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FRACTAL-BOT
Fractal-Bot is required for Updating Firmware (p. 102) and can also be used for
Backing up and Restoring sounds and settings (below), Transmitting Presets, and
Installing User Cabs (p. 106). FM9-Edit also covers these latter functions.
Fractal-Bot is self-explanatory and has instructions built in.
Windows users will need to install a driver to enable USB communications.
The Windows driver is available at https://www.fractalaudio.com/FM9-downloads/
Computers running OS X do not require a driver.
Fractal-Bot is built in to FM9 Edit: https://www.fractalaudio.com/fm9-edit
A standalone version is also available on our web site at https://www.fractalaudio.com/fractal-bot
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BACKING UP & RESTORING
It is strongly recommended that you back up your FM9 regularly. Fractal-Bot makes it very easy to do this.
BACKING UP
Fractal-Bot automates the backup process. Select the RECEIVE tab and follow the built-in instructions. Here are
some things to consider when using Fractal-Bot:
The FM9 itself doesn’t make a clear distinction, but its Presets are actually divided into banks of 128.
To backup all of your presets, backup all of the banks: A (0–127), B (128-255), C (265–383) and D (384–511).
A backup of the SYSTEM includes all of the custom settings in the SETUP menu:
FC Controllers, Global, I/O, MIDI/Remote, and Tuner settings.
User Cabs are backed up in one bank.
In Fractal-Bot, you will need to specify a location for the backup les. It is wise to prepare this in
advance. We recommend a consistent naming system for backup folders: “yymmdd - FM9” (two
digit year, two digit month, two digit day). In addition to the backup les, a text le stating which
rmware version was installed when the backups were created can be helpful in case you forget.
RESTORING
Fractal-Bot is also used to restore backup les to your FM9. The process is less automated but still very easy.
Simply send each of the les from your backup set one by one. When the rst le completes, send the next le,
and so on, until all les have been sent. Remember to reboot the FM9 after the System le has been sent to it.
(Fractal-Bot will remind you.)
You can use the same process to install presets or cab les you download.
MIDI
On the FM9, backing up is not supported over 5-pin MIDI. You can try to restore les to the unit this way, but
because the transfer rate is so slow, this can take a long time and is not recommended.
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