Importing Samples From Other Manufacturers; Akai - Kurzweil K2661 Musician's Manual

Disk Mode

Importing Samples from Other Manufacturers

Importing Samples from Other Manufacturers
The K2661 will load samples from Akai, Roland, and Ensoniq EPS and EPS-16 Plus SCSI disks
(including ASR-10 "Ensoniq" format), using the Load operation. The displays you see will vary
depending on the samples you're loading, but several features are the same. We'll describe the
similarities first, then elaborate on the differences.
If you're working with sample files in one of these formats, you may notice that once you select
the disk that contains the samples (this is done with the Current Disk parameter on the
Disk-mode page), the soft buttons change to accommodate the structure and content of the disk.
The K2661 automatically recognizes the type of disk when you select it.
Press the Load soft button, and you'll see a page prompting you to select something to load
(we'll call them objects, since different manufacturers give them different names). The top line of
the display will tell you the number of objects available of the currently selected type, as well as
the index number of the currently selected object. You can select any object in the list by typing
its index number on the alphanumeric buttonpad and pressing Enter. The next step is to use the
soft buttons to select the type of object to be loaded.
Once you've selected the type of object to load, press the OK soft button, and the bank dialog
will appear, enabling you to select the bank into which the object(s) will be loaded. When you've
selected a bank, press the OK soft button, and the loading process will begin. At the center of the
display you'll see the object currently being loaded. The top line of the display will fill with
asterisks to indicate the status of the current object. The bottom line will tell you the total
number of kilobytes to be loaded.
The K2661 will create layers as necessary when you load objects. These layers have the same
settings as Layer 1 of Program 199.
When the load is complete, the Disk-mode page will reappear. You can now proceed with
another load, or go to any other mode. If you exit Disk mode, the K2661 will remember the file
that you selected most recently. When you return to Disk mode, this file will be highlighted.
Once you've loaded a sample or program file, you can save it as a Kurzweil object. You'll find it
can be loaded and backed up much faster as a Kurzweil object than in its original format.

Akai

The first page to appear is the page for loading files. The soft buttons name the operations:
HDrive, Volume, and File on the left, and OK and Cancel on the right. The hierarchy of objects
is shown by the three soft buttons on the left. The display prompts you: "File to load:" The
HDrive button selects the partition on the currently selected disk. The Volume button selects
volumes within the currently selected partition. The File button selects an individual sample file
from within a volume. The OK button, toward the right, executes the displayed function:
partition selection, or loading a volume or file. The Cancel button returns you to the Disk-mode
page.
When you press the HDrive button, the center of the display's top line shows the currently
selected volume in the currently selected partition. The prompt at the center of the display will
read: "HD Partition." The list of available partitions will appear following the prompt. They're
usually named A through F. Use the cursor buttons or numeric entry to highlight a different
partition. Pressing the OK soft button will select the highlighted partition.
Pressing the Volume button will change the prompt to "Volume to load:" The list of available
volumes in the current partition will appear. The center of the top line will show the current
partition. The Layer buttons will scroll through the list of available partitions. Use the cursor
buttons or numeric entry to select a different volume. Pressing the OK button will load the
entire highlighted volume, unless the volume is larger than your available sample RAM, in
which case, the K2661 will load as many files as will fit.
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