
                                                 RED FISH DEVELOPMENT

      Dumpman - K1 v1.04                        Carl Lofgren
                                                 Arkov. 51
              by                                 121 55  Johanneshov
                                                 SWEDEN 

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Manual   for    v1.04,    last     modified     16    august     1994.
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				INDEX

			1) General Information
			2) Shareware
			3) The Main Screen
			4) Loading Sys-Ex
			5) Saving Sys-Ex
			6) Transmit
			7) Request
			8) Info
			9) Program/Accessory modes
		       10) Install application
		       11) Test equipment
		       12) Bugs and restrictions
		       13) How you can contact me
		       14) Thanks to...


1) General Information
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   Welcome to my new series of synthesizer utilities. The Dumpmen. 
   Dumpman K1 is the second one out, and is a Sys-Ex dump handler for 
   the Kawai K1/K1m models.  Dumpman K1 lets you send, save, load and 
   request almost anything with your Kawai K1.

   It does the same thing as all other MIDI dump handlers out there, 
   but this one is specialized and optimized for the only K1. In other 
   words, it takes only the memory that's needed.

   I hope you enjoy it. Check out the PROGRAMS.TXT file. It's a list 
   of other programs I have written.

   Following files should be included in the distribution file :

   DUMPMNK1.PRG... The program.
   DUMPMNK1.RSC... The Resource file.
   DUMPMNK1.TXT... This text.
   DUMPMNK1.HYP... The manual in ST-Guide format.
   DUMPMNK1.NIC... NeoDesk icon for Dumpman K1.
   VERSIONS.TXT... Description about all versions/bugfixes.
   PROGRAMS.TXT... Information about other programs I've written.


2) Shareware
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   Yes, it's true. Dumpman K1 _IS_ shareware. Please send U$10 in cash
   along with a disk, and I'll send you the registered version. I have
   been programming, testing, smurfing, and debugging this program 
   for a very long time now. So I would be very grateful if you would 
   contribute this little donation. All of the money I receive will go 
   to registration fees for OTHER shareware products. So your money 
   will not just help me, but other shareware programmers as well. 

   Please show that shareware works. What's U$10 to you, compared to 
   the months of spare time I've put into this program? 

   NOTE!!! When I first created the program, I created it together 
   with a key program. But I decided not to use that part in my 
   program, as it would take up A LOT of important memory. So... when 
   you register the program, I will PERSONALLY compile a version 
   registered only for you! This will also ensure that you always have 
   the latest version.


   When you register, you will get :
   
   o The latest version of Dumpman - K1, registered in your name.
   o K1 Converter. Will convert other bank formats into Sys-Ex format.

   When you register, please let me know your set-up, including all 
   MIDI-related stuff, and where you found the program. And of course 
   your name, address and your email-address (if you have one).

   NOTE! North American users should send their shareware 
   contributions to ATARI UNITED! SoftWareHouse. Their address is 
   below.

   This is version  1.04
                    | |
                    | |
                    | |______ The number of the update.
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                    |_______ The versionnumber.


3) The Main Screen
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   This is where you work. It's here Dumpman will provide you with 
   information about the dump. What KIND of dump. WHERE the dump came 
   from. And all NAMES in the dump - of course.
   

4) Loading Sys-Ex
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   Dumpman only supports clean Sys-Ex files, not the ones with the 
   Steinberg header (ones dumped with Satellite). With K1_CNVRTER.PRG, 
   you can convert these (and other formats) into clean Sys-Ex.


5) Saving Sys-Ex
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   It does exactly what you think it will. It saves the dump to disk 
   or harddisk. If there's no room left on the disk, it will let you 
   know.


6) Transmit
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   This will send your dump to your K1. Your synthesizer will receive 
   it, IF it's indicated as ON and connected.


7) Request
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   This function will request a selected dump. When you press the 
   Request-button Dumpman will ask you what kind of dump you want from 
   your K1.
   
   IMPORTANT! You must do a full connection between the Atari and the 
   synthesizer. Im other words : MIDI OUT (Atari) -> MIDI IN (K1), and 
   MIDI IN (Atari) -> MIDI OUT (K1). It's that easy!

   If you don't have a full connection, you could try sending the dump 
   by hand (indicated as from the synthesizer). I can't promise it
   will work, but _it should_. But in that case you MUST have MIDI IN 
   (Atari) -> MIDI OUT (K1) connection.

   You might also note that you can't request a single patch or a 
   multi patch. Well... I didn't add that option, because I don't 
   think that's especially useful. If you have a different opinion, 
   let me know!

   WARNING! If you have an EXTERNAL dump (from a card) you can ONLY 
   dump it back to a card. The dump will be ignored by the K1 if there 
   is no card in the slot.


8) Info
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   Guess. It will provide you with info about : The version number, 
   the registered owner of the copy, and where you can contact me.


9) Program/Accessory modes
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   The program works both as an accessory  (ACC),  and as a program 
   (PRG). Just change the extension. The RSC-file must be in the same 
   directory as the program/accessory.


10)Install application
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   You can install Dumpman K1 to automagically load a file, just by
   clicking on it.
   
   Just click on DUMPMNK1.PRG (this option only works in program mode), 
   goto the Install application option in your desktop, and enter the 
   extension you use on your Kawai K1 Sys-Ex files (SYS, SYX or 
   whatever you use), then save the desktop.

   Now, when you double-click on any file with the extension you 
   selected, Dumpman K1 will run, and automagically load the file you 
   clicked on.

   If you run NeoDesk, you could also drag the Sys-Ex file to the 
   Dumpman icon.


11)Test equipment and programs
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   It has been tested on following models :

   STFM (TOS 1.02/1MB),
   STE  (TOS 1.062/2.5MB),
   Mega ST (TOS 2.06/4MB),
   TT (TOS 3.06/20MB with or without Fast-RAM),
   Falcon030 (TOS 4.02/14MB).


12)Known bugs / restrictions
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   Dumpman will only work in 640x400 pixels or more. If enough people 
   want a 640x200 pixel version I _could_ maybe arrange that.

   If, for example, you have 4 windows open on the desktop and you 
   open Dumpman as an accessory, some fragments of the dialogs MIGHT 
   stay in the windows for a while.  When you exit, everything will 
   be normal again. I don't see this as any serious problem, and for 
   the moment I'll devote my energy to deal with more pressing needs.

   You might notice the boxes will update VERY slow when running 
   another program in the background (such as Cubase).  Please try 
   to avoid entering the menubar while the boxes are updating. This 
   COULD lead to problems (not serious problems, but anyway...). 
   One way to avoid this is to get NVDI. It's probably the best 
   screen accelerator available. It's also recommended by Steinberg 
   themselves.

   NOTE!   I won't take ANY responsibility if my program causes 
   your system to crash, and important material disappears. It 
   shouldn't happen, as the program has been tested very carefully 
   by several good beta-testers, and they all report that the 
   program behaves well in terms of releasing memory and usage of
   GEM.

   The program uses the FormDo routine, so it will not multitask in 
   MultiTOS/Mag!x/Geneva, BUT IT WILL if you use MultiDialog. It works 
   very well. I ran it together with Geneva, NeoDesk, STalker, and
   Everest.  

   WARNING! Dumpman K1 will have SERIOUS problems, when using the
   screen-saver NITE. NITE does something with the MIDI buffer that
   destroys the current dump.


13)How you can contact me:
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                       Mail :
                       Red Fish Development
                       Carl Lofgren,
                       Arkov. 51,
                       121 55  Johanneshov
                       SWEDEN

                       FidoNet:
                       Carl Lofgren
                       2:201/303 (Irata BBS)

                       InterNet:
                       carl@proxxi.uf.se

                       North American Shareware Address
                       ATARI UNITED! SoftWareHouse
                       P.O. Box 1982
                       Ames, IA 50010-1982
                       USA


   If you have any suggestions, ideas, thoughts, or just want a
   chat, drop me a line.  I WILL reply to everyone.


14)Thanks to...
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   Martin Haggbom...... Beta (TT). SysOp on Dataline BBS.
   Mattias Flodin...... Beta (Falcon). Came up with useful routines.
   Green Tommy......... Beta (Falcon).
   Gordie Meyer........ Beta (and for ATARI UNITED! SoftWareHouse)
   Rikard Morssing..... For the Install application routine.

   And finally to...

   The Art of Noise.... For being the torch-bearers.

   And lots of Anti-thanks to the bastard who stole my bike. I will
   get you one day!
