* THESE NOTES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT AND ARE NOT 100% ACCURATE *
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This web browser utility reads D‑110 Bulk Dump *.SYX files from a computer, tablet or smartphone and displays all Patch & Tone names. It was designed to create Patch and Tone listings from all of my Roland and third‑party PCM cards (PN‑D10‑03, Valhala, Best Choice, Voice Crystal, etc...) and various D‑110 SysEx files downloaded from the Internet. The method used is to LOAD ALL from a PCM card or RAM Memory Card into Internal Memory and then perform a BULK DUMP (Dump One Way ‑ All) on the D‑110 to create a valid SysEx file. Likewise, you can also load D‑5/10/20/110 SysEx files into the D‑110, perform a BULK DUMP and save SysEx files which can then be read by this utility. This utility will not work with any SysEx files previously created on a D‑5, D‑10, D‑20 or D‑110 synth (unless it was saved on a D‑10 using BULK DUMP (Dump One Way ‑ All)
Version 1.0(a) - 08/22/2022
• Initial Release
Version 1.0(b) - 09/26/2022
• Modified The 'Choose File' Button For Better Visibility
Version 1.1(c) - 12/17/2023
• The *.SYX file requirement now reads only BULK DUMP (Dump One Way ‑ All) files
• Altered the wording used for "Timbres" vs. "Tones"
Version 2.0 - 12/26/2023
• Changed the display screen output from "BANK" to "ixx" (Internal Tones) and "BANK" to P# (Internal Patches)
• Added a YES or NO option to view the internal preset Tones on ROM
Version 2.1 - 02/23/2024
• Fixed a bug which was not displaying "Less Than" and "Greater Than" characters for Patch and Tone Names ("<" and ">")
Notes About D‑110 SysEx Bulk Dump Files & Synth Structure
- As you have probably noticed, there are several D‑110 SysEx files to be found on the Internet. Not all of these files will load correctly into the D‑110. Likewise, not all of these files will work with this utility. This utility is designed to work only with D‑110 SysEx files created using the BULK DUMP (Dump One Way ‑ All) method. This utility is able to tell the difference between SysEx file structures when you load them. The size of a Dump One Way ‑ All file is ~27KB
- It is important to note that when using Roland brand or third‑party PCM Cards with a D‑110, hard‑coded data on the card includes 128 Performance Patches, 128 Timbres, 64 Tones, 32 Rhythm Patterns and 1 Rhythm Track. However, Performance Patches, Rhythm Patterns and Rhythm Tracks are not compatible with the D‑110. You can load all 128 Timbres and 64 Tones into the D‑110 and edit all sound parameters but, if you try to load any of the Performance Patch data from a PCM card, a "No Data" error message will appear on the LCD. Performance Patches, Rhythm Patterns and Rhythm Tracks from these PCM cards will only load into D‑5, D‑10 and D‑20 synths
- When using this utility on a Mac system, to speed up the load process, open a Finder window and search for all *.SYX files. Drag one file at a time from the Finder window directly onto the "Choose File (Safari/Chrome)" or "Browse (FireFox)" button in this browser utility. The file will then be read automatically without having to drill down and search through several directories (click for larger image)
D-110 Architecture
P A T C H E S
There are a total of 64 user editable internal Patches on the D‑110. The settings you can change for these Patches are:
Patch Name - Reverb - Output Level - Panning - MIDI Channel - Tone - Tuning - Bender Range & more
When using this utility, does the list of Patch names look boring? (i.e. Patch 01, Patch 02, etc...). Well, this is normal for a D‑110. Default Patch names on the D‑110 will look this way after restoring the Factory Presets. The Patch names on a D‑110 will only change if you load a SysEx file where Patch names were previously edited by a user and saved to a file. You will need to manually change a Patch name using buttons on the front panel (or by using a Patch editor like Edisyn)
T I M B R E S
There are a total of 128 preset Timbres on the D‑110. The settings you can change in Timbres are:
Tone (Group Number) - Key Shift - Fine Tuning - Bender Range - Assign Mode - Output Assign
T O N E S
There are a total of 64 user editable Tones on the D‑110. The parameters you can change in Tones are:
Common Parameters (Envelopes, LFO's, Frequency, etc...) - Tone Name
When you load a SysEx file, the 64 user Tones are overwritten with whatever data is contained in the SysEx file
M E N U D I V I N G
While scrolling through the menus on the LCD, you will notice different prefixes in front of the various sound names
i08 = User Editable Tone #08 (RAM) / Bank i (Bank i Tones can be edited and/or overwritten by a SysEx file) I-78 = User Editable Patch #78 (RAM) / Bank I (Bank I Patches can be edited and/or overwritten by a SysEx file) I-A36 = User Editable Timbre #36 (RAM) / Bank A (Bank A Timbres can be edited and/or overwritten by a SysEx file) I-B84 = User Editable Timbre #84 (RAM) / Bank B (Bank B Timbres can be edited and/or overwritten by a SysEx file) a46 = Preset Internal Tone #46 (ROM) / Bank a (Bank a Tones can not be edited and/or overwritten by a SysEx file) b17 = Preset Internal Tone #17 (ROM) / Bank b (Bank b Tones can not be edited and/or overwritten by a SysEx file)
The D‑110 is a powerful and great sounding synth. However, the menu structure is way beyond chaotic. It's one of the most difficult synths to program using the front panel which is why so many owners end up selling it. It's one of THE best values in the used synth market today because of the low cost. You can usually find one on eBay and reverb.com for under $100 (USD). Using the free Edisyn Patch Editor makes this synth more user friendly and it runs on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. Hardware programmers such as the BCR2000 and PG‑10 also make Patch and Tone editing much easier
Questions & Answers
Q: Is there any way to run this utility offline without being connected to the Internet?
A: Absolutely! It's quite easy. Right‑click on the weblinks d‑110_Reader.html & d‑110_Reader_Release_Notes.html, use the "Download Linked File As..." option within your browser and save these two files to a folder on your hard drive. Everything will work exactly the same. To make it look identical with all the original images, right‑click and use the "Save Image As..." option and save these ten images in the same folder as the HTML files:
1) No software to install
2) It's easier to distribute this way as a simple webpage
3) The most current version will always be available online
Q: Can you add a feature which allows the ability to edit and write Patch and Tone names?
A: No way, José! Apple, Mozilla and Google go out of their way to make sure that browsers can't write data directly onto the hard drive because of hackers. The only way to write to the hard drive would be to make a stand‑alone program which doesn't use a browser. I don't code anything other than HTML so no plans for a stand‑alone program are in the works
A: Absolutely! It's quite easy. Right‑click on the weblinks d‑110_Reader.html & d‑110_Reader_Release_Notes.html, use the "Download Linked File As..." option within your browser and save these two files to a folder on your hard drive. Everything will work exactly the same. To make it look identical with all the original images, right‑click and use the "Save Image As..." option and save these ten images in the same folder as the HTML files:
PRG_icon.jpg d-110_small.jpg lcd_internal_tone.jpg paypal_donate_smaller.jpg
9anipt5c.gif computer_bug.gif 20utizone_inverse.jpg
text_icon.jpg Drag_and_Drop.jpg d-110_patchlist_icon.jpg
I designed this as an online utility for three reasons:
1) No software to install
2) It's easier to distribute this way as a simple webpage
3) The most current version will always be available online
Q: Can you add a feature which allows the ability to edit and write Patch and Tone names?
A: No way, José! Apple, Mozilla and Google go out of their way to make sure that browsers can't write data directly onto the hard drive because of hackers. The only way to write to the hard drive would be to make a stand‑alone program which doesn't use a browser. I don't code anything other than HTML so no plans for a stand‑alone program are in the works
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(If you want to report a bug or have a feature added, let me know)
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(If you want to report a bug or have a feature added, let me know)
