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Most Waldorf synthesizers are updated just by sending MIDI sysex to them. The same goes for nearly all DSI/Sequential machines, as well as M-Audio and Novation, among many other manufacturers.


Those are a bit more modern devices which have enough memory they could (an probably do) use a signed firmware image so it's not possible to brick them by flashing random garbage to the eeprom.


Waldorf's been doing this since at least the Microwave II/XT, circa 1997. Not positive they had the memory to avoid bricking at that time.


Sure, but if you're using your DX7 to control MIDI through Firefox I think you'd be aware of those pitfalls.




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