Elektron C6 User´s Manual
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1. C6 SysEx Tool User s Manual Copyright 2006 2014 ELEKTRON MUSIC MACHINES AB C6 XP 1 51 and C6 OS X 1 51 INTRODUCTION C6 is a SysEx tool developed by Elektron Music Machines for use with its product line Sidstation Machinedrum Monomachine Analog Four Keys and the Analog Rytm C6 is particularly useful for transferring samples to and from the Machinedrum SPS 1UW and Analog Rytm or waveforms to the SFX 60Mk2 Supported formats are MIDI System Exclusive SysEx files Additionally mono or stereo WAV and AIFF audio files are supported for transfer using the MIDI Sample Dump Standard SDS protocol MIDI SDS is part of the MIDI SysEx standard Data received via MIDI can be saved as MIDI SysEx Please use your favorite audio editor for preparing the samples prior to transfer as C6 is not an audio editor or player Since C6 displays information on the contents of received SysEx dumps for Elektron products C6 is useful for doing SysEx backups C6 is most likely suitable for use with other products as well LICENCE amp DISCLAIMER This software is freeware The software is provided as is without warranty of any kind express or implied including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim damages or other liability whether in an action of contract tort or otherwise arising2. Sending Sample dump extensions support e Recognizes Analog Rytm e Sending 32 bit floating point WAV was broken Fixed Version 1 51 e Support for some AIFC formats OS X e Various Configuration bug fixing C6 SysEx Tool User s Manual 6
3. from out of or in connection with the software or the use or other dealings in the software SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS XP OS X SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS A MIDI interface An x86 compatible computer running Windows The software has been tested on Windows XP but should work on ME 2000 Vista 7 8 The software has been tested to work on OS 10 6 10 7 10 8 and 10 9 SETTING UP THE SOFTWARE Place the C6 application wherever you like Start C6 Click on Conf and select the MIDI In port and MIDI Out port from the two lists Press OK FUNCTION OF THE MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW o Sysex Tool by Elektron v1 4 Send Receive Load Save Close Configure Exit Filename Size Type C Samples BD1a way 44k WAV C Samples BD1b wav Blk WAV C Samples BD1c wav ddk WAV File Info Global Sample length 21317 Channels 1 Sample Rate 44100 Loop File DigiPRO Samplepos Bits 16 Loop OFF f Turbo Send Send the current selection of files During transmission the button changes to Stop Stop stops the current transfer Pressing Send with no file selected opens the Load dialog Receive Receive SysEx to C6 During reception the button changes to Stop When all data is received use Stop to finish the current receive If some data has been successfully received you will see a new entry in the list browser Load Load files to send from C6 Save Save the current selection of files
4. or received data to disk Close Remove the current selection of items from the data browser Config Configure C6 to you own taste Exit Quit C6 C6 SysEx Tool User s Manual FUNCTION OF THE MAIN PROGRAM WINDOW DATA BROWSER Lists all loaded files and the received data Filename length and type is listed Select an item to get additional info in the File Info field The items in the data browser can be rearranged Drag and drop to the data browser is supported FILE INFO Shows additional info about files and received data For Elektron SysEx dumps a brief description of the contents is displayed For audio files the basic parameters are listed Loop For audio files the looping behavior is controlled when sending them as a MIDI SDS Loop File honors the looping information stored in the file Loop On forces looping behavior Loop Off selects no looping Stereo Selection for stereo audio files what to send as MIDI SDS as a MIDI SDS transfer is always mono or when converting a loop to DigiPRO format L R sends a mix of the two channels Left or Right sends the selected channel only DigiPRO Converts WAVE or AIFF samples either using the full sample or if present the sample loop points to Monomachine DigiPRO waveform format The maximum allowed length of the loop is 16384 samples GLOBAL Sample position Enter the sample position you want the MIDI SDS file to contain when sending an audio file Automatically
5. between packages when sending an audio file as a MIDI SDS dump A tick is around 1 60 second Increase this number if you have problems with transfers not making it over to the other side Typical amounts would be 1 or 2 Turbo Limit This lets you limit the transfer speed selected when you press the turbo button in the main program window A turbo enabled MIDI interface such as the Elektron TM 1 is needed SDS Handshake Select whether to use handshaking or not when sending samples This is needed by the Analog Rytm Use Extended SDS Uses extended SDS messages allowing larger files and sample names This is supported by the Analog Rytm Send SPS 1UW Name From MD OS1 62 the SPS 1UW allows a 4 letter sample name Select whether such a name should be constructed from the file name and sent to the C6 SysEx Tool User s Manual 4 FUNCTIONS OF THE CONFIGURE WINDOW device SDS Device Number Select which device number the sample sender will communicate with The Machinedrum reacts to all device numbers and responds using device 0 Rec Format When receiving MIDI SDS from an external device the dump is automatically split into one file for each sample The format of the file is either AIFF WAV raw SDS or None selectable in the Rec format list If None is selected no splitting occurs and all data end up in one big dump XP OS X THE FILE LIST FILE FORMAT This is C6 own file format that saves the list of the files currently loaded as w
6. ell as their loop and stereo settings If the c6 file is put in a parent directory of a file in the list that file path will be stored relative to the directory This can be useful for example if you want to archive or move a project The C6 file can be saved either by not selecting any file in the file list or by specifying the c6 extension in the save file selector The C6 file is the selected file format when choosing save file and no files in the file list are selected C6 SysEx Tool User s Manual 5 THE FILE LIST FILE FORMAT C6 SOFTWARE CHANGELOG Version 1 4 e Sending and Receiving SPS 1UW sample names added e Bugs when converting some floating point sample files fixed e Better support for WAV files containing chunks with contradicting sample frequencies e Improved function of SDS handshaking Version 1 4B e Octatrack sysex is now recognized OS X e Some sysex got corrupted upon reception Fixed Version 1 4C XP e Ctrl A selects all files if the list is in focus e Abug showing the same file name for all files when saving multiple files has been fixed OS X e Sending individual SysEx messages larger than 64kB is now possible Version 1 4D XP e Creating DigiPro Draw waveforms crashed C6 Fixed Version 1 4E e C6 Recognizes Analog Four SysEx Windows e Support for high DPI settings Version 1 4F Windows e Preallocates Receive memory buffer to keep up with very fast dumps Version 1 5
7. updated for each sent file to allow for easy transfer of multiple files Turbo button Press this button and if the MIDI interface is an Elektron Turbo charged MIDI interface connected to a turbo charge enabled device a turbo speed connection is established STATUS ROW Progress bar Shows the progress of each sent file Sending text Displays Sending when sending is in progress Receiving text Displays the number of received data bytes C6 SysEx Tool User s Manual 3 FUNCTIONS OF THE CONFIGURE WINDOW XP OS X FUNCTIONS OF THE CONFIGURE WINDOW e809 MIDI Preferences MIDI In Misc Settings Interface Reload files Steinberg UR22 Portl Delay ticks Turbo Limit 0 None Midi Out Sample settings SDS Handshake Interface Steinberg UR22 Port1 Use Extended SDs Send SPS 1UW Name SDS Device Number SDS Rec Format 0 SDS a Cancel ok MIDI IN Lists available MIDI ports ready for selection Select one MIDI OUT Lists available MIDI ports ready for selection Select one Ok Accept and save changes Cancel Exit window without saving changes Reload Files When this option is chosen C6 will reload the files open in the data browser when the program is started next time Delay Time in milliseconds between each package when sending MIDI out Increase this number if you have problems with transfers not making it over to the other side Typical amounts should be in the 5 to 50 region Time in ticks
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