ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual

Section 11 — Storage Functions
EPS-16 PLUS Musician's Manual
Disk Storage — Using the Disk Drive to Save and Load Data
The EPS-16 PLUS' built-in disk drive can be used to store all your instrument,
bank, and sequencer data, as well as System Exclusive messages from other
MIDI devices. The EPS-16 PLUS uses a double-sided drive, which can store
over 800 Kilobytes of data per disk. You should use Double-Sided Double-
Density (DSDD) 3.5" micro-floppy disks for reliable disk operation. The disks
are enclosed in a protective plastic carrier with an automatic shutter to protect the
diskette from physical damage. It is important not to alter this carrier in any way.
The 3.5" disks have a sliding
write-protection tab so that you
can protect your own sounds and
sequences against accidental
erasure. Sliding the write-
protection tab in the lower left
corner of the disk so that the
window is closed will allow you
to store information on the disk.
Sliding the tab so that the
window is open will protect the
disk against being accidentally
reformatted or having files
deleted.
Disks are a magnetic storage medium, and should be treated with the same care
you'd give important audio tapes. You should keep your disks and the disk drive
clean and free of dust, dirt, liquids, etc. Never put anything other than a disk in
the disk drive. Do not expose disks to extremes of temperature or to strong
magnetic fields. Also, never eject a disk while the drive is operating (the disk
- drive light is on).
EPS-16 PLUS Disk File Types
The EPS-16 PLUS disk storage system has been designed to allow maximum
flexibility in saving, loading and organizing your instrument and sequence data.
Consequently, there are several different types of files that can be saved:
• Instrument — individual EPS-16 PLUS instruments can be saved.
• Bank — contain "snapshots" of instrument locations, mix, and panning, etc.
• Sequence — contains a single EPS-16 PLUS sequence.
• Song — contains an entire song along with its related sequences.
• Effect — contains an effect algorithm that can be loaded to the BANK effect
slot.
• MIDI System Exclusive data — In addition to the above types of EPS-16
PLUS data, you can use the disk drive to save system exclusive data from other
MIDI devices. The EPS-16 PLUS can thus serve as the "librarian" for your
other MIDI gear. This function is covered at the end of this section.
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Disk Storage

ENSONIQ EPS-16 PLUS Specifications

General

Brand	ENSONIQ
Model	EPS-16 PLUS
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English