Saving To Disks, Cds, And Usb Media - Korg Kronos Operation Manual

Loading & saving data, and creating CDs

Saving to disks, CDs, and USB media

Some types of data must be saved to disk
Everything that you create or edit within the
KRONOS—sounds, songs, samples, etc.—can be saved
to disk, and backed up on external media.
As described under "Writing to internal memory" on
page 182, some types of data can be written into
internal memory, without using the Disk mode Save
commands.
Other types of data must be saved to disk before the
power is turned off, or any changes will be lost. This
includes Song and region data from Sequencer mode,
as well as Sampling Mode Multisamples and Samples.
In order to keep this data, you must write it to the
internal disk or to an external USB storage device (hard
disks, flash media, CD‐R/RW drive, etc.). When you've
come up with settings you like, it's a good idea to save
them, so that you'll always be able to reload them if
desired.
Do not turn off the power for at least 10 seconds
after saving data. This allows the system time to
complete the process, which may continue in the
background even after the disk operation appears to
be complete.
Types of media you can use
Internal SSD
The internal disk is a 30 GB solid‐state drive, providing
fast, quiet operation and shock resistance.
USB storage media (hard drives, flash media, etc.)
The KRONOS supports MS‐DOS FAT16 and FAT32
formatted USB storage devices, including hard disks,
removable disks, and flash media.
Capacity recognized:
FAT32: up to 2 terabytes = 2,000 Gigabytes (GB)
FAT16: up to 4 GB
USB CD-R/RW and DVD drives
KRONOS supports three CD‐R/RW formats: UDF, CD‐
DA (audio CDs) and ISO9660 (level 3).
Standard saving and loading from CD‐R/RW drives
uses the UDF format, which allows you to treat CDs
much as you would a hard drive. For more
information, see "CD‐R/RW disks on the KRONOS:
UDF and packet‐writing" on page 1153 of the
Parameter Guide.
You can load data from ISO9660 (level 3) discs, but
KRONOS does not write directly to ISO9660 format.
You can, however, convert a UDF‐formatted CD‐R/RW
to ISO9660 format, for easier loading on other systems.
For more information, see "Convert to ISO9660
Format" on page 853 of the Parameter Guide.
You can also load data from UDF‐formatted DVD‐
ROMs.
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Finally, you can sample audio from CD‐DA (audio CD)
discs, and can also record your own music to audio
CDs. For more information, see "Sampling from an
Audio CD" on page 145, and "Creating audio CDs" on
page 195.
USB Floppy disks
MS‐DOS format 3.5 inch 2HD and 2DD floppy disks
can be used. The formatted capacity of the floppy disks
will be 1.44 MB (18 sectors/track) for 2HD, and 720 KB
(9 sectors/track) for 2DD.
Media setup
Before saving or loading data, make sure that the
desired disk or USB storage media is selected.
Setup for saving data on the internal disk
1. Press the DISK button to enter Disk mode.
2. Use Drive Select to select HDD: INTERNAL HD.
Drive Select
Setup for using a USB device
1. Use a USB cable to connect the USB 2.0 connector
of the KRONOS to the USB connector of your USB
device (hard disk, removable disk, CD‐R/RW).
Note: The KRONOS's USB 2.0 connectors support hot‐
plugging; you can connect or disconnect the USB cable
while the power is on. However in order to do so, your
USB device must also support hot‐plugging.
2. Turn on the power.
3. If you are using a USB hard disk, removable disk,
or CD‐R/RW drive, turn on the power of your USB
device and use a USB cable to connect it to the
KRONOS's USB 2.0 connector.
Note: The above step assumes that your USB device
supports hot‐plugging. If you are using a device that
does not support hot‐plugging, connect it with the
power turned off. After plugging it in, turn on the
power.
While the KRONOS is accessing the USB device, do
not connect another USB device or disconnect the
connected device. Doing so may damage your data.
4. Press the DISK button to enter Disk mode.