Importing And Exporting Data Using Standard File Formats - Kurzweil K2661 Musician's Manual

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Importing and Exporting Data Using Standard File Formats

Importing and Exporting Data Using Standard File Formats
The K2661 supports three common data interchange file formats, Audio Interchange File Format
(AIFF), Microsoft RIFF WAVE, and MIDI Type 0 and Type 1. The first two are used to transfer
sample data, and the latter is used for sequences.
The K2661 can recognize these file types automatically on loading, regardless of the file
extension. You can load these files as you would any standard K2661 file, and also as part of a
macro file load. The most recent sample file loaded will become the "preview" sample, which
means you can quickly access it for playing or editing on the SampleMode page (press the
Master mode button, then the Sample soft button). Similarly, the most recently-loaded MIDI
Type 0 file will become the current song on the Song-mode page.
You can save files in these formats on the Export page. This page is accessible from the
Disk-mode page by pressing Save-> Export.
The Export page allows you to save one sample or song object per file. Choose the format you
wish to save in, and press the corresponding soft button. For AIFF and WAVE, only sample
objects are listed. For MIDI Type 0 and Type 1, only song objects are listed. Scroll to the object
that you wish to save, and press OK. The dialog will proceed the same as if you were saving a
K2661 file. You will be prompted for a filename, and will have the option to select a different
default directory to save the file in.
The K2661 will automatically place a standard extension on the file when it is created on the
disk. These extensions are sometimes necessary when transferring files to external programs
that can recognize the file format based on the extension. They also help you to recognize the
format of each file when looking at a directory listing. You can use the Find Files utility (Disk
mode-> Util-> Find) to search for files that match a certain extension. The standard extensions
used on the files are:
.AIF
.WAV
.MID
The first time you enter the Export page after powering on (or after a soft-reset), the format
defaults to AIFF. After that, the K2661 remembers the most recent format that you used. For
example if you save a MIDI Type 0 file, and then go back to the Song-mode page to record more
sequences, the next time you return to the Export page, the file format will still be set to MIDI,
and all of the song objects will be listed. You can audition the samples and songs the same way
as you would on the Save Object or Object Utility pages (by pressing the Left or Right cursor
buttons).
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AIFF
WAVE
MIDI Type 0, Type 1