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Fourm Factory Program Banks

 

Fourm continues to inspire our sound designers and another Factory sound bank is now available. Factory bank 2 is filled with contemporary sounds from star sound designers Abby Echiverri, Peter Dyer, Glasys, Nicholas Semrad, Drew Neumann and Calc.

 

Below you’ll find downloadable MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) files of the factory program banks for Fourm. These downloads include installation instructions. The instructions are also given in the tabbed windows above.

The program data is in a MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) file. You will need a DAW, MIDI utility, or other application capable of opening and sending MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) messages. MIDI-OX (Windows) and SysEx Librarian (Mac OS) are shareware MIDI utilities that can reliably be used to update Sequential instruments. You will also need either a USB-C cable or a MIDI interface and cable to transmit the SysEx file from your computer to the Fourm.

You will find instructions for updating using MIDI-OX and SysEx Librarian in the tabbed windows above.

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE

 

Be aware that loading the Factory Sound Bank U1 overwrites any user programs that are currently in User 1 memory with Factory Bank 1 presets. 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 Fourm’s front panel controls.

Factory Sound Bank F2 loads Factory Bank 2 presets directly into the Factory Bank 2 memory location, leaving the User memory locations unaffected.

Punch & Presence Pro-One U2 programs overwrite the first 40 user bank 2 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 Fourm’s front panel controls.

Factory Sound Bank U1
Factory Sound Bank F2
Sound List v2
Alternate Tunings
Punch and Presence Pro-One Sound Bank U2

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/

 

To prepare the Fourm to receive system exclusive messages:

 

  1. Press the GLOBAL button once to enter the Global Settings menu.
  2. Scroll through the Global Settings menu using the SELECT push-encoder to page 19: MIDI SysX
  3. Press the SELECT push-encoder to select and change the value of MIDI SysX, setting the value to On.
  4. Press the SELECT push-encoder again to return to the Global Settings menu page selection.
  5. Using the SELECT push-encoder, turn to page 20: MIDI SysX Port.
  6. Press the SELECT push-encoder to select and change the value of MIDI SysX Port, selecting either MIDI (if using a DIN MIDI USB interface), or USB (if using USB-C).
  7. Press PROGRAM to leave the Global Settings menu and to save your settings.

 

Connect your computer to the Fourm using either a USB cable or a MIDI interface.

If using USB, the Fourm 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 “Fourm.” (Under Windows XP, it will appear as “USB Audio Device.”)

If using a MIDI interface, connect the computer’s MIDI out to the Fourm’s MIDI in. Depending on the type of interface, you may also need a MIDI cable.

 

To load the programs:

 

  1. Run MIDI-OX.
  2. From the Options menu, choose “MIDI Devices.”
  3. In the lower left quadrant of the window, select the MIDI port to which the instrument is connected. If connected via USB, choose “Fourm” (or “USB Audio Device” under Windows XP). If connected via MIDI, choose the MIDI interface. The selected MIDI port appears in the Port Mappings window.
  4. Click OK to close the dialog and save the settings.
  5. From the View menu, choose “SysEx.”
  6. From the SysEx menu, choose “Configure.”
  7. Set the Low Level Output Buffers “Num” and “Size” to 1024.
  8. Under Output Timing, make sure that “Auto-adjust Buffer Delays if necessary” is NOT enabled.
  9. Click OK to close the dialog and save the settings.
  10. From the Command Window menu, choose “Load File.” Browse to and open the Fourm programs file.
  11. From the Command Window menu, choose “Send SysEx.” The programs will increment on the Fourm as each program file is transferred to it.

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.

www.snoize.com/sysexlibrarian

 

To prepare the Fourm to receive system exclusive messages:

 

  1. Press the GLOBAL button once to enter the Global Settings menu.
  2. Scroll through the Global Settings menu using the SELECT push-encoder to page 19: MIDI SysX
  3. Press the SELECT push-encoder to select and change the value of MIDI SysX, setting the value to On.
  4. Press the SELECT push-encoder again to return to the Global Settings menu page selection.
  5. Using the SELECT push-encoder, turn to page 20: MIDI SysX Port.
  6. Press the SELECT push-encoder to select and change the value of MIDI SysX Port, selecting either MIDI (if using a DIN MIDI USB interface), or USB (if using USB-C).
  7. Press PROGRAM to leave the Global Settings menu and to save your settings.

 

Connect your computer to the Fourm using either a USB cable or a MIDI interface.

If using USB, the Fourm 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 “Fourm.”

If using a MIDI interface, connect the computer’s MIDI out to the Fourm’s MIDI in. Depending on the type of interface, you may also need a MIDI cable.

 

To load the programs:

 

  1. Run SysEx Librarian.
  2. Choose your MIDI interface from the “Destination” menu.
  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. The programs will increment on the Fourm as each program file is transferred to it.

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