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Tetra Factory Sounds

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Tetra Factory Program Banks and Combos

The downloadable file in the sidebar at the right contains all of the factory program banks for the Tetra. It also includes the installation instructions given below. The program data is in a MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) file that can be loaded into the Tetra 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 USB cable or a MIDI interface to connect your computer to the Tetra.

There is nothing you need to do to prepare the Tetra to receive the programs. Once the transfer begins, the programs will automatically be written to the Tetra’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 Tetra’s front panel controls.

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 Tetra to your computer using either a MIDI interface or USB.

Via MIDI:
Connect the MIDI out of your computer’s MIDI interface to the Tetra’s MIDI in. Depending on the type of MIDI interface, you may also need a MIDI cable to connect the interface to Tetra.

Via USB:
Connect Tetra directly to your computer using a USB cable (Type A to Type B connectors, like a typical USB printer cable). Tetra is a Class Compliant USB device. That means it does not require any additional drivers to be installed to communicate with your computer. It will appear in SysEx Librarian, the Mac’s Audio MIDI Utility, and other MIDI applications as a MIDI port named “DSI Tetra.”

To load the programs:

  1. Run SysEx Librarian.
  2. If connected via MIDI, choose your MIDI interface from the “Destination” menu. If connected via USB, choose “DSI Tetra.”
  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 Tetra as the they are being written.

When the transmission completes, you’re done!

If the load fails to start, make sure the Tetra 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 Tetra to your computer using either a MIDI interface or USB.

Via MIDI:
Connect the MIDI out of your computer’s MIDI interface to the Tetra’s MIDI in. Depending on the type of MIDI interface, you may also need a MIDI cable to connect the interface to Tetra.

Via USB:
Connect Tetra directly to your computer using a USB cable (Type A to Type B connectors, like a typical USB printer cable). Tetra is a Class Compliant USB device. That means it does not require any additional drivers to be installed to communicate with your computer. It will appear in MIDI-OX and other MIDI applications as a MIDI port named “DSI Tetra.” (Under Windows XP, it will appear as “USB Audio Device.”)

To load the programs:

  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 Tetra 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 Tetra as the they are being written.

When the transmission completes, you’re done!

If the load fails to start, make sure the Tetra 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.”