Saving To And Loading From Disk - Korg KRONOS2-61 Quick Start Manual

Saving to and loading from disk

Saving data
Anything that you create or edit in the KRONOS can be
saved to disk. There are a number of file types for different
types of data, but for now we'll concentrate on the three
main types: .PCG, .SNG, and .KSC files.
PCG stands for "Program, Combination, and Global." These
files can also include Set Lists, Wave Sequences, Drum Kits,
and user Drum Track patterns. PCGs are variable in size;
they may include only a single bank of Programs, for
instance, or all 20 banks of all data types.
SNG stands for "Song." These files store all of the Songs
from Sequencer mode.
KSC stands for "Korg Sample Collection." This is a list all
of the Multisamples and Samples loaded into Sampling
Mode, along with all of the loaded Multisamples and Drum
Samples from EXs and User Sample Banks. Note that this is
just a list of which samples are loaded; the actual data is
stored separately.
You can store all of this data together in a single step.
1. Press the front-panel DISK button to enter Disk
mode.
2. Press the File tab, and then the Save tab, to go to the
Disk–Save page.
3. Optionally, Press Drive Select to select the drive to
which to save.
The internal disk is the default. Unless you want to use an
external USB device, you don't need to select anything
different.
4. Select the directory in which you want to save the
data.
Press the Open button to move to a lower level, or press the
Up button to move to an upper level.
Depending on how you work, you may wish to create
directories for different projects. To create a new directory,
move to the level at which you want to create the directory,
and use the Create Directory menu command on the Disk–
Utility page.
5. On the Disk–Save page, press the page menu button to
open the page menu, and select the Save All
command.
This command will save a set of .PCG, .SNG, .KSC, and
KGE files all at once. (The .SNG file will only be saved if
you've created or loaded Sequencer data.)
A dialog box will appear.
6. Press the text edit button ("T") and enter a name for
the files.
All of the files will share the same name, with different
suffixes to show the data type (.PCG, .SNG, .KSC, .KGE).
Saving and loading data
Note: If the Songs include audio tracks, the audio data will
be saved as WAVE files. These are stored in a directory
named after the .SNG plus "_A" (for Audio) at the end, in
the same directory as the .SNG file itself.
7. Press the Program section's Selection button to note
the banks being saved.
You can choose to save only some of the data. This is handy,
for instance, when saving a bank of sounds to share with
other musicians. For now, however, let's leave all of the
boxes checked, so that all of the internal data is saved.
8. Press the OK button to exit the dialog box.
The display returns to the main Save dialog.
9. Press the OK button to Save the data to disk.
When the save is complete, the system returns to the Save
page, and the display will show the resulting file(s). The
amount of time required will depend on the amount of data
being saved.
If there are Multisamples and Samples in Sampling Mode,
they will be saved to disk as .KMP and .KSF files,
respectively. Directories for these files will be created
automatically.
Note: When saving Combinations, remember to also save
the Programs it uses, as well as the Drum Kits and Wave
Sequences used by the Programs. Similarly, when saving
Programs, remember to save the Drum Kits and Wave
Sequences used by the programs.
When you use Load PCG to load a .PCG file, the
identically-named .KSC file will also be loaded so that the
correct multisamples/samples will correspond automatically.
Loading data
You can load the entire contents of memory at once,
including sound data (Programs, Combinations, etc.), Songs,
and sample data. To do so:
1. Press the DISK button to enter Disk mode.
2. Press the File tab, and then the Load tab, to go to the
Disk–Load page.
3. Optionally, Press Drive Select to select the drive from
which to load.
The internal drive is the default.
4. Navigate to the directory that contains the file you
want to load, and select the .SNG file.
Select a directory (shown as a folder icon) and press the
Open button to move to a lower level, or press the Up button
to move to a higher level.
The selected .SNG file will be highlighted.
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