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Download Take 5 Sound Banks

IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU MUST UPDATE YOUR TAKE 5 TO OS VERSION 2.0 BEFORE LOADING THE SET 2 SOUND BANKS.

Click here to update your OS to v2.0 first

Be aware that loading the factory programs overwrites any user 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 Take 5’s front panel controls.

Take 5 Sound Banks
The sidebar at the right contains all of the factory program banks for the Take 5. The downloadable files also include installation instructions.

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 cable (Type A to Type B connectors, like a typical USB printer cable) or a MIDI interface and cable to transmit the SysEx file from your computer to the Take 5.

You will find instructions for updating using MIDI-OX and SysEx Librarian below.


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 Take 5 to receive system exclusive messages:

  1. Connect your synthesizer to a computer using a USB cable (or MIDI cable, if you are using a dedicated MIDI interface).
  2. Press the Global button on the Take 5.
  3. Use the Select Knob to locate the “MIDI Syx Cable” parameter, then use the Value Knob to choose either USB or MIDI, depending on which port you are using to connect to your computer.

If using USB, the Take 5 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 “Take 5” (Under Windows XP, it will appear as “USB Audio Device.”)

If using a MIDI interface, connect the computer’s MIDI out to the Take 5’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 “Take 5” (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 4096.
  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 Take 5 programs file.
  11. From the Command Window menu, choose “Send SysEx.” They will replace any existing programs in those memory locations on the synth.


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 Take 5 to receive system exclusive messages:

  1. Connect your synthesizer to a computer using a USB cable (or MIDI cable, if you are using a dedicated MIDI interface).
  2. Press the Global button on the Take 5.
  3. Use the Select Knob to locate the “MIDI Syx Cable” parameter, then use the Value Knob to choose either USB or MIDI, depending on which port you are using to connect to your computer.

If using USB, the Take 5 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 “Take 5”.

If using a MIDI interface, connect the computer’s MIDI out to the Take 5’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. They will replace any existing programs in those memory locations on the synth.