MIDI or SysEx recording
device.All the item settings in the Utility menu are sent
using this option. Programs are not included in this dump.
The System Dump procedure is the same as the Bulk
Dump procedure (see above), except that to initiate a
System Dump, turn the <4> knob.