Saving A Performance; Listening To The Factory Demonstration - Novation KS Rack User Manual

Saving a Performance - Listening to the factory demonstration

Saving a Performance

Once a Performance has been edited, it must be saved into a
Performance memory if it is be recalled for future use.
Saved along with the Performance data are the complete Program data
contained in each of the four Performance Parts. When a Performance is
saved, the original versions of the Part Programs in the Program
Mode memory locations are NOT over-written.
If a Part contains a Drum Map, only the effects settings for that Drum Map
are saved in the Performance.
Performances may be saved in any Performance memory location from
100 to 199. It is recommended that the user locations are used early on
for saving newly created Performances. These are locations 150 to 199.
The factory preset Performances in locations 100 to 149 may be overwrit-
ten if desired. Once these factory presets are overwritten, they may only
be retrieved by loading in a Sysex dump. (See Page 49 for saving a
sysex backup of the Performances to an external MIDI sequencer).
NOTE: When shipped from the factory, the global memory protect switch
is set to on. The memory protect switch is a safety feature designed to
prevent memories from being overwritten by accident. Therefore, in order
to save a Performance, the global memory protect must be switched off.
See page 6 for details on how to do this.
If an attempt is made to save to a memory while the global memory pro-
tect is still switched on, a brief warning message will be displayed.
Memory Protect On !
No data will have been written to memory.
To save a Performance to a memory location
Press the WRITE button.
Write Performance to
DestPerfName
The display will show the destination memory number where the
Performance is about to be saved to. In this example, Write to 199.
Notice that the destination memory is always initially set to the currently
selected Performance's number. It is possible to save a Performance to a
different memory location. Use the PERF / PROG / DATA knob or Keypad
buttons to select a different destination memory if required.
Shown on the bottom line of the display is the name of the Performance
currently located in the destination memory.
Press the WRITE button again.
Name Performance
'DestPerfName'
On this display it is possible to edit the Performance's name. Use the
SELECT Left and Right buttons to move the cursor within the
Performance's name text. Use the DATA knob to edit the character locat-
ed at the cursor.
To complete the saving procedure, press the WRITE button again. This
saves the edited Performance to memory (display flashes PERFOR-
MANCE SAVED) and once it has been written, Performance Mode will
be selected
To save (Export) an individual Program on a Part in a Performance
back to an ordinary Program
In Performance Mode it is possible to save (export) any of the Programs
contained within the Performance's four Parts back to an ordinary
Program bank memory location from 100 to 849.
One of the outstanding features of the KS Rack is that a complete new
set of programs are held in each part in performance mode IN ADDITION
TO THOSE HELD IN THE SINGLE PROGRAM MEMORIES 100 - 849.
Therefore any modifications of programs held in a part in a performance
WILL NOT alter any of the programs in the normal single program memo-
ries 100 - 849.
When tweaking a performance it is useful to be able to export a program
out of a performance back to a single memory location. This can then be
used in another performance if necessary.
Select Performance Mode by pressing the PERF button.
Press the WRITE button to start the saving procedure.
Press the EDIT button in the Parts section that corresponds to the part
that the program is to be exported from. In this example the desired pro-
gram is being used on Part 2, so press the Part 2 EDIT button. The dis-
play changes to :
199
The program destination ( 234 in this example ) can kept or changed
using the DATA knob, PAGE UP/DOWN buttons or 0 - 9 keypad.
A press of the write button then prompts for a new program name to be
entered if required.
A further press of the write key prompts for a category and a final press
saves the exported program.

Listening to the factory demonstration

To complete this Quick Start Guide section, some time spent listening to
the sounds that the KS Rack is capable of producing will be of benefit
when it comes to creating new sounds.
Press the MENUS button - the LED above the button will light. Now simul-
taneously press the both the keypad 1(osc's) and 2(filter) buttons. The
Factory demonstration will begin to play. Once the demonstration has fin-
ished, the previously selected mode will be active.
It is possible to stop the demonstration at any time while it is playing by
pressing the PROG or PERF button to return immediately to Program
Mode or Performance Mode.
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QUICK START GUIDE
Performance name 101
123 234 345 456
Write Performance to
DestPerfName
Export PART to Prog
This Program
101
234