Types Of Data; Types Of Files - Yamaha EX5 Owner's Manual

• Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the
exposed surface of the floppy disk inside.
• Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields, such
as those produced by televisions, speakers,
motors, etc., since magnetic fields can partially or
completely erase data on the disk, rendering it
unreadable.
• Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter
or housing.
• Do not attach anything other than the provided
labels to a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels
are attached in the proper location.
To protect your data (Write-protect Tab)
To prevent accidental erasure of important data,
slide the disk's write-protect tab to the protect
position (tab open).
Data backup
For maximum data security Yamaha recommends
that you keep two copies of important data on
separate floppy disks. This gives you a backup if
one disk is lost or damaged.

Types of Data

The Disk mode handles the following nine types of
data. The data that can be handled will differ
depending on the type of data.
System, Performance, Voice, Wave, Sample, Song,
Pattern, Arpeggio, Keymap

Types of Files

The eight types of files below can be saved and loaded
by the EX5/5R/7.
1. All Data
An "All Data" file handles all of the data in the
internal memory as a single file.
Data
System, Performance, Voice, Wave, Sample, Song, Pattern,
Arpeggio, Keymap
File Extension
.S1A
2. Synth All
A "Synth All" file handles all of the internal voice
and performance data (265 voices and 128
performances) and the system data as a single file.
Data
System, Performance, Voice
Data that can be handled as a single file when
loading
1 Performance, 1 Voice
File Extension
.S1Y
3. Voice
A "Voice" file handles the 256 voice data (excluding
Wave data) as a single file.
Data
Voice (Element)
Data that can be handled as a single file when
loading
1 Voice (Element)
File Extension
.S1V
4. Wave
A "SMPL" file handles all of the wave and sample
data as a single file.
Data
Wave, Sample
Data that can be handled as a single file when
loading
1 wave and all the samples that wave uses
File Extension
.S1M
5. SMF (MIDI File)
An "SMF" file handles the Sequence track
(TR1~TR16) and Tempo track data created in the
Song mode as a Standard MIDI File (SMF). Play
Effects, Output select, and Controller data are not
included in an "SMF" file.
Data
Save=SMF Format 0
Load=SMF Format 0/1(Note 1) and ESEQ (Note 2)
*Direct Play (Note 3) function(SMF Format 0 file)
File Extension
.MID
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