Saving Files; Saving A Seq File (Single Sequence) - Akai MPC 3000 Operator's Manual

Chapter 9: Saving to and Loading from Disk

Saving Files

Saving a SEQ File (Single Sequence)

There are six options in the DISK key menu for saving files:
1. Save a sequence
2. Save all sequences and songs
3. Save a sound
4. Save a program
5. Save all programs and sounds
6. Save system parameters
The screens for all of these save operations are very similar. All are
discussed in the following sections.
To save a single sequence, select 1 (
key menu screen. The following screen will appear:
============ Save a Sequence ===========
Seq:23-Sequence_name
Disk:HARD DISK PART A
========================================
<Do it>
The fields and soft keys are:
• The Seq field (sequence number):
In this field, select the sequence number to be saved. The sequence
name is shown to the right. The file name will be created from the
sequence's name and the file extension will be SEQ.
Disk
• The field:
This field only appears if a hard disk is connected to the SCSI port.
It shows the active disk device: the floppy drive or one of the hard
disk partitions. It is for display only and cannot be edited. To change
from floppy drive to hard disk or vice versa, you must press
<Select disk> .
Size
• The field:
This field shows the size of the selected sequence in kilobytes. In
order for a sequence to be saved, this value must be less than the
free space on disk shown in the
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A sequence ) from the DISK
Size:
Free:
<Select disk>
Free field .
0K
793K