Saving Data; Saving Data On The Kross - Korg KROSS Operation Manual

Saving data

Saving data on the KROSS

The KROSS can save .PCG, .SNG., or .MID files as follows.
Note: The explanation here applies to data in the DATA
folder.
• Writing to internal memory
• Saving to an SD card (commercially available)
• MIDI data dump
Writing to internal memory
The following types of data can be written into the internal
memory.
• Program
Programs 000–127 in banks A–F,
User Programs 000–511 in banks UA-UD
• Combination
Combinations 000–127 in banks A, B, C,
User Programs 000–511 in banks UA-UD
• Global settings
(GLOBAL> BASIC–G-USER SCALE> ALL)
• Favorites data
banks A-H
• User arpeggio patterns
0000–1279
• User drum kits
00(INT)–57(USER)
• User template songs U00–U15
Song settings such as the song name and tempo, track
settings (see page 100 of the Parameter Guide),
arpeggiator, and effect settings can be saved (written) to
internal memory. However, the musical data for song
tracks and patterns are not saved to internal memory.
Furthermore, settings that govern how the musical data is
played back such as Time Sig (Time Signature),
Metronome, PLAY/MUTE, and Track Play Loop
(including Start/End) settings will not be saved either.
Use the Sequencer mode function Save Template Song
to write this data; for details, please seepage 140 of the
Parameter Guide.
The musical data and setup data of a song you create in
Sequencer mode cannot be saved in the KROSS's
internal memory. You'll need to save this data to a
commercially available SD card.
About preloaded data and preset data
"Preloaded data" refers to the data that is loaded in the
KROSS when it is shipped from the factory. You are free to
rewrite this data, and with the exception of the demo songs,
the data will be written to the location as described in
"Writing to internal memory."
You can reload the factory preload data into internal memory
by using the Global/Media mode Load Preload/Demo Data
function.
Preset data, on the other hand, is data that cannot be
overwritten by the Write operation. This includes the
following data.
• GM program banks GM, g(1)–g(9), g(d)
Saving data Saving data on the KROSS
• GM drum kits 58(GM)–66(GM)
• Preset template songs P00–P15
• Preset Drum Track patterns/Preset patterns 001–772
Bank numbers and conditions for saving
The bank and number indications show the numbers used for
MIDI transmission and reception. Since the conditions for
saving will differ depending on the bank as shown in the
following table, this will provide a helpful guide.
With the factory settings, the program banks have the
following contents.
Programs
Bank Prog No. Use
A
B
C
Preload
000...127
programs
D
E
F
GM2 capital
G 001...128
programs
GM2 variation
g1...g9 001...128
programs
GM2 drum
gd 001...128
programs
UA- User/initial
000...511
UD programs
Combinations
Bank Prog No. Use
A
Preload
B 000...127
combinations
C
UA- User/initial
000...511
UD combinations
Saving to SD card
The following data can be saved to an SD card
(commercially available) inserted in the KROSS's SD card
slot.
Please see "Files and data structures that the KROSS can
recognize" on page 120.
• .PCG file:
Programs, Combinations, Drum kits, Global settings, and
user arpeggio patterns
• .SNG file:
Song
• .MID file:
Saves a Sequencer mode song in Standard MIDI File
(SMF) format.
• WAV files:
Audio songs will be exported as 48 kHz 16-bit files.
(Execute the Export function in the Audio Recorder
Setup window.)
Explanation and conditions for
saving
You can overwrite a bank/
number that contains a sound
of the same category. You can
change the category if saving a
new sound; it will be saved in
user bank
256 programs and 9 drum
programs complying with the
GM2 sound map. Programs of
these banks are read-only. They
cannot be written.
User programs and initialized
programs.
Explanation and conditions for
saving
You can overwrite a bank/
number that contains a sound
of the same category. You can
change the category if saving a
new sound; it will be saved in
user bank.
User combinations and
initialized combinations.
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