Saving Data To Disk - 2 Save - Roland XP-60 Owner's Manual

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<Combining two songs into one>
First load the song to be used for the first half into internal
memory. For the song that will be used for the second half,
set the File Type parameter to TRACK, then load each
Phrase track into a Pattern. Then assign a Pattern to a Phrase
track using step recording or perform track editing to com-
plete a song.
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Saving data to disk – 2 Save
This function saves a song stored in internal memory (inter-
nal song), Patch, Performance or Rhythm Set settings, or a
data file containing System settings to disk.
Data cannot be saved to the master disks of Standard
MIDI File releases, etc. from Roland.
Song data with copyrighted information cannot be re-
saved in the Standard MIDI File format.
When saving data in Standard MIDI File format,
Pattern track and muted Phrase track data will not be
saved. However, Pattern Call messages recorded on a
Phrase track will be converted into actual sequencer
data as they are saved.
File Type
Selects the file saving format.
SONG: Saves song in internal memory to disk in the MRC
Pro song format. The file name extension ".SVQ" is automat-
ically attached.
Please also specify whether you also want to save the set-
tings of the current Patch/Performance/Rhythm Set using
the Save Mode parameter.
SMF-0: Converts a song in internal memory to Standard
MIDI File format 0 data (one Phrase track contains the entire
sequencer data) and saves it to disk. The file name extension
".MID" is automatically attached.
SMF-1: Converts a song in internal memory to Standard
MIDI File format 1 data (sequencer data consists of two or
more Phrase tracks) and saves it to disk. The file name exten-
sion ".MID" is automatically attached.
SOUND: Saves Patches, Performances, Rhythm Sets, and
System data as a data file. The file name extension ".SVD" is
automatically attached.
CHAIN: When the sequencer is in chain play mode, chain
play settings will be saved to disk as a chain file. The file
name extension ".SVC" is automatically attached.
When the XP-80's sequencer is in chain play mode,
only CHAIN or SOUND can be selected. SOUND can-
not be selected when GM mode is chosen.
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Chapter 9. Disk-related functions (Disk mode)
The file name extension ".MID" is automatically
attached regardless whether data is saved in SMF-0 or
SMF-1 format. These two formats cannot be distin-
guished through file name extension.
Save Mode
This parameter will be specified only if you've selected
SONG for the File Type parameter. If you want to save only
the song, specify SONG ONLY. If you want to save current
sound settings along with the song, specify SONG+SOUND.
The file name extension ".SVQ" is automatically
attached regardless whether data is saved as SONG
ONLY or SONG+SOUND. These two cannot be distin-
guished through file name extension.
When SONG+SOUND is selected, the settings of the
Patch or Rhythm Set assigned to each Part of the
Performance will not be saved.
When SONG+SOUND is selected, sound settings at
the time of saving will be saved. If you change the
sound in the middle of a song and save the song after
recording, the settings at the recording start will not be
saved. So if you play back the song from its beginning,
it will play back using the existing sound settings at
the moment of saving.To avoid this, when you've
changed the sound in the middle of a song, record the
Bank Select and Program numbers (corresponding to
the sound selected when recording started) at the
beginning of the song on the Microscope display
(SEQ/Micro), etc.
Data saved with SONG+SOUND selected for the Save
Mode parameter will not play back with the correct
sound on an MRC Pro sequencer other than the XP-80.
To play it back with correct sound, record the corre-
sponding Bank Select and Program numbers.
File Name
Assigns a file name (using up to eight alphanumerical char-
acters).
If SONG, SMF-0 or SMF-1 is selected for the File Type para-
meter, the song name will appear in parentheses ( ). A song
name cannot be assigned on this display.
If a song name has already been assigned, the first eight
characters of the song name will automatically be assigned
for the file name. If no song name is assigned, "SONG_000"
will be automatically be assigned for the file name. A sound
file and chain file will automatically be named "SOUND_00"
and "CHAIN_00," respectively.
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<File names and song names>
MRC Pro songs and Standard MIDI Files have song names
in addition to file names. The file name is used to distinguish
the file on disk, and must be specified before the file can be
saved. You'll find it easier to manage your data if you use a
file name that indicates song type, and a song name that
actually names the song. Use the Song Name display
(SEQ/Setup/SngName) to assign a song name.
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