Pyras is a program to accomplish midi dumps of the Korg Radias Synthesizer under Linux.

Pyras is free software - available under the terms of the GNU General Public License

Pyras needs no installation. Just unpack the archive and start Pyras from the commandline.

tux@home:~$ python pyras.py

• Amidi - which is probably part of the alsa_utils package of your Linux distribution
• Python >= 2.4
• PyQt4
• Qt4 >= 4.3

If you are using Debian Etch or Ubuntu 8.04 simply install the following packages:

• alsa-utils
• python-qt4

Pyras Main Window

Select the corresponding Midi-Interface at which your Radias is connected. If you've connected the Radias via USB choose Radias Midi 2.

Download all programs to a directory. Select or create a directory by using the dialog window. Pyras will create a *.syx-file for each program.

Upload all programs to the Radias. Just select a directory which you've used for All Program → Download.

This will overwrite all programs at the device. Be carefully there is no “undo” function

Create a patchlist and Rosegarden rgd-file from a All Program Download directory.
Select the name of the desired directory. The following files will be created inside of this directory:

directoryname_patchlist.txt

a textfile containing the program numbers and program names

directoryname.rgd

a matched instrument definition file for the Rosegarden Sequencer of the selected dump.

This file will include the radias_controller.xml file as midi controller definition. You may adapt this file for your needs.

$directoryname.xml

the uncompressed source of the rgd-file

The rgd-file inside of Rosegarden

Use the controller automation features of Rosegarden to awake the beast

Download the current program data (with all unsaved changes) to a *.syx file.

Upload a *.syx file as current program. The file will always be uploaded as “current program”, independend if the file was generated by Current Program Download or All Program Download. You have to save the program at the radias after that, otherwise the program will be lost after power off or changing the program.

Download the global data to a *.syx file.

Upload the global data *.syx file.

Download all drumkits to a directory. Select or create a directory by using the dialog window. Pyras will create a *.syx-file for each drumkit.

Upload all drumkits to the Radias. Just select a directory which you've used for All Drumkit → Download.

There is currently just one rdl to syx converter - the Radias itself . That means that you have to upload the rdl using the Radias Editor and download the syx files using pyras .

Download Pyras 0.5

older versions

Pyras 0.4

Version 0.5

[08-25-2008]

up- and download drumkits

Version 0.4

[06-04-2008]

Qt4 Interface

Version 0.3

[02-12-2008]

create rosegarden rgd-file and patchlist from dump

Version 0.2

[10-14-2007]

all program dump

upload files generated by all program dump as “current program”

global data dump

Bugfix - “alsaInterface” variable works in all cases

Version 0.1

[07-28-2007]

initial public release