Saving To Disks, Cds, And Usb Media - Korg kronos Operation Manual

Loading & saving data, and creating CDs

Saving to disks, CDs, and USB media

Some types of data must be saved to disk
Everything that you create or edit within the KRONOS—
sounds, songs, samples, etc.—can be saved to disk, and
backed up on external media.
As described under "Writing to internal memory" on
page 192, some types of data can be written into internal
memory, without using the Disk mode Save commands.
Other types of data must be saved to disk before the power is
turned off, or any changes will be lost. This includes Song
and region data from Sequencer mode, as well as Sampling
Mode Multisamples and Samples. In order to keep this data,
you must write it to the internal disk or to an external USB
storage device (hard disks, flash media, CD-R/RW drive,
etc.). When you've come up with settings you like, it's a
good idea to save them, so that you'll always be able to
reload them if desired.
Do not turn off the power for at least 10 seconds after
saving data. This allows the system time to complete the
process, which may continue in the background even
after the disk operation appears to be complete.
Types of media you can use
Internal SSD
The internal disk is a 30 GB solid-state drive, providing fast,
quiet operation and shock resistance.
USB storage media (hard drives, flash media, etc.)
The KRONOS supports MS-DOS FAT16 and FAT32
formatted USB storage devices, including hard disks,
removable disks, and flash media.
Capacity recognized:
FAT32: up to 2 terabytes = 2,000 Gigabytes (GB)
FAT16: up to 4 GB
USB CD-R/RW and DVD drives
KRONOS supports three CD-R/RW formats: UDF, CD-DA
(audio CDs) and ISO9660 (level 3).
Standard saving and loading from CD-R/RW drives uses the
UDF format, which allows you to treat CDs much as you
would a hard drive. For more information, see "CD-R/RW
disks on the KRONOS: UDF and packet-writing" on
page 1156 of the Parameter Guide.
You can load data from ISO9660 (level 3) discs, but
KRONOS does not write directly to ISO9660 format. You
can, however, convert a UDF-formatted CD-R/RW to
ISO9660 format, for easier loading on other systems. For
more information, see "Convert to ISO9660 Format" on
page 854 of the Parameter Guide.
You can also load data from UDF-formatted DVD-ROMs.
Finally, you can sample audio from CD-DA (audio CD)
discs, and can also record your own music to audio CDs. For
more information, see "Sampling from an Audio CD" on
page 153, and "Creating audio CDs" on page 206.
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USB Floppy disks
MS-DOS format 3.5 inch 2HD and 2DD floppy disks can be
used. The formatted capacity of the floppy disks will be 1.44
MB (18 sectors/track) for 2HD, and 720 KB (9 sectors/track)
for 2DD.
Media setup
Before saving or loading data, make sure that the desired
disk or USB storage media is selected.
Setup for saving data on the internal disk
1. Press the DISK button to enter Disk mode.
2. Use Drive Select to select HDD: INTERNAL HD.
Drive Select
Setup for using a USB device
1. Use a USB cable to connect the USB 2.0 connector of
the KRONOS to the USB connector of your USB
device (hard disk, removable disk, CD-R/RW).
Note: The KRONOS's USB 2.0 connectors support hot-
plugging; you can connect or disconnect the USB cable
while the power is on. However in order to do so, your USB
device must also support hot-plugging.
2. Turn on the power.
3. If you are using a USB hard disk, removable disk, or
CD-R/RW drive, turn on the power of your USB
device and use a USB cable to connect it to the
KRONOS's USB 2.0 connector.
Note: The above step assumes that your USB device
supports hot-plugging. If you are using a device that does not
support hot-plugging, connect it with the power turned off.
After plugging it in, turn on the power.
While the KRONOS is accessing the USB device, do not
connect another USB device or disconnect the connected
device. Doing so may damage your data.
4. Press the DISK button to enter Disk mode.
5. Wait a few seconds to allow USB devices to be
recognized.
6. Use Drive Select to select the desired device.