Restoring MC909 presets after OS v1.23 update

29 Mar 2023, 16:31

Hey Grooveboxers,

I have had to update a MC-909 Groovebox with an OS 1.04 (I kid you not!) to v1.23 by downloading the OS from the Roland site to a SmartMedia card and then rebooting with that card.

However, what had started as 737 presets on the Groovebox has now reduced to 205 presets. I must admit, those presets are more usable, but there were some pretty good presets previously.

Is there way to restore the presets back into the MC909?

Cheers,
Dan

Re: Restoring MC909 presets after OS v1.23 update

5 Apr 2023, 14:55

Factory reset should do it

Re: Restoring MC909 presets after OS v1.23 update

6 Apr 2023, 11:52

Hey Bonerton, Thanks for the message. But a factory reset does not help. I have a few hundred empty slots in the presets patches now and no idea how to fill it...

Re: Restoring MC909 presets after OS v1.23 update

10 Apr 2023, 03:36

Maybe try the procedure update again? I once updated via USB and lost all of the preset patterns and patches (this has been known to happen). I can't quite remember what I did, but it was something along the lines of doing the update again, making sure I did it correctly, and then factory reset. A lot of the presets are trash, but they can be good for learning how certain patterns or patches were created