Evolver Keyboard Factory Sounds


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Evolver Programs are compatible with all models of Evolver

Evolver Keyboard Factory Program Banks

The downloadable file in the sidebar at the right contains all of the factory program banks for the Evolver Keyboard. It also contains the installation instructions given below. The program data is in a MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) file that can be loaded into the Evolver Keyboard via MIDI using a MIDI utility or other application capable of opening and transmitting SysEx files. The simplest method may be to use a shareware MIDI utility such as SysEx Librarian (Mac OS) or MIDI-OX (Windows).

These can be downloaded from:

http://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/

http://www.midiox.com/

You will also need a MIDI interface to connect your computer to the Evolver Keyboard.

There is nothing you need to do to prepare the Evolver Keyboard to receive the programs. Once the transfer begins, the programs will automatically be written to the Evolver Keyboard’s memory.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Be aware that loading programs overwrites any programs that are currently in memory. If you have programs you want to keep, be sure to save them to a SysEx file first. Refer to the manual for more information about initiating a SysEx dump from the Evolver Keyboard’s front panel controls. Programs from any Evolver model (Evolver, Poly Evolver, Poly Evolver Keyboard, Evolver Keyboard) can be loaded into any other Evolver. The original desktop Evolver does not have a character display, so when Evolver programs are loaded into one of the other models, the names of the previous programs are not overwritten even though the actual programs are.


LOADING PROGRAMS FROM A MAC USING SYSEX LIBRARIAN

Before starting, close all other audio or MIDI or DAW software, and disconnect all other MIDI devices. If necessary, download and install SysEx Librarian.

http://www.snoize.com/SysExLibrarian/

Connect the MIDI out of your computer’s MIDI interface to the Evolver Keyboard’s MIDI in.

  1. Run SysEx Librarian.
  2. Choose your MIDI interface from the “Destination” menu.
  3. Click Add/+ to add the file to the file list or simply drag and drop the file on the open SysEx Librarian window. The file name appears in the file list and should be highlighted.
  4. Click Play. You’ll see the programs changing on the Evolver Keyboard as the they are being written.

When the transmission completes, you’re done!

If the load fails to start, make sure the Evolver Keyboard is actually receiving MIDI data. On the MIDI Channel page of the Global menu, a dot blinks between “MIDI” and “Channel” when MIDI data is received. Also, make sure that MIDI SysEx in the Global menu is set to “On.”


LOADING PROGRAMS FROM WINDOWS USING MIDI-OX

Before starting, close all other audio or MIDI or DAW software, and disconnect all other MIDI devices. If necessary, download and install MIDI-OX.

http://www.midiox.com/

Connect the MIDI out of your computer’s MIDI interface to the Evolver Keyboard’s MIDI in.

  1. Run MIDI-OX.
  2. From the Options menu, choose “Configure Buffers” and set the Low Level Output Buffers Size and Num to 1024.
  3. Click OK.
  4. From the Options menu, choose “MIDI Devices.”
  5. In the lower left quadrant of the window, select the MIDI port to which the Evolver Keyboard is connected. The selected MIDI port appears in the Port Mappings window.
  6. Click OK.
  7. From the View menu, choose SysEx. The SysEx window opens.
  8. From the Command Window menu, choose “Load File.” Browse to and open the SysEx file containing the programs.
  9. From the Command Window menu, choose “Send SysEx.” You’ll see the programs changing on the Evolver Keyboard as the they are being written.

When the transmission completes, you’re done!

If the load fails to start, make sure the Evolver Keyboard is actually receiving MIDI data. On the MIDI Channel page of the Global menu, a dot blinks between “MIDI” and “Channel” when MIDI data is received. Also, make sure that MIDI SysEx in the Global menu is set to “On.”