SysX is a freeware program from Pinnacle Research, Inc. It allows you to send and receive MIDI System Exclusive dumps to/from MIDI keyboards attached to your NeXT computer. Included below is the text from the help panel. Enjoy! Ralph Zazula President Pinnacle Research, Inc. zazula@pri.com (602)529-1135 SysX - MIDI System Exclusive Transmitter/Receiver Copyright 1992 Pinnacle Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved This program enables you to transmit and receive MIDI System Exclusive (SysEx) data to/from MIDI equipment attached to your NeXT computer. You must have a MIDI interface and MIDI equipment capable of: 1) initiating a System Exclusive Bulk Dump 2) receiving System Exclusive Bulk Dump To download SysEx data from your MIDI equipment: o Press the Receive button o Start the Bulk Dump from your MIDI gear o Enter the file name in the Save Panel To upload SysEx data to your MIDI equipment: o Press the Transmit button o Select a file from the Open Panel The file extension sysex is used by this program. Double-clicking on a file with the sysex extension will launch SysX and transmit that file. Double-clicking on successive sysex files will transmit them. NOTE: SysX may not work with MIDI equipment that transmits bulk-dump data at higher than normal rates. This is due to a known bug in the 2.x Midi Driver. Check the console for buffer overflow messages to see if this is happening on your system. This program is being distributed as "freeware". You may freely distribute unmodified versions of this program. Pinnacle Research, Inc. disclaims any warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, as to the fitness of this program for any particular use. ________________________________________________ Pinnacle Research, Inc. 4725 E. Sunrise Dr. #435 · Tucson, AZ 85718 (602)529-1135 · info@pri.com
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