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VERSION 1.30
S5/6000 NEW FEATURES
'SOFT' DISK EJECT FEATURE
When swapping removable media and disks, it has been essential to use the UPDATE function
in the DISK LIST page and failure to do so has been responsible for many problems. In
previous versions, when a disk was ejected, its directory remained in the sampler's CPU
memory. When a new disk was subsequently inserted, without pressing UPDATE, the sampler
had no knowledge that the disk had been changed at all and so any attempts at disk access
(saving, loading, playback of virtual samples, etc.) or even other operations could cause
problems because the sampler had a different directory to the one on the disk.
This has been radically overhauled in V1.30 and the DISK LIST page now looks something like
this:
Whilst it may look superficially similar to before, the EJECT DISK function on F12 allows you to
eject the disk from the sampler itself (much like ejecting a disk on a Mac by dragging it into the
wastebasket). In this way, the sampler 'knows' that the disk has been removed and the
directory is flushed from its CPU memory. When another disk is subsequently inserted, the
new AUTO SCAN feature detects the new disk and updates automatically.
When removable media is inserted into drives connected to the S5/6000, they are 'locked'
(indicated by the padlock icon) and cannot be ejected from the drive's own front panel (much
like on a Mac). To eject the disk, you must enter the DISK LIST page, select the disk you want
to eject and press F12. This will physically eject the disk from the drive. The sampler will then re-
scan the SCSI bus to see what's there and you you will see a dialogue window, after which the
selected drive will be shown as "Empty". Assuming the DISK AUTO SCAN function is enabled
in UTILITIES/SYSTEM, re-inserting the disk (or another) will cause an automatic scan of the bus
and the sampler will automatically update the latest disk directory into it's CPU memory.
As a result of these improvements, there is no need to press UPDATE (F11) every time you
swap disks around as this is taken care of automatically.
NOTE: The UPDATE function must be used when swapping disks if the DISK AUTO SCAN
function is switched OFF in UTILITIES/SYSTEM.
You will note that floppy disks are not affected by this function.
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