File Name Compatibility; Importing And Exporting Data - Kurzweil K2000 - GUIDE SUPPLEMENT - VERSION 3 Musician’s Manual Supplement

K2000 has determined that the disk is a DOS format hard drive with at least one primary DOS
partition. Floppy disks will not display the DOS message.
Some advantages of working with an MS-DOS compatible drive format over the standard
K2000 format are:
• Easier sharing of K2000 files with other users over computer communications lines,
• Being able to use graphical file management interfaces for organizing files and directories,
• Being able to back up K2000 data using a PC compatible or Mac with commercially
available software, and
• Easier transfer of data using standard file formats (supported in Version 3) such as AIFF,
WAVE, and MIDI Type 0, for importing and exporting samples and sequences.

File Name Compatibility

DOS format does not support space characters in file names. The K2000 has always allowed
spaces to be used within file names. If you plan to transfer files between the K2000 and an
external computer that is DOS compatible, it is recommended that you only use file names that
do not have any space characters in them. Otherwise, a computer may have trouble identifying
the files.

Importing and Exporting Data

Version 3 adds support for three standard 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 K2000 can recognize these file types automatically on loading, regardless of the file
extension. You can load these files as you would any standard K2000 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.
Disk Mode Enhancements in Version 3
Importing and Exporting Data
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