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Importing and Exporting Data using Standard File Formats
The K2500 supports three common data interchange file formats, Apple Interchange File
Format (AIFF), Microsoft RIFF WAVE, and MIDI Type 0. The first two are used to transfer
sample data, and the latter is used for sequences.
The K2500 can recognize these file types automatically on loading, regardless of the file
extension. You can load these files as you would any standard K2500 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 Sample page (MASTER-
>Sample). Similarly, the most recent MIDI Type 0 file loaded in 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.
Save|AIFF|file|||||||||||||||Index:|||1|
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Sample||200|NewSample||||||||C|4S|||100K
Sample||201|Babaganoush||||||C|4S|||444K
Sample||202|YaYaYa|||||||||||C|4S|||190K
Sample||203|GregorianChant|||C|4S||6515K
|AIFF|||WAVE|||MIDI||||||||||OK|||Cancel
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, 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 K2500
file. You will be prompted for a file name, and will have the option to select a different default
directory to save the file in.
The K2500 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 what
files are of a what format 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 of the K2500),
the format defaults to AIFF. After that, the K2500 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
the Right cursor buttons on the front-panel.).
AIFF and AIFF-C Files
The K2500 can read 8 or 16 bit AIFF files, mono or stereo. The sample rate, sustain loop, loop
mode, base note, sample name, and sample detuning are supported. AIFF-C files that do not
use compression can also be read by the K2500. The K2500 will save 16-bit AIFF files, either
mono or stereo.
AIFF
WAVE
MIDI Type 0
Importing and Exporting Data using Standard File Formats
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