Compact Flash Now; Create Random Preset - E-Mu PX-7 Owner's Manual

Compact Flash
Now!
Create
Random
Preset
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Examine interesting
presets to learn how they work
using the Edit menu.
This option allows you to manually compact Flash RAM. Before the expla-
nation of this feature, a little back ground. The Command Stations use non-
volatile "Flash" memory for sequences, presets and multisetups. As you
make changes to memory by recording, saving, etc., the flash memory
becomes fragmented, with small blocks of memory scattered around the
address space. When the Flash RAM becomes too fragmented to perform
efficiently, the Command Station automatically "defragments" the Flash
RAM, compacting it into a single continuous block. The compaction
process can take several minutes, an extremely long time if you happen to
be on stage when the Command Station decides that it's time to compact.
This feature allows you to manually compact Flash RAM before a perfor-
mance to avoid the annoying pause in operation at a critical moment.
Because Flash RAM has a finite number of write operations before it goes
bad, the Command Station will not allow you to manually compact when
there is more than 100K bytes of compacted memory remaining.
MANUALLY COMPACT NOW
not for everyday use ! !
To Manually Compact Flash RAM
Press the Save/Copy menu button.
1.
Move the cursor to the bottom line on the display.
2.
Press the Home/Enter button.
3.
This is a great feature which creates a new preset using portions of the ROM
presets as source material. By merging random presets, really great
sounding presets can be generated with ease. Use this feature to generate
wild new sounds, get new programming ideas or just for fun.
RANDOMIZE PRESET
0
000 Any User Preset
To Create a Random Preset
Press the Save/Copy menu button.
1.
Move the cursor to the bottom line on the display and press Enter.
2.
A new random preset will be created.
3.
Don't like it? Press Enter again to generate a new random sound.
4.
Save/Copy Menu
Duplicate Flash
User
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