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Chapter 13
Disk Mode
Disk mode lets you load, save, back up, and copy Þles of objects between the K2600 and the
outside world, through the K2600Õs ßoppy drive or SCSI ports. The ßoppy drive accepts
MS-DOS
ßoppy disks. To save data from the K2600 to a ßoppy disk, the disk must be formatted
(initialized) by the K2600 or by a computer running MS-DOS-compatible formatting software.
Most SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) devices will operate with the K2600 via its 25-pin
SCSI ports. The most common use for these ports is to connect one or more hard disks (or
removable drives like Zip or Syquest) for storing samples and other objects. You can also
connect a CD-ROM drive for reading Þles to the K2600. The K2600 will treat a CD-ROM drive
like any other SCSI device (except that you canÕt save Þles to it). The K2600 can read writable
CDs (CD-Rs), although it canÕt write to them.
The K2600 can address up to 2 gigabytes of Þle space on any one hard disk, so you can connect a
maximum of 14 G of storageÑup to seven hard disks. The K2600 can use all of the space on
disks of 2 G and smaller. On larger disks, formatting with the K2600 creates a 2 G partition on
the disk; the K2600 can read only that partition. If you format a hard disk on a computer, make
the Þrst partition just under 2 G. You can create other partitions, of any size, but the K2600 can
read only the Þrst partition.
Disk mode in the K2600 allows ßexibility to organize disk Þles and their contents. Many
powerful operations are included that can save a lot of time by allowing you to easily specify
exactly what you want to load or save. Examples of this range from organizing related Þles into
directories, to loading macros (lists of Þles or selected objects) from multiple SCSI disks, to
setting up programs to automatically link with samples off of a CD-ROM.
HereÕs a summary of Disk-mode functionality:
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One ßoppy drive, two SCSI ports
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MS-DOS Þle system compatibility
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Sample transfer using standard audio Þle formats AIFF and WAV (including support for
looped and tuned WAV Þles)
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Support for Roland,
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SMDI sample transfers
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Support for song Þles (sequences) in MIDI Type 0 and Type 1 format
¥
Support for ISO 9660-format CDs: reading, copying, and backing up
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Support for writable CDs (CD-Rs):
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format double-sided double-density (DSDDÑ720K) and high-density (HDÑ1.4 M)
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Akai,
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and Ensoniq
sample Þles
Disk Mode
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  • Page 1: Chapter 13 Disk Mode

    Disk Mode Chapter 13 Disk Mode Disk mode lets you load, save, back up, and copy Þles of objects between the K2600 and the outside world, through the K2600Õs ßoppy drive or SCSI ports. The ßoppy drive accepts ¨ MS-DOS format double-sided double-density (DSDDÑ720K) and high-density (HDÑ1.4 M) ßoppy disks.

  • Page 2: Disk Mode Page

    Buttons on page 13-6 for complete information. Formatting a Floppy Disk Floppy disks must be formatted (initialized) to the Kurzweil format before they can be used with the K2600. The K2600 uses the MS-DOS format, so ßoppies formatted on DOS computers (or any computer that can format disks in DOS format) should work with the K2600.

  • Page 3: Connecting A Scsi Device

    Disk Mode SCSI Termination If the ßoppy you inserted is double-density and you press the 1.4M soft button, the format procedure will fail. This is also true if the disk is high-density and you press the 720K soft button. If the ßoppy is single-sided (SSDD), you can press the 720K soft button, and the ßoppy will be formatted as a double-sided disk.
  • Page 4 Disk Mode SCSI Termination If you have an internally terminated computer, a K2600 and an external hard disk with two SCSI ports, setting up is also painless. Connect the computerÕs SCSI port to one of the hard diskÕs SCSI ports, and the K2600Õs SCSI port to the hard diskÕs other SCSI port. Make sure the hard disk is not terminated, since itÕs in the middle of the chain.
  • Page 5 Disk Mode Directories Directories A directory is a Þle on the disk that lets you group other Þles together as you might separate documents using folders in a Þle cabinet. You can create directories on K2600 Format SCSI and ßoppy disks. You can even create directories within directories; these are called subdirectories. Directories are very useful for organizing your sample, song, and program Þles.

  • Page 6: Disk Drive Information

    Disk Mode Directories Library This feature works in conjunction with the macro feature to provide a way to distribute macro Þles that load data from removable media without having to know in advance the SCSI ID of the removable-media drive. A macro Þle stores its references to disks by DISK ID (SCSI ID or Floppy), or by either a ÒLibraryÓ...

  • Page 7: File List Dialog

    Disk Mode File List Dialog The Sleep Soft Button Many SCSI devices will ÒsleepÓ when theyÕve been idle for a few minutes. In other words, the disk will stop spinning, in order to save power and reduce wear. The K2600 lets you tell your SCSI devices to sleep.
  • Page 8 Kurzweil K2500 or K2600 operating system Þle .KRZ Kurzweil K2000 format Þle .K25 Kurzweil K2500 format Þle containing objects and/or sample data .K26 Kurzweil K2600 format Þle containing objects and/or sample data .MAC Kurzweil K2500 or K2600 disk macro Þle .MID...

  • Page 9: The File Index

    Disk Mode File List Dialog If you are in a directory that is more than one level down from the root directory, such as \FX2\GLASS\BREAKING, the display will read: Dir:..\BREAKING\|Sel:0/54||||Index:||24| The Ò..\Ó indicator tells you that you are more than one level down from the root directory. The File Index On the right side of the top line is the Index Þeld.

  • Page 10: Soft Buttons In The File List Dialog

    Disk Mode File List Dialog While in this dialog, pressing the Chan/Bank buttons will scroll the Þle list either forward or backward by ÒpagesÓ of 5 entries. It is often easier to scroll the list this way when looking to see if a particular Þle is present in a directory.

  • Page 11: Quick Scrolling To Subdirectories

    Disk Mode File List Dialog return to that directory by pressing Parent, the index changes accordingly. This index is remembered for one level down, and therefore is useful when stepping through a list of subdirectories from a single directory level. In the Load function, pressing Open for a standard .K26 Þle will start the Load Object feature.

  • Page 12: Creating Directories

    Disk Mode Creating Directories Pressing the Right cursor takes you two entries further to the next directory: DOORS||||.K26*||3456K|| E4PROG|||.K26|||||10K|| LONGSMPS|||||(dir)||||| LUTE|||||.K26*||||.5K|| MOON|||||.K26*||3456K|| TRIANGLE|.K26|||||10K|| or, pressing the Left cursor takes you two entries back to the previous directory. ALTO|||||||||(dir)||||| BOOBAMS||.K26*||||.5K|| CYMBALS||||||(dir)||||| DOGS|||||.K26||||122K|| DOORS||||.K26*||3456K|| E4PROG|||.K26|||||10K||...

  • Page 13: Creating A Directory In The Save Dialog

    Disk Mode The Directory Selection Dialog cursor buttons, the Delete and Insert soft buttons, and the >>End soft button. You can also use keyboard naming, as described on page 5-5. After you have chosen the directory name and pressed OK, you have the choice of where (in what directory) to put the new directory you are creating.

  • Page 14: Disk Mode Functions

    Disk Mode Disk Mode Functions When you enter this dialog, you will be in whatever directory was displayed as the default. From here you can go into other directories by using the soft buttons Root, Parent, and Open. Notice that there is no Select button. This is because the purpose of this dialog is to choose a single directory as opposed to selecting multiple Þles.

  • Page 15: Loading Individual Objects

    Disk Mode Disk Mode Functions loading. The method you choose determines how the objects in the Þle will be ordered when loaded into the bank. Loading Individual Objects Since Þles can contain over 3000 objects, it is often useful to load only a subset of the information contained in a K2600 Þle.
  • Page 16 Disk Mode Disk Mode Functions The objects in the list are usually grouped by type (sample, program, keymap, etc.). The list can be scrolled using the Alpha wheel or the Up or Down cursors. The Chan/Bank buttons on the front panel can be used for fast scrolling. The list will jump by Þve entries at a time, moving the entry on the bottom line to the top line.
  • Page 17 Disk Mode Disk Mode Functions Here is a brief description of each buttonÕs function, followed by a detailed explanation of its operation. Select Select or deselect an object. Next Jump to the next selected object. Type Jump to the next object of a different type. Multi Go to the Multiple Object Selector page.

  • Page 18: Shortcuts When Loading Objects

    Disk Mode Disk Mode Functions Shortcuts when Loading Objects Select All/Deselect All Selecting or deselecting all of the objects at once can be done with the same double-presses as described for the Þle list dialog, namely: ¥ Left/Right cursor double-press: Select All Objects ¥...

  • Page 19: Load Function Dialog

    Disk Mode Load Function Dialog answer Yes to the ÒLoad dependent objects?Ó question. The K2600 will do the rest, by only loading the samples and keymaps that are needed by the selected program. Similarly, if you selected certain keymaps from a Þle, and then answered Yes to ÒLoad dependent objects,Ó...

  • Page 20: Loading Methods

    Disk Mode Load Function Dialog In the following dialog, there are user objects in the 200s and 400s bank, and possibly also in other banks that become visible when the selection is scrolled. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||Load|this|file|as:200...299*|||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||300...399||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||400...499*|||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||500...599||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||OK|||Cancel This indicator makes it easier to Þnd an empty bank to use for loading, if needed.
  • Page 21 Disk Mode Load Function Dialog The soft buttons control the mode for loading and renumbering of objects from the Þle. HereÕs how they work: OvFill First deletes all RAM objects in the selected bank, and then loads objects using consecutive numbering. Overwrt First deletes all RAM objects in the selected bank, and then loads objects using the object ID numbers stored in the Þle.

  • Page 22: Selecting Multiple Files To Load

    Disk Mode Load Function Dialog Example: Starting with the following objects already stored in the K2600 internal RAM: Program ID Program Name Acoustic Piano 2 Bright Piano Tin Ear Piano Chorused Piano Electric Piano 2 Suppose you were to load a Þle containing the following objects into the 200s bank: Program ID Program Name Blues Organ...

  • Page 23: Aborting A Multiple File Load

    Disk Mode Load Function Dialog After you have selected one or more Þles in this way, you will still choose a bank and mode to be used for the load process, just as with loading a single Þle. However, the dialog prompt will say Load selected as: |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||...

  • Page 24: More Load Function Enhancements

    Disk Mode Saving Files You will see the following question after the current Þle being loaded is completed: |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Abort|the|load?||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Yes||||No|| It may be a good idea to practice using this method of aborting a multiple Þle load, so that when the time comes that you accidentally select 100 Þles, you will remember how to abort the process.
  • Page 25 Cancel to return to the Þle dialog. When the Þle is saved, the K2600 adds an extension (.K26) to the Þlename. This enables the K2600 to recognize it as a Kurzweil Þle when it examines the diskÕs directory.

  • Page 26: Soft Buttons In The Save Selection Dialog

    Disk Mode Saving Files When youÕre loading these split Þles, they must be inserted in the same sequence as they were saved. When the K2600 has loaded the contents of the Þrst disk, it will prompt you to insert the second disk, and so on.

  • Page 27: Shortcuts When Saving Objects

    Disk Mode Saving Files Shortcuts when Saving Objects Select All/Deselect All Selecting or deselecting all of the objects at once can be done with the following double-presses (two front-panel buttons simultaneously pressed): ¥ Left/Right cursor double-press: Select All Objects ¥ Up/Down cursor double-press: Clear All Selections If you want to save most but not all of the items from a Þle (for example, if there are some songs in RAM that you donÕt want to be saved in the Þle), it may be fastest to Þrst select all objects...

  • Page 28: More Features Of The Save Dialog

    Disk Mode Saving Files More Features of the Save Dialog The Choose File Name Function When entering in a Þlename for saving, there is a Choose soft button. When Choose is pressed from the Þle naming dialog, the K2600 will access the current disk directory and display the following: Dir:\||||||||||||Sel:0/10||||Index:|||1| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||...

  • Page 29: Auditioning Objects In Ram

    Disk Mode Saving Files want to delete it, add it to a macro, move it to a different directory, open it (if it is a .K26 or a .MAC Þle), etc. Auditioning Objects in RAM When deciding which individual objects to save, it can be difÞcult to know if you are selecting the correct ones.
  • Page 30 Disk Mode Saving Files Þles that wonÕt Þt onto a 720K or 1.4M ßoppy disk. Since the K2600 canÕt format ßoppy disks in the middle of a save operation, you should have spare formatted disks ready to go before you start saving.
  • Page 31 Disk Mode Saving Files The Name Table A ÞleÕs name table is a list of any dependent objects that were not explicitly selected for saving in the Þle. Each entry in the name table contains the object type, object ID, and the name of a dependent object.

  • Page 32: Working With Relink-By-Name

    Disk Mode Saving Files ID 1, stopping at ID 399. If the search does not successfully Þnd a match, the dependent will be unresolved, and in this example the program would show a value of ÒObject id not foundÓ for its Keymap parameter, where the object id is the value that was stored in the Þle.
  • Page 33 Disk Mode Saving Files the name table is highlighted, and press either the Left or Right cursor button (as if you were ÒauditioningÓ the name table). You would then see the following: Name|Table|Contents||||||||||||||||||||| Keymap||300|Steinwave|Piano||||||||||||| Sample||300|StwaveG1|||||||||||||||||||| Sample||301|StwaveD2|||||||||||||||||||| Sample||302|StwaveB2|||||||||||||||||||| Sample||303|StwaveE3|||||||||||||||||||| Sample||304|StwaveB3|||||||||||||||||||| Sample||305|StwaveG4|||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||OK|| The Name Table Contents list shows what would have been saved in the Þle had you answered Yes to ÒSave dependent objects?Ó...
  • Page 34 Disk Mode Saving Files selecting the new sample data and the keymap for saving along with the program and the name table. Then, the new sample would not be listed in the name table (it would be in the same Þle as the name table), and the keymap would be relinked to all of the samples by name instead of the program being relinked to the keymap (as before).

  • Page 35: Not Loading The Name Table

    Disk Mode Saving Files Also as shown in the previous example, you can display the contents of the name table: Name|Table|Contents||||||||||||||||||||| Program|231|Funky|GTR||||||||||||||||||| Program|245|FendJazzBass|||||||||||||||| Program|400|Obie|Warble|Pad||||||||||||| Program|600|Drawbarz|||||||||||||||||||| Keymap||220|Funk|Guitar||||||||||||||||| Keymap||229|Jazz|Bass||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||OK| Notice that the ROM program 50 Studio Kit 1 will not be listed in the name table. Any dependent objects that are in ROM do not need to be relinked by name.

  • Page 36: Storing Objects In The Memory Banks

    Disk Mode Storing Objects in the Memory Banks Storing Objects in the Memory Banks There is a separate bank of Object IDs for each object type. That is, you can store 999 programs, 999 samples, 255 songs, and so on. There are two groups of object types, based upon the number of available Object IDs.

  • Page 37: Operating Modes: The Select Parameter

    Disk Mode The Multiple Object Selector Page 2. Instead of scrolling through the object list manually and pressing Select for each object you want to select, simply press Multi. The Multiple Object Selector appears. 3. Set the value of the Select parameter, which determines the operating mode for the Multiple Object Selector.

  • Page 38: Multiple Object Selector Soft Buttons

    Disk Mode The Multiple Object Selector Page Change the value of the Select parameter to Dependents if you want to select objects based on their dependencies (for example, when you want to save 20 programs and their dependent keymaps). A different set of parameters appears. Multiple|Object|Selector|||||||||||||||| Select|:Dependents|||||||||||||||||||||| Of|||||:Current|Item||||||||||||||||||||...
  • Page 39 Disk Mode The Multiple Object Selector Page Returns the Select parameter to Type/Range, if it was not already set that way. Sets Type to All Types and Bank to All Banks, and also sets StartId to 0 and EndId to 999. This is equivalent to using Everything mode.
  • Page 40 Disk Mode The Multiple Object Selector Page Example: Clear Suppose youÕre in Disk mode, and you want to save everything in RAM except programs. 1. Press the Save soft button to call up the Save dialog, then press the Object soft button. 2.

  • Page 41: Entering Selection Criteria In The Multiple Object Selector

    Disk Mode The Multiple Object Selector Page Entering Selection Criteria in the Multiple Object Selector This section describes the operation of the selection modes provided on the Multiple Object Selector page. These are accessed by scrolling the Select: parameter to different values, as pictured above.
  • Page 42 Disk Mode The Multiple Object Selector Page Dependents Mode This mode is used to select a group of objects that are dependents of other objects. This is not available when loading objects in Disk mode. Parameter Possible Values Function Current Item, If set to Current Item, selection range is confined to those objects Selected Items in the object list that are dependents of the currently indexed item...

  • Page 43: The Macro Page

    Disk Mode Macros example, if you end up doing a lot of selecting of samples, or of dependents at various levels, the parameters will stay set up the way you left them as you move from function to function (for example, from Copy to Delete to Save, etc.).

  • Page 44: Macro Modes

    Disk Mode Macros The following page is what you will see if macro recording is Off: Func:MACRO||||||[|Off||]|||||Index:|||0| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Select|Modify||Load||Record||On||||Exit| The top line displays the disk function, the current macro mode, and an index value into the Macro table.

  • Page 45: The Macro Table

    Disk Mode Macros Whenever Macro Record mode is enabled, you will see the indicator (Macro on) near the top left of the display on the Disk-mode page: DiskMode||||Samples:10022K||Memory:|42K| Path|=|\|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| (Macro|on)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| CurrentDisk:Floppy||||||||Startup:Off||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||Library:Off||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||Verify|:Off||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| <more|||Load|||Save||Macro||Delete|more> The Macro Table When Macro Record mode is enabled after being in the Macro Off state, a new object called a Macro table gets created in the K2600Õs memory.

  • Page 46: How To Make A Macro File

    Disk Mode Macros history of Þles you have recently loaded. Both the Macro mode and the Macro table are remembered between power-cycles of the K2600 via the battery-backed memory. A macro can hold as many entries as there is space for in your K2600Õs nonvolatile RAM. How to Make a Macro File This section will take you through creating, saving, and loading a macro Þle.
  • Page 47 Disk Mode Macros Once you have pressed either Macro or OK, the loading-mode buttons appear (OvFill, Overwrt, Merge, Append, and Fill). Choose a mode based on what you want to happen when you load the macro, because the mode gets saved as part of the Macro table. You should do this because the bank you select for the Macro table may be empty now, but it might not be when you load the macro.
  • Page 48 Disk Mode Macros to open three directories to select the Þle for loading. This gives you quick access to the Þle while preserving the organization of your program Þles. If you know that you want to save all of the entries into the macro Þle (as we do for this example,) just press All.
  • Page 49 Disk Mode Macros There are a couple of things to notice here. The Þrst is a new choice in the bank list: speciÞed. ÒLoad this macro as speciÞedÓ means load all the Þles in the macro following the exact instructions for the bank and load mode for each Þle. In our example, all the Þles were speciÞed to be loaded into the 200s bank using Fill mode.
  • Page 50 Disk Mode Macros Macro Entries Each Þle-loading operation that is recorded into the Macro table is called a macro entry.Each macro entry stores information about how a disk Þle should be loaded. Each entry is displayed as a single item in a scrollable list on the MACRO page, with various Þelds indicating the parameters of the entry.

  • Page 51: Using The Bank And Mode Fields

    Disk Mode Macros Using the Bank and Mode Fields The bank and mode Þelds in a macro entry are relevant only if a macro Þle is loaded as speciÞed. This means that each Þle listed in the macro will be loaded exactly as the bank and mode Þelds of the macro entry dictate.

  • Page 52: The Library Disk

    Disk Mode Macros Fortunately, no, because the K2600 lets you create macro Þles with entries that donÕt specify a Disk ID. When the K2600 is loading a macro Þle, and encounters an entry with an unspeciÞed Disk ID, it expects to Þnd the Þles on the same disk as the macro Þle. So you can create a macro Þle by loading a bunch of Þles from your Zip drive, editing every entry so that it has an unspeciÞed Disk ID, and saving the RAM Macro table.

  • Page 53: Loading Selected Entries From A Macro File

    Disk Mode Macros When you load this macro Þle, the K2600 Þrst looks for the Þle \PIANO4MB.K26 on your CD-ROM drive, because your CD-ROMÕs SCSI ID is 3 and youÕve set the Library parameter on the Disk-mode page to 3. As long as you have the right disk in the CD-ROM drive, the K2600 loads the Þle, and then loads \PNOPROGS.K26 from the ßoppy disk.

  • Page 54: Editing Macros

    Disk Mode Macros From the LOAD MACRO page, you can select one or more individual macro entries for loading, instead of having to load the entire macro. This is done using the Select soft button, identical to the method of saving macro entries. In fact, this dialog operates identically to the Save Macro dialog, with one exception, the Check soft button.
  • Page 55 Disk Mode Macros the following display, press the Macro soft button, so that the K2600 will not load the Þles listed in the macro. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Load|this|macro|as:specified||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||200...299||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||300...399||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||400...499||||||||||| Insert||||||||||||||||Macro|||OK||Cancel If you want, you can rebank the macro by scrolling the bank list to something other than speciÞed.
  • Page 56 Disk Mode Macros Use the Drive parameter to change the Disk ID for the selected macro entries. This is where you would set the entriesÕ Disk IDs to be UnspeciÞed or Library. If you increment the Modify parameter, the display switches to let you modify bank and mode information: Modify|Macro|Entries|||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Modify:Bank/Mode||||||||||||||||||||||||...

  • Page 57: Macro Insert

    Disk Mode Macros Once you have made the necessary changes to the RAM Macro table, you can go to the Save Macro page to write selected (or all) entries to a new disk Þle (or replace an original macro Þle that you loaded from a disk).
  • Page 58 Disk Mode Macros The insert point can be disabled before loading, by pressing Insert again and pressing Cancel from within the Set Macro Insert Point dialog. The (Macro insert) indicator will disappear. Similarly, the insert point can be changed before loading by pressing Insert again (the display will highlight the current insert point,) scrolling to a different insert point, and pressing OK.

  • Page 59: Aborting A Macro Load

    Disk Mode Macros MACRO page and enable Macro Record mode to continue to record further load operations into the macro. The ÒSave EverythingÓ feature of the Save dialog does not include the Macro table. This is done to prevent inadvertent distribution of what would most likely be a meaningless Macro table to other users.

  • Page 60: Remote Macro Load

    Disk Mode Disk Utilities If you are aborting a macro because the Disk ID is incorrectly speciÞed (as evidenced by lots of ÒProblem mounting diskÓ errors) you will need to hold down either the Plus or Minus button while pressing OK to satisfy the error prompt. The display may blink while holding down the Plus or Minus button, but as soon as you have pressed OK you will see the ÒAbort the macro?Ó...

  • Page 61: Find Files

    Disk Mode Disk Utilities Here is a brief description of each soft button: Info Provides general information about the current disk, such as the Disk ID and formatting speciÞcations. Find Enables you to search for Þles that match a certain character string in their Þlenames. List Lists an expanded directory tree from any level of the hierarchy, showing the current directoryÕs contents, and the contents of all of the current directoryÕs subdirectories.
  • Page 62 Disk Mode Disk Utilities If the search string is found anywhere within a Þlename it will be matched. The search algorithm independently checks both the Þlename and the extension. For example, if you wanted to Þnd any macro Þle on the disk, you could enter in MAC for the search string. This would Þnd any macro Þles as well as any Þles or directories that have MAC in their Þlename.
  • Page 63 Disk Mode Disk Utilities The Dir Þeld shows the directory that is being listed. The size value displayed on the top line of the display represents the total size of the directory subtree that is currently being viewed. The Root, Up, and Down soft buttons navigate through the directory hierarchy: Root Display the disk from the top level, meaning that all of the Þles on the disk will appear in the scrollable list.

  • Page 64: Moving Files Between Directories

    Disk Mode Disk Utilities For SCSI disks, if the current disk was formatted on a PC or a Mac in MS-DOS format and contains at least one primary partition, you will see the (DOS) indicator on the top line. Using this format is described in MS-DOS File System Compatibility on page 13-71.

  • Page 65: Renaming Files

    Disk Mode Disk Utilities The move operation begins when you press either Current or SetDir. If the default destination directory is the same as the source directory, the K2600 will skip the Use default directory? question and instead go right to the Select dest dir dialog. A good way to organize Þles into subdirectories is by using the Move command.

  • Page 66: Deleting Files And Directories

    Disk Mode Disk Utilities at a time. Therefore you simply choose the Þle you want and press OK. The K2600 will then ask you to enter a new name, which you can do a number of ways: Alpha Wheel, Up/Down cursor buttons, alphanumeric buttonpad, or keyboard naming (see page 5-5 for a description of keyboard naming).

  • Page 67: Backup And Copy Functions

    Disk Mode Backup and Copy Functions Backup and Copy Functions File Backup To access the Backup function from the Disk-mode page, Þrst make sure that the current disk is set to be the disk that you want to back up. Next, press the Backup soft button: Dir:\||||||||||||Sel:0/15||||Index:|||1| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||...
  • Page 68 Disk Mode Backup and Copy Functions Next, select the Backup mode when you see the following question: |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Replace|or|increment|mode?|||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |Help||||||||||||||Replace|Increm|Cancel Replace Any Þles to be transferred that already exist in the destination directory will be replaced (overwritten). Increm Any Þles to be transferred that already exist in the destination directory will be skipped (not transferred).

  • Page 69: Creating A Startup File

    Disk Mode Creating a Startup File Find the last Þle copied from the previous partial backup. Set the list index to one entry past the location of this Þle. If this Þle is already the last entry in the Þle list, the ÒnextÓ Þle to continue the multi-part backup would be the Þle or directory that comes after the Þle list entry for the currently viewed directory.

  • Page 70: Deleting Banks In A Startup File

    Disk Mode Creating a Startup File When the K2600 is powered on, it will display the following message (after the introductory VAST logo): |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| About|to|load|startup|file...||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||Cancel The K2600 looks for a Þle BOOT.MAC in the root directory on the disk speciÞed by the Startup parameter.

  • Page 71: Ms-Dos File System Compatibility

    Disk Mode MS-DOS File System Compatibility MS-DOS File System Compatibility The K2600 is compatible with Þxed and removable disk drives that use the MS-DOS hard disk and ßoppy disk formats. If you want to use this feature, you must Þrst format the disk media on a computer such as a PC compatible or a Mac running appropriate MS-DOS conversion software.

  • Page 72: Wave Files

    Disk Mode Importing and Exporting Data Using Standard File Formats You can save Þles in these formats on the Export page. This page is accessible from the Disk-mode page by pressing Save-> Export. Save|AIFF|file|||||||||||||||Index:|||1| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Sample||200|NewSample||||||||C|4S|||100K Sample||201|Babaganoush||||||C|4S|||444K Sample||202|YaYaYa|||||||||||C|4S|||190K Sample||203|GregorianChant|||C|4S||6515K |AIFF|||WAVE|||MIDI||||||||||OK|||Cancel The Export page allows you to save one sample or song object per Þle.

  • Page 73: Standard Midi Files (Midi Type 0 And Type 1 Files)

    When you return to Disk mode, this Þle will be highlighted. Once youÕve loaded a sample or program Þle, you can save it as a Kurzweil object. YouÕll Þnd it can be loaded and backed up much faster as a Kurzweil object than in its original format.
  • Page 74 Disk Mode Importing Samples from Other Manufacturers Akai The Þrst page to appear is the page for loading Þles. 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: ÒFile to load:Ó...
  • Page 75 Disk Mode Importing Samples from Other Manufacturers Roland For Roland disks, the hierarchy is a bit different; the objects that can be loaded are called volumes, performances, patches, and samples. The page that was selected last time a SCSI load was executed will appear when you initiate the load operation.

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