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DAT BACK-UP AND RESTORE
One very useful function of the digital interface is that of DAT backup. This allows you to
make safety copies of your data on a simple DAT tape. This can be invaluable for
archiving a hard disk when it is full and helps you overcome the problem of lost data in the
event of a problem occurring with your hard disk. To access the DAT BACKUP functions,
press F2 -
Here you may set the parameters and perform a backup or restore. The fields are as
follows:
NOTE: The selection made here also affects the format of the audio as it appears in real-
time at the digital audio output (i.e. the digital 'clone' of the main L/R outputs).
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. You will receive this screen display:
This displays the name of the current volume selected in the DISK
mode. When the backup or restore process is in operation, this
field changes to show the name of the volume currently being
backed up or restored. This field is not accessible to the user.
This field is also not accessible to the user and merely a progress
display to show the number of volumes that have been backed up
or restored in the process.
Here you may select to backup either your hard disk or just a
single memory load of samples - i.e. those in RAM at the present
time. Usually the selection is HARD DISK because you mostly want
to use this facility to make safety copies of your hard disk however
many people, especially those with memory expansion boards
fitted in their sampler, use the back up facility to backup long
samples from memory rather than tie up an expensive hard disk
drive.
The sampler's transmit rate is fixed at 44.1kHz and here you may
select between the consumer format for digital audio (SPDIF) or
the professional AES/EBU format when transferring digital audio to
DAT or some other recording medium or when performing DAT
backup. What you select depends very much on your equipment.
Some equipment is very forgiving and doesn't mind either format.
Other equipment, however, is not so flexible and you have to
choose specifically which format to use.
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