Save Sample To Disk; Parameters: Erase Sample - Akai s900 Operator's Manual

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If
you
switch disks during
this
process, press the
DISK
function
button immediately
after
the
change
to
load the
new
disk
sample
catalog.
2.
Point
arrow
at
"PR
only"
to
save
only the
program
data. Point
arrow
at
"PR &
samples"
if
you want
to
save
the
program and
the
samples
that
make
up the program.
3.
After
making
your
choice,
press ENT.
The
disk activity
light
will
turn
on
to indicate that
saving
is
taking place.
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This
page saves
a sample
in
memory
to
disk.
You may
transfer a
sample
from one
disk
to
another by loading the
sample
in
memory
from one
disk
(Page
03),
then saving the
sample from
S900 memory
to
a different disk.
1
Point arrow
at
"name." Turn
CONTROL
to
scan the catalog
of
available
samples,
or enter the
name
of
the
sample you want
to
save.
If
the
LCD
says "none," there are
no samples on
the
disk.
If
you switch disks during
this
process, press
ENT
immediately
after the
change
to
load the
new
disk
sample
catalog.
2.
After selecting a sample, press
ENT. The
disk
activity light
will
go on
to
indicate that saving
is
taking place.
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1
To
erase a sample,
point
arrow
at
"Sample." Turn
CONTROL
to
select the
sample
to
be
erased.
Press ENT.
2.
To
erase
a
program,
point
arrow
at
"Program." Turn
CONTROL
to
select the
program
to
be
erased.
Press ENT.
3.
After
making
your
selection,
press ENT.
The
disk
activity light
will
indicate that
erasure
is
taking place.
The
Disk space
in-
dicator
will
update
the percentage
of
the disk allocated
to
data.
Note:
If
the disk
space
indicator
shows
no change,
the
sample
or
program
to
be erased
was
not found.
Make
sure the disk drive's
disk catalog
matches
that
shown
in
the
LCD.
If
you switch
disks,
press the
DISK
function button
to
load the
new
catalog,
then
reselectPage07.
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DISK FORMAT.
Prepare
new
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sk
(ENT)
Disk
This
page formats
new
or differently
formatted disks
to
S900
specifications.
Caution: Formatting
will
bulk-erase the entire
disk
of
previously stored
data,
so double-check
the
disk's identi-
ty
before formatting.
1
Selecting
Page 08
displays
"DISK
FORMAT.
Prepare
new
disk (ENT)." After
making
sure
a blank disk
(or
one you want
to
bulk-erase)
is in
the
drive,
press
ENT.
2.
The
Disk
Activity light in
the lower
right side of
the drive
will
turn on.
Remember
not
to
remove
the disk
when
this
light is
on!
3.
When
formatting begins, the cursor
will
overwrite the existing
display with
dots.
When
the
LCD
is filled
with dots
and
the
Disk
Activity light
goes
off,
the disk
is
formatted
and ready
for
use
with the
S900.