Instructions for "Dumpster" - A Windows Sysex Application

Thank you for your order of "Kid Nepro" sounds. 

Before you do anything, make sure your Midi cables are correctly connected. "Midi Out" of your interface to "Midi In" of your synth & "Midi Out" of your synth to "Midi In" of your Interface. Then copy the entire contents of the floppy disk to your hard drive to back up everything. Eject the floppy disk and store in a safe place. Then you can work off the copy on your hard drive.

First make sure you "Save" your internal sounds to disk before loading in our sounds. Our sounds will replace your internal presets, so it's best to save them to disk so you can reload them in later if you wish. Each synthesizer is set up differently, so refer to your owners manuel on how to transmit a "Bulk Dump" or "Sysex Dump" from your synth to your PC.

The owners manuel will also inform you on how to set up your synth to receive a "System Exclusive" or SYSEX Dump. Some synths require you to turn off the memory protect. Others require you to "Enable" or "Turn on" the System Exclusive. It varies from synth to synth. We recommend that you set your synthesizer to Midi Channel #1. This is the default channel when "Dumpster" loads.

If your running Windows XP then here is some additional info;

After setting up Dumpster on you PC, go to the folder where is is and right click on the Dumpster icon. From the pop up menu select properties and then click on compatibility. Then check off the box that says Run this program in compatibility mode for:
Then from the drop down menu select windows98/windows Me. Then click apply and then click OK.
Dumpster should run fine now.


Dumpster is a simple program to send and receive synthesizer and sampler sounds using MIDI System Exclusive (sysex) messages.

Features:
Can handle large system exclusive dumps up to the limit of available memory.
Adjustable send block size and delay between blocks
Cakewalk-compatible dump request strings with added features:
Receive timeout
Automatic end
Multiple request strings with counter
Acknowledge (handshake)

Warning: please save your synth patches using some other method (cassette backup, pencil and paper, another program, whatever) before attempting to use this program. If something goes wrong, you could lose all your hard work. At worst you could render your entire keyboard unusable. We disclaim all responsibility for anything that happens, naturally.

1.	Copy the files DUMPSTER.EXE, DUMPSTER.HLP, and DUMPSTER.INI to any directory
2.	Copy the files VBRUN300.DLL, VBHUGE.DLL, CMDIALOG.VBX and MSGBLAST.VBX into your Windows system directory
3.	If VBRUN300.DLL was not included in this archive and you do not already have a copy, get it from an online source, for example ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/util/vbrun300.exe
4.	If you use Program Manager, add DUMPSTER.EXE to any Program Manager group
5.	Run DUMPSTER. It should announce that it is defaulting to the first available MIDI input and output devices
6.	Select Options, MIDI Devices and choose the MIDI input and output devices you want to use

                        Manual Receive (Getting sounds from your synthesizer into your computer)
1.	If your synthesizer isn't on the list shown by Dumpster at startup, select <Start Dump on Instrument>
2.	Click on Receive
3.	On the synthesizer, navigate to the MIDI bulk dump menu or equivalent, but do not start it dumping yet
4.	Click on Start on the Sysex Receive form
5.	Start the synthesizer dumping
6.	When the synthesizer says it has finished, click on Done

                                                                Automatic Receive
1.	When you start up Dumpster you will see a list of Dump Request configurations.  Select the one you want to use and click on Receive.
2.	Click on Start on the Receive screen.
3.	The synth should start dumping automatically.  Depending on the Dump Request sequence used, the program may detect the end of the dump automatically, or you may have to press Done.

                              Sending Sysex. (Sending sounds from your computer to your synthesizer)
You must have some sysex data either loaded from a file or received from a synth in the buffer to send it.
1.	Click on Send
2.	If necessary, get the synth ready to receive sysex. It's different for each synthesizer. Some synths require you turn the "Memory protect off". Others may require you "enable the Sysex (system exclusive) Check your owners manuel for the synth you are using.
3.	Click on Start

The form will close automatically when its finished sending. If you need any technical support please contact us at; support@kidnepro.com