Roland MC505 upgrade

[AstrometricAtomotron]

Hey,

 

I own a Roland MC505.

Great sounding machine but alittle unstable.

I know there's the possibility to upgrade the OS via the Smartmedia card and i've found a downloadable version on the internet.

 

What i understood from the guy's short explenation is that i need to find an ols Smartmedia adaptor that is suitable for the 4mb-5v cards wich work with the MC505

 

I also need to preserve some of the data currently on the MC505's internal memory but that can be solved by getting me some more cards on Ebay.

 

Sounds like an adventure and i know for sertain it's gonna be a long story before i get things working propperly again.

 

I would really appreciate any kind of advice on how to handle this.

I'm not a synth wizz.

 

thanks allot.

AA

[Styrerra]

Buy 2 sets of long midi cables and go join one of the groups. I believe there are set up instructions in one of the 505 groups at yahoo groups.

 

I don't own one anymore and can't recall clearly off the top of my head.

[AstrometricAtomotron]

Woop!

 

I got the OS and reading the Readme file i still don't quite understand what the procedure to the upgrade will be.

 

MC-505 System Program Version Up Disk (PNo. 17048669) 1998/07/29 (Wed) System Version : 1.07 System Build : 118 Sum of CheckSum : 0F25 Directions for Installation. [Please note that you will need to re-initialize the MC-505. You should back up any data that you do not want to lose before beginning the update] **Warning** DO NOT TURN OFF THE POWER ON THE MC-505 WHILE UPDATING OR RE-INITIALIZING. IT COULD DAMAGE THE UNIT. *********** 1) Connect the MIDI OUT of an external sequencer to the MIDI IN of the MC-505. 2) While holding down TEMPO/MIXER, PTN SET, and PATCH, turn on the power. 3) Press ENTER. 4) Transmit the first Standard MIDI File from the sequencer (_000001.mid). 5) Continue transmitting until all 13 files have been played in order. 6) When the update is completed, a checksum will be displayed. Verify that the checksum value is correct. 7) Turn the power off. 8) Turn on the power while holding SHIFT, then press ENTER to initialize the unit and complete the update. Please note that initialization takes approximately 4 minutes. [Contents] Disk 1 @Readme.txt _0000001.mid _0000002.mid _0000003.mid _0000004.mid _0000005.mid _0000006.mid _0000007.mid _0000008.mid (CheckSum : 68D3) Disk 2 _0000009.mid _0000010.mid _0000011.mid _0000012.mid _0000013.mid (CheckSum : 0F25) Block 1 ( checksum = 96C5 ) => filename : '_0000001.mid'. Block 2 ( checksum = 8C1F ) => filename : '_0000002.mid'. Block 3 ( checksum = 8817 ) => filename : '_0000003.mid'. Block 4 ( checksum = CFB5 ) => filename : '_0000004.mid'. Block 5 ( checksum = 965D ) => filename : '_0000005.mid'. Block 6 ( checksum = 4732 ) => filename : '_0000006.mid'. Block 7 ( checksum = EF43 ) => filename : '_0000007.mid'. Block 8 ( checksum = 2151 ) => filename : '_0000008.mid'. Block 9 ( checksum = A3FB ) => filename : '_0000009.mid'. Block 10 ( checksum = 7A5D ) => filename : '_0000010.mid'. Block 11 ( checksum = 2CBD ) => filename : '_0000011.mid'. Block 12 ( checksum = 039C ) => filename : '_0000012.mid'. Block 13 ( checksum = 57A1 ) => filename : '_0000013.mid'.

 

I'm running a copy of Cubase SX. Can i use it to transfer the files to the MC505?

Ohw boy.

 

AA

[Styrerra]

Yes.

 

I would run your sequencer at 100bpm or less however as I noticed some synths like this speed for recieving.