Section 10 — Understanding the Sequencer
ENSONIQ KT Musician’s Manual 3
About Sequencer Memory
There are four banks of 70 Presets/Sequences and 30 Songs, each available in the KT (i:INT
(RAM), r:ROM, a:CARD and b:CARD):
• i:INT — 70 Presets/Sequences and 30 Songs can be stored in the KT Internal RAM Memory
(Random Access Memory). The i:INT sequencer bank contains room for 6500 events.
• r:ROM — Additional Presets/Sequences and Songs are permanently stored in ROM (Read
Only Memory). Like the Internal (i:INT) sequencer data the ROM sequencer data is
contained within the KT; but unlike the Internal (i:INT) sequencer data, it cannot be modified
or replaced. The Demo Song is found in r:ROM page location 70.
• a:CARD and b:CARD — 140 Presets/Sequences and 60 Songs can be stored in an industry-
standard PCMCIA card (70 Presets/Sequences and 30 Songs in group A, and 70
Presets/Sequences and 30 Songs in group B) when it is plugged into the card slot.
Card Sequencer Memory
ENSONIQ MC-512 RAM Cards (or any PCMCIA RAM card) can be used to store two banks of 80
Sounds (which we refer to as a:CARD and b:CARD), and two banks of 100
Presets/Sequences/Songs (also a:CARD and b:CARD). The 100 Presets/Sequences/Songs
available on RAM cards are divided into 70 Presets/Sequences and 30 Songs, just like in the KT
(i:INT and r:ROM).
Sound Data
a:CARD
80 sounds
b:CARD
80 sounds
Sequencer Data
a:CARD
70 Seq/Presets
30 Songs
6500 events
b:CARD
70 Seq/Presets
30 Songs
112,000 events
RAM Card Configuration
Both sounds and sequencer data stored to a PCMCIA RAM card can be played directly from the
card (when it’s properly inserted into the card slot on the KT). Each Preset/Sequence/Song bank
is a world unto itself: for example, songs can only be constructed of sequences from the same
bank. The Preset/Sequence/Song banks are sized as follows:
• The a:CARD Preset/Sequence/Song bank is formatted to exactly the same size as the i:INT
Preset/Sequence/Song bank. It is used mainly for portable backup of the i:INT, and as a
transfer area. The a:CARD sequencer bank contains room for 6500 events.
• The b:CARD Preset/Sequence/Song bank is formatted to use all remaining card space
assigned for sequencer data storage. The b:CARD sequencer bank contains room for 112,000
events. This is for your big projects. b:CARD stands for BIG!
ROM Preset/Sequence/Song reside permanently in the KT and cannot be edited. Most of the
sequencer commands are “locked out” when a ROM Preset/Sequence/Song is selected.
However, you can copy any ROM Preset/Sequence/Song into RAM (i:INT) or to a card and edit it
there.
Note: If the sequencer is playing or recording into a card bank (a:CARD or b:CARD)
and you pull out the card, the KT will restart as though the power was turned off and
on. This will also happen if the sequencer is stopped, and the audition page is
displayed for sequencer data on either card bank.
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