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Here's what you do if you've got Windows. OS X? Sorry, on your own.
Do this first before loading or receiving
For Windows, download MIDI-OX ->
MIDI-OX Download Page (scroll down, click MIDI-OX 7.0.). Install it. Before you start it, make sure your MIDI interface is hooked up properly to the computer and the CS1x is hooked up properly to the MIDI interface. That means CS1x MIDI out into computer MIDI in and CS1x MIDI in into computer MIDI out.
Don't match the labels - MIDI goes OUT of the computer IN to the synthesizer.
Go to Options > MIDI Devices in the menu. You see a bunch of MIDI inputs and MIDI outputs. In my case, I've got an E-mu 1212m soundcard which shows in the MIDI Inputs list:
- 1) E-DSP MIDI Port (C000)
and in the outputs list:
- 2) E-DSP MIDI Port (C000)
See, like this:
Then, click OK. Right, now you can choose to either load or receive stuff.
How to receive stuff
Go to View > Sysex. A new window opens. Go to Sysex > Receive Manual Dump. Start the dump procedure on the CS1x. All kinds of numbers and letters will scroll by in the bottom window.
After the dump has finished, click on the "Done" button in the "xxxx bytes received" popup. Now, the lower half of the window (the Display Window) is going to be filled with the same stuff that scrolled by.
Go to Display Window > Save As and save your fresh system exclusive file. Done!
How to load stuff:
If you're reading this and you skipped the receive part, that's not too bad. If you also skipped the "do this first before loading or receiving", you've been doing it wrong.
Go to Actions -> Send -> Sysex File and choose the .syx file from the soundset or disk or CD or whatever the contents of the Blue Book came on. If it's a .mid file, you can play it back using Actions > Play MIDI - simply choose the MIDI file and hit play. Your CS1x should show something like "loading" or "receiving" in the screen, and the Output Monitor in MIDI-OX will again show lots of stuff flying by.