The Batch Import DX7 Files Wizard is found on
the Tools menu.
This feature is only available if your copy of fs.factory is registered.
The Batch Import DX7 Files Wizard provides a means for you to import several DX7 SYSEX files and convert them to FS1R SYSEX files.
The Batch Import DX7 Files Wizard has two pages to navigate through:
The Select Source Directory Page is shown below
This page has the following options
Source Directory |
You can type the name of the source directory in this control. Or if you click the [...] button to the right of the line, this will bring up a file selector dialog. |
Scan Subdirectories |
If this control is checked, then the Batch Converter will also include any subdirectories that it finds within the source directory when looking for files to convert. If this control is not checked then any subdirectories in the source directory will be ignored. |
Ignore File CRC Errors |
If this control is not checked then any errors detected during file loading will halt the conversion process. If this control is checked then these errors are ignored, but are logged if logging is enabled. It's recommended that this option is set, as there are many DX7 files on the Internet with checksum errors |
The Select Destination Directory Page is shown below
This page has the following options
Destination Directory |
You can type the name of the destination directory in this control. Or if you click the [...] button to the right of the line, this will bring up a file selector dialog. |
Ignore MIDI Errors |
If this control is not checked then any MIDI errors detected during conversion will halt the conversion process. If this control is checked then these errors are ignored, but logged if logging is enabled. |
Create Log File |
If this control is checked then a log file is created in the destination directory. This log file is called "Log File.txt", and can be opened with any text editor |
Using the importer is quite simple, but note that your FS1R must be connected and correctly set up before use as the converter works by sending a DX7 voice to the FS1R and reading the voice back in FS1R format from the FS1R edit buffer.
Converting a file of 32 DX7 voices takes about 3 minutes, so if you have a lot of files to convert, be prepared to leave the converter running for a while!
The converter is a simple "Wizard" and you can step through the choice pages using the Prev and Next buttons, or exit the Wizard using the Cancel Button
Select the source and destination directory options and once that is done click on the Finish button to start the Batch Import Wizard.
The Wizard will not allow you to select a directory that doesn't exist, and the source and destination directories must be different to prevent you from accidentally overwriting the source DX7 files.
Once the Wizard starts the progress of converting files is shown in the information pane.
There is a progress bar that shows the progress for all the files that the importer has detected, and a progress bar for the voices in the file currently being converted.
The Wizard also shows how many file CRC and MIDI errors have been encountered (assuming you have set the options to ignore File and MIDI errors).
You can cancel the conversion at any time by pressing the Cancel button, but you may need to wait for fs.factory to finish the current conversion before the batch conversion is cancelled.
Once completed, a summary results page is shown that summarises the conversion.
The Wizard can be dismissed by clicking the Close button.
You can check the results of the conversion by opening the Log File.txt file (assuming you left logging enabled).
The log file is a simple text file that lists each source file and whether any errors were detected.
All errors are preceded by ** (two stars), so you can use your text editors find/search facilities to look for ** to quickly find any errors.