File Downloads Section
Chrisarndt.de FTP Server Files:
Christopher Arndt has a whole load of documentation for Yamaha synths on his FTP server including user manuals and other helpful articles.
Currently this includes the SY22, SY35, SY55, SY77, SY85, SY99, TG100, TG300, TG33, TG500
Have a dig around in the folders starting from HERE
SY85 Factory Settings Disk & Demonstration Disk:
These factory disks usually go missing when buying a secondhand SY85 so fear not as they can be downloaded below. The factory disks will restore all the default settings, voices & performances.
Please read the included note in the ZIP files as it explains how to recreate the factory disks.
Also, if you have a faulty drive in your SY85 you can download the factory settings as a SYSEX file to send over MIDI. The are two (2) SYX files contained in the ZIP. One is the full "ALL" dump, the other is the "SYNTH ALL" dump that contains just the factory voices & performances.
SY85 Factory Settings Disk
SY85 Factory Settings SYSEX files
SY85 Demonstration Disk
SY85 Volatile To Non-Volatile Utility
This utility by Tim Beckwith patches an SY85 'DISK ALL' file so it loads all the samples contained in the file into the non-volatile memory area. The ZIP file contains the utility and a user guide in PDF format.
Volatile to Non-Volatile Utility
SYSEX Tool - C6 v1.4 by Elektron:
Very small SYSEX utility that also handles WAV to SDS dumps:
C6 v1.4 for Windows
C6 v1.4 for OSX
Yamaha To Host Computer Cables Diagram & Pinout:
GIF image file of To-Host connecting cables & pinouts.
NOTE: This is for the older Serial to MIDI cable, and NOT the USB cable.
Yamaha To Host cable diagrams
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