ENSONIQ KT-88 Musician's Manual

Section 13 — Storage
2 ENSONIQ KT Musician’s Manual
Memory Card Configurations
PCMCIA (or ENSONIQ MC-512) RAM Cards 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/Seqs/Songs (also a:CARD
and b:CARD). The 100 Presets/Seqs/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 RAM card can be played directly from the card
(when it’s properly inserted into the card slot on the KT). Each Preset/Seq/Song bank is a world
unto itself: for example, songs can only be constructed of sequences from the same bank. The
Preset/Seq/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!
Formatting a Blank Memory Card
When you first install the battery in a PCMCIA RAM card, the card will not be recognized by the
KT until it is formatted. Formatting a card is done by simply copying either the i:INT (Internal)
sounds to the a:CARD location (described later in this section), or by saving the internal
sequencer memory to the card.
More about PCMCIA RAM Memory Cards
Card Sound Data
• Copying the Internal sounds (i:INT) will put 80 sounds in the a:CARD location, leaving the
rest of the card memory empty.
• Once you have copied sounds into the a:CARD location, you can copy another group of
sounds to the b:CARD location, or you can save the internal sequencer memory to the card
(either a:CARD or b:CARD).
Card Sequencer Data
• Starting from a blank PCMCIA memory card, saving the internal sequencer memory to either
the a:CARD or b:CARD location, will format the card, and will copy your data to the selected
card sequencer bank. The other card sequencer bank will be initialized with a default
seq/preset (location 00) and song (location 70).
• Once you have copied sequencer data into the a:CARD or b:CARD location, you can copy
another group of sequencer data to the other location, or you can save the i:INT or r:ROM
sounds memory to the card (either a:CARD or b:CARD).
Tip: If there is sound or sequencer data already on a card, you can erase it all by
removing the battery for five minutes (exact time varies), and then replacing it.

ENSONIQ KT-88 Specifications

General

Brand	ENSONIQ
Model	KT-88
Category	Keyboard
Language	English