Kits and patterns are part of projects, while sounds in the +Drive sound library are not, so backing up the project(s) will include patterns, kits and the sound pool of the project. Sounds located on the +Drive needs to be backed up separately.


In the global menu, go to the SYSTEM / USB CONFIG menu and make sure the machine is in USB-midi mode and not in Overbridge mode, the Overbridge mode setting is machine global, the change is persistent and is not saved as part of projects. You can change it back to Overbridge mode once the backup / restore is complete.


In the global menu, go to MIDI CONFIG / PORT CONFIG and make sure that OUTPUT TO is set to MIDI + USB or just USB. The midi port config is project specific and will be saved with the current project. Saving it and loading another project will activate the midi port settings of that project, the default setting of a new project is MIDI only, so if you haven't changed this before it needs be changed in order to use the USB port for midi output.


How to back up an entire +Drive sound bank from AK / AF

  1. Start C6 and select the appropriate in/out midi ports and click the receive button.
  2. Open the sound manager on your Analog Keys
  3. Click trig 16 to open bank P
  4. Click the right arrow button to open the sidebar menu
  5. Scroll down and and choose SELECT ALL, all sounds should now be selected
  6. Scroll further down and choose SEND SYSEX
  7. The sounds in bank P transfers to your computer.
  8. Once complete, click Stop! (where it previously said receive) in C6
  9. Click the received data syx file and click the save button to save the backup file to the hard drive (make sure you have clicked the file(s) to save before clicking save, otherwise it will simply save a list of the currently open files and not the files themselves).
  10. Repeat the above process for every bank where you have stored your sounds.

How to back up a project from AK / AF

  1. Go to the MIDI CONFIG / PORT CONFIG and make sure that OUTPUT TO is set to MIDI + USB or just USB in your project
  2. Start C6 and select the appropriate in/out midi ports and click the receive button.
  3. Go to SYSEX DUMP in the global menu
  4. Open SYSEX SEND
  5. Send WHOLE PROJECT
  6. Once complete, click Stop! (where it previously said receive) in C6
  7. Click the received data syx file and click the save button to save the backup file to the hard drive (make sure you have clicked the file(s) to save before clicking save, otherwise it will simply save a list of the currently open files and not the files themselves).
  8. Repeat the above process for every project you want to back up.

How to restore a project to AK / AF

  1. Open C6
  2. Click to mark the project syx file that you want to send to your machine
  3. On your machine, create a brand new project, then open the global menu, go to SYSEX DUMP / SYSEX RECEIVE / ANYTHING / RECEIVE ANY
  4. Click Send button in C6
  5. Once the project has been received, save it to a +Drive slot using the SAVE PROJECT menu option in the global menu

How to restore an entire sound bank to AK / AF

  1. Open C6 on your computer, load the previously backed up sound bank file
  2. On the machine, go to SYSEX DUMP in the global menu
  3. Open SYSEX RECEIVE
  4. Using the [ARROW] keys, highlight +DRIVE SOUNDS on the left hand menu and press [YES/SAVE]. The highlight bar will now appear on the right hand menu. This is where you select the Sound Bank that will receive the new sounds. Select Sound Bank position using the [ARROW] keys. Sound Bank A and B normally contains preset sounds, so in this example we will select Sound Bank C.
  5. Highlight Bank C and press [YES/SAVE]. The words “WAITING DATA...” will be shown flashing on the chosen Sound Bank position, indicating that it is ready to receive the .syx file from the computer.
    Note that if the Sound Bank already contains sounds that aren’t locked (consult the User Manual on how to do this), they will be overwritten with the new sounds. Make sure you select an unpopulated Sound Bank, or a Sound Bank that contains sounds that you do not wish to keep.
  6. In C6, click the file you want to restore so it gets highlighted. Press the SEND button. A progress bar will appear at the bottom of the c6 window. On the Analog Keys/Four LCD screen you will see “WRITING DATA...” for the duration of the transfer. Transferring the sounds will take a few seconds.