MIDI - SysX

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SysX Messages
There are different types of SysX messages.

Messages sent from the computer:
- requesting the synthesizer to send data (dump request),
- sending patch settings to a synthesizer,
- transmit wave data to a sampler,
- sending live changes for only one setting (deprecated, however the MKS-50 works like this)

Messages that are sent from the synth:
- current patch settings (so called sysx dumps)
- button movements

It is a great way to make patch backups of a synth that does not contain that much memory.
The sequence of a sysx message is usually like this:

F0 Start of SysX
xx MIDI Manufacturer ID [01..7F]
New 3-byte ID's are of the sequence "00 xx xx"
xx ... Command (like "request patch data" or "patch data dump")
xx ... Data sequence
F7 End of SysX

The original 1-byte Manufacturer ID's.

dec hex AMERICAN
1 01 Sequential Circuits
2 02 Big Briar
3 03 Octave / Plateau
4 04 Moog
5 05 Passport Designs
6 06 Lexicon
7 07 Kurzweil
8 08 Fender
9 09 Gulbransen
10 0A Delta Labs
11 0B Sound Comp.
12 0C General Electro
13 0D Techmar
14 0E Matthews Research
16 10 Oberheim
17 11 PAIA
18 12 Simmons
19 13 DigiDesign
20 14 Fairlight
21 15 JL Cooper
22 16 Lowery
23 17 Lin
24 18 Emu
27 1B Peavey
 
dec hex EUROPEAN
32 20 Bon Tempi
33 21 S.I.E.L.
35 23 SyntheAxe
36 24 Hohner
37 25 Crumar
38 26 Solton
39 27 Jellinghaus Ms
40 28 CTS
41 29 PPG
47 2F Elka
54 36 Cheetah
62 3E Waldorf
 
dec hex JAPANESE
64 40 Kawai
65 41 Roland
66 42 Korg
67 43 Yamaha
68 44 Casio
70 46 Kamiya Studio
71 47 Akai
72 48 Victor
75 4B Fujitsu
76 4C Sony
78 4E Teac
80 50 Matsushita Electric
81 51 Fostex
82 52 Zoom
84 54 Matsushita Communication
85 55 Suzuki
86 56 Fuji Sound
87 57 Acoustic Technical Laboratory
89 59 Faith
90 5A Internet Corporation
92 5C Seekers
95 5F SD Card Association
 
dec hex  
0 00 -- reserved --
now used to designate 3-byte ID's
96
..
127
60
..
7F
-- FUTURE USE --

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