Greetings Fellow K4 Owners. --------------------------- Stardate: 31 Jan 1991 In this directory, you'll find a number of files with the extension ".snd". These files contain un-encoded, raw data for a complete K4 sound bank. Each one is 15123 bytes long. If you're ftp'ing them, don't forget to use BINARY mode for the transfer. You'll also see a file called index.c. This is the C source to a little program that will scan through the bank file, and tell you what is in each patch location. For historical reasons (ie, I wanted to know), it will also tell you what effect patch each sound uses. When incorporating any of these sounds into your own banks, you'll need to be aware of this so that you can juggle your effects patches effectively (sorry, couldn't resist the pun ) You'll also see a few other 'C' programs. These are for use with an IBM compatible and an MPU401 compatible interface. get.c - uploads an individual patch from the K4 to a file you specify. Usage is get for example get b7 trumpet.k4 put.c - downloads an individual patch from a file to the K4. It is the inverse operation of the get.c program. I used the two to shuffle patches around in the machine. k4upload.c - upload a complete patch dump from the K4 to a file you specify. This produces a file 15123 bytes long, identical in format to the .snd files in this directory. k4dload.c - download a complete patch dump from a file to the K4. This can be used to download the .snd files to the K4. Share and enjoy, Mike Prudence mjp@hplb.hpl.hp.com