Memory; Memory Structure - Roland V-Synth XT Owner's Manual

Memory

Memory Structure

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V-Synth XT
Internal Memory
Project
Patch
512
Wave
999
System
Select
Work Area
USB
Computer
Project
The largest unit of memory used by the V-Synth XT is the project. A
project contains up to 512 patches, up to 999 waves, and various
system settings.
The V-Synth XT uses one project at a time.
Internal Memory
The V-Synth XT has internal memory that stores a project. When the
V-Synth XT is shipped from the factory, this memory already
contains patch and wave data, but you are free to overwrite any of
this. You can always restore the memory to the factory-set contents
(Factory Reset).
Preset Memory
Save
Temporary Area
Memory card
Project
Load
Patch
512
Wave
Save
999
System
Overview of the V-Synth XT
Work Area/Temporary Area
When you turn on the power of the V-Synth XT, or when you load a
project in Disk mode, the project data is placed in temporary
memory called the work area.
Sampling and sample editing operations modify the data that is in
the work area.
The currently playable patch data is then further placed (from the
work area) into a location called the temporary area. This means
that even after editing a patch, you can return to the unedited
condition by once again recalling that patch.
Since sample data and patch data that you edit will disappear if you
simply turn off the power, you must save (SAVE/WRITE) it if you
want to keep your changes.
Memory cards
Internal memory can hold only one project, but you can use
commercially available memory cards to store additional projects.
Sampling Memory
The amount of memory you can use for sampling will depend on the
state of the project that is currently loaded into the work area. With
the factory-set project, there is approximately 115 seconds (stereo) /
230 seconds (monaural) of sampling memory. If you delete the
factory-set waves, you will be able to use a maximum of
approximately 280 seconds (stereo) / 560 seconds (monaural) of
sampling memory. However since a maximum of approximately 56
seconds (stereo) / 113 seconds (monaural) can be saved in internal
memory, you will need to use a commercially available memory
card if you want to store more samples than this.
* The above values are for when the sample is encoded using the "LITE"
type (p. 119).
The factory-set waves can be restored using the Factory Reset
operation (p. 147) even if they have been erased.
Preset Memory
Preset memory contains the state of the internal memory when the
unit is shipped from the factory. If, after erasing the internal
memory, you once again want to use the factory-set patches or
waves, you can either perform the Factory Reset operation or use
Disk mode to import the factory data from preset memory.
USB
If you connect the V-Synth XT to your computer via a USB cable,
projects, patches, and wave data in the V-Synth XT's internal
memory or on a memory card can be saved (backed up) to the hard
disk or other media on your computer.
In addition, wave data created on the V-Synth XT can also be used
by software running on your computer, or wave data created by
your computer software can be used on the V-Synth XT.
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