Tutorial - Loading Sound Packs?

N3V3RM1ND · 2015-05-13T00:29:06.000Z

Am i missing something? I followed every step but still can’t seem to load in the free sounds from the Elektron site. Global Menu , Sysex Receive , +Drive Sound, select an empty bank then load the Sysex file Synchrotron-syx for example into C6. Then press yes on the A4, it begins to search then hit send on C6 and nothing… Am i missing a step? Just got my first Elektron and am only on my third day. Any help guys would be much appreciated.

djadonis206 · 2015-05-13T01:05:06.000Z

""Ihatederekreed"":

I’ve been enjoying dumping sounds to specific banks. Each bank has a purpose (bass, lead, pluck, drum hits, crazy ass shit, pads, etc. etc.). Basically the same above method, but aim the a4 at a bank instead of anywhere. It has been invaluable with efficiency when doing improv sets. Also a good idea to dedicate a bank as your “fav” bank and copy all the really great patches that you will actually use.

Now when I need a pluck sound I can double tap the track, hit N (my designated pluck sound library), scroll down to what I want and hit yes. Drums in D, Bass in P , Lead in L, pads in M, etc. I have no reasononing for the banks I’ve chosen… Other than I started at P as I wanted all he bass patches on the last bank. By the time I had organized the banks it was engraved into my brain.

Couldn’t you also filter your search to, bass, chord, etc?

Michael_R_Grant · 2015-05-13T21:51:38.000Z

""N3V3RM1ND"":

Am i missing something? I followed every step but still can’t seem to load in the free sounds from the Elektron site. Global Menu , Sysex Receive , +Drive Sound, select an empty bank then load the Sysex file Synchrotron-syx for example into C6. Then press yes on the A4, it begins to search then hit send on C6 and nothing… Am i missing a step? Just got my first Elektron and am only on my third day. Any help guys would be much appreciated.

Make sure your A4 is highlighted on both sections of the C6 connection panel and then press OK - you get to the connection options via a button on the C6 screen, but unfortunately I’m not in front of my computer right now to tell you which one. It should be obvious, though! Also, make sure you click on the file(s) you want to transfer in the main window before you press send, so that they are highlighted in blue. Anything unhighlighted won’t be sent.

Those are the 2 most common things to overlook.

N3V3RM1ND · 2015-05-14T06:51:42.000Z

Got it, thanks for the help man:))

wavman · 2015-05-14T08:13:26.000Z

Trying downloading SYNCHRTRON brings me a textfile I cannot use.
What to do?

wavman · 2015-05-21T11:53:00.000Z

Now it’s ok, I get a good zipfile with a *.syx file.
Thank you.

deadmengods · 2015-05-22T22:41:31.000Z

I also have problems transferring the latest sound packs. Have done this several times without a problem but my A4 won’t recognize the data being sent from the Synchrotron and Unmechanical sound packs.

If I load an older set like Biopads it transfers without a problem.

I’m on a Mac, using C6 v1.51, have tried downloading with both Safari and Chrome to no avail.

Does anyone have an idea of what might be wrong?

yac · 2015-05-23T10:53:51.000Z

I’ve been trying to dump sound packs as well (the .syx ones right off of the elektron site) - the A4 is set to midi input from USB, I go into Sysex Dump Receive, and there I’ve tried receiving into the +Drive (Banks D onward, as well as “Anywhere”), the Pool, and the main “Anywhere” option.

Receiving into the +Drive does absolutely nothing - no response from the machine at all. Receiving into the Pool keeps spamming “Received Sound 1” so I’m guessing it keeps overwriting the first slot as the successive sounds are sent from the one sysex pack - there’s between 24 and 128 per pack.

Using the main sysex dump “Anywhere” function it counts down the 128 sounds in a pack for example, but I end up with only one sound being received anyway - I now have “KRPNTR” (Bass) in slot 001 and nothing will overwrite that. I’ve tried this in new projects and everything.

I’ve made sure C6 is set to midi in/out sending to the A4, and I’ve played around with SDS on/off, as well as adding 1-2 ticks of latency to no avail. It’s still sending samples and sysex fine to my Analog Rytm. Completely stumped here

deadmengods · 2015-05-23T11:35:56.000Z

Just found out why is wasn’t working for me. I had to update to the latest version of the OS to get it to work.

Boytec · 2015-05-27T22:15:18.000Z

last os on your mac or on the analog4?

Zymos · 2015-05-28T01:26:19.000Z

A4.
They should just say that on the download link every time, because every time people post that they have a problem due to that…

Meriphew · 2017-04-03T15:34:29.997Z

I’m getting a little bit frustrated trying to download sound packs to the A4’s +Drive. I updated the OS on my new A4 as soon as I took it out of the box. That went perfectly fine. When I drag the sound pack file into C6, highlight it, then hit send, the A4 just says “waiting”.

I’ve followed the instructions enclosed with the sound packs, and I’ve also followed the step by step instructions on the YouTube tutorial vid that’s out there. Still no luck.

Crash_Toniatti · 2017-04-18T14:14:48.408Z

Is there any difference if I select input only from USB than MIDI + USB?

Same problem here…

Dave93 · 2017-05-25T10:11:54.729Z

Im having the same problem I’ve done all the updates and have watched every video on the subject!. C6 is sending but my analog four is waiting every time. What I don’t understand is I had no problem doing a OS update on the analog four. I’m using a MacBook Pro with the latest OS! Please I need some help as Elektron are on holiday till the end of the month.

Dave93 · 2017-05-25T15:37:24.855Z

All sorted now.

Amygdala · 2017-08-22T21:13:33.656Z

how?

Amygdala · 2017-08-22T21:14:39.810Z

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the transfer stucks all the time

Varekaier · 2020-05-20T10:08:10.935Z

HOOOW?((( I have the same problem A4 is waiting all the time and doesn’t receive nothing…( All the instructions are done but there is no result there( May it be that the memory is full or not? Heeeeelp me pleeeeease

darenager · 2020-05-20T10:24:44.579Z

Probably a connection issue, are you using C6? Is A4 showing up in C6 config menu?

Varekaier · 2020-05-21T19:38:58.783Z

when I tried to receive sound packs to “anywhere bank” A4 has done the operation but to two already busy banks and to the next two that were empty (remember that before it I couldn’t use any empty bank). And I don’t know maybe A4 overwrite previous sounds in the first two banks. But now I can’t choose any other bank and don’t want to try “anywhere” option again because of risk to lost already imported sounds. So now I have the headcracking mix of ALL sounds in 3 banks and all others empty and can’t make anything with this)