Yamaha MM8 Owner's Manual page 76

Connections
Backing up instrument data to a computer.
Once you've saved data to a USB storage device,
you can copy the data to the hard disk of your com-
puter, then archive and organize the files as
desired.
Saves internal data to a USB storage device.
MM6/MM8
Disconnect the USB storage device from the
computer and connect it to the instrument.
Backing up data to a computer and
organizing files/folders.
Computer
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USB TO DEVICE Terminal
USB Storage
Device
USB Terminal
USB Storage
Device
Copying files from a computer hard disk to a USB
storage device, and then playing back the songs
on the instrument.
Files on a computer's hard disk can be transferred
to the instrument by first copying them to a USB
storage device, and then connecting the media to
the instrument.
User files, pattern files, and MIDI songs can be
copied to a USB storage device from the hard disk
of the computer. Once you've copied the data, con-
nect the device to the USB TO DEVICE terminal
of the instrument and play back the MIDI songs, or
load the user file or pattern file into the instrument.
NOTE
• In the case of Macintosh OS X a file with a different name will some-
times be created. Always select the file with the original name when
loading into the instrument.
Copying the files of the hard disk of the computer
to the USB storage device.
Computer
Disconnect the USB storage device from the
computer and connect it to the instrument.
Reading files on the USB storage device from
the instrument.
MM6/MM8
USB Terminal
USB Storage
Device
USB TO DEVICE Terminal
USB Storage
Device