When the Alpha Juno-1 is turned on, it always defaults to certain MIDI settings. These need to be changed in order for Patch Base to work (each time you turn on the synth). For each of these settings, you can find them by pressing "MIDI" on the synth until you see the setting you want:
Additionally, if you want to save Tones to the synth, make sure the Memory Protect Switch on the back of the synth is set to "Off".
The Alpha Juno-1 will only send its Tone information when you select a new Tone on the synth itself, and when the MIDI configuration on the synth is correct (see the section above on MIDI configuration). So, fetching a Tone is a two-step process:
These steps outline how to load the tones that are in your Alpha Juno-1's memory into Patch Base. The Tone Bank of the Alpha Juno-1 can only be dumped by manually pressing buttons on the synth itself. This is a limitation of the hardware.
You should see the progress bar fill until it is complete!
These steps outline how to send a bank of tones from Patch Base to the Alpha Juno-1. The synth must be in "Bulk Load MIDI.o" mode (note the "o") to receive a bank.
You should see the progress bar fill until it is complete!