Smdi Sample Transfers; Aborting A Midi Sample Dump - Kurzweil K2600 Musician’s Reference

MIDI, SCSI, and Sample Dumps

SMDI Sample Transfers

would ordinarily dump a different sample from the one you intended, possibly causing the
dump to fail. The K2600 automatically counteracts this offset by adding a number to sample
requests. This was done because more sample editing programs create this offset than do not. If
you Þnd that the K2600 is sending samples with higher IDs than the ones you requested, you
can compensate by requesting the sample ID one lower than the one you want. For example, if
you want the K2600 to dump sample 205, ask for sample 204.
Some samples in the K2600 are copy-protected. These include all ROM samples and possibly
some third-party samples. The K2600 will not dump these samples.

Aborting a MIDI Sample Dump

The Abort soft button in the Sample Editor can be used to cancel any sample load into the K2600
from an external source (for example, a computer or a sampler). This button will also halt a
sample dump from the K2600. The K2600 will ask for conÞrmation before it aborts the sample
dump.
SMDI Sample Transfers
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You can use PassportÕs Alchemy and OpcodeÕs Max SMDI-capable Macintosh software
packages to transfer mono and stereo samples to and from the K2600. These applications use the
SMDI data transfer format (SMDI stands for SCSI Musical Data InterchangeÑpronounced
smiddy. SMDI is parallel, not serial, so sample transfers can be made much faster than with the
MIDI sample dump standard.
Each of these applications has commands for getting and sending samples, which is how youÕll
make the transfer from your ofßine storage to the K2600. Once the samples have been loaded to
the K2600, you can use the Keymap and Sample Editors as you would with any other sample.
Check your manuals for Alchemy or Max for the speciÞcs.
Keep in mind that when transferring samples via SMDI, the K2600Õs sound engine is disabled,
so you canÕt play it during a SMDI transfer as you can during a MIDI sample transfer. The
average SMDI sample transfer time is about 20K per second.
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