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Disk & Hard Disk 43
THE FLOPPY DISK AND HARD DISK FUNCTIONS
Any file handling operation concerning the transfer of data to and from the main memory
takes place in the «Disk mode» pages, entered by pressing the DISK button.
The principal disk operations are spread across 4 pages.
1. LOAD Loads data to RAM or HARD DISK
2. SAVE Saves data from RAM to Floppy Disk or a Hard disk partition
3. DELETE Cancels files from Floppy disk or a Hard disk partition.
4. FORMAT Formatting procedure and total
cancellation of a Floppy disk or Hard disk partition
5. UTILITY Copy functions for single files and for entire Hard Disk partitions, Hard Disk
protection and formatting.
INCORPORATED FUNCTIONS
In addition to the principal functions described above, the Disk/Hard Disk section incorpo-
rates three additional functions within the main disk operating structure: Preload, Play di-
rect from disk and Slow/Fast load.
Preload (background loading): The Preload operation loads disk or hard disk based
data to the WK2 memory while the sequencer is playing without stopping it. «Preload»
loads to the first available free destination.
Play direct from Disk or Hard Disk: this function allows you to play a Song or MidiFile
directly from disk or Hard disk without loading the data to RAM, useful for Songs or
MidiFiles that are larger than the available space in the instrument’s memory.
Slow/Fast Load: You can choose to set the Slow or Fast loading option from disk or
Hard disk partition at will. The SLOW option allows background song loading, and does
not lock the machine during loading operations. The FAST option allows faster loading
times, but does not permit background loading and locks the machine during loading
procedures. To set the FAST option, press the DISK or HARD DISK button (the dis-
play’s DISK or HARD DISK icon starts to flash). To set the SLOW option, press DISK or
HARD DISK again and the relative icon stops flashing.
To escape from DISK or HARD DISK mode, press ESCAPE.
NOTE: Access to the Floppy Disk or Hard Disk is not permitted during a “DIRECT
FROM DISK” song playback operation.
WHAT IS A MIDI FILE?
A Standard MIDI File (SMF) is a storage format created to maintain data compatibility among
different devices complying with the Standard MIDI File format. This format allows Songs to
be exchanged between different instruments and computers. If a Song is saved as a MIDI
file on an MS-DOS disk, you can be certain that all the most recent generation of instru-
ments and any computers will be able to load and read that Song.
WK2 reads format 0 and 1 MIDI files , and saves MIDI files in format 0.
GENERAL MIDI (GM)
To facilitate compatibility between different makes of instruments, MIDI files should be in
General MIDI standard, a common platform for sounds and they way they are selected.
General MIDI stipulates common standards regarding the listing of sounds, Program Change
numbers for sound selection, the percussive sound configuration in the Drumkits, the as-
signment of MIDI channel 10 to the drumkit track, a minimum polyphony (24) and a maxi-
mum number of tracks (16).
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NOTE
FORMAT 0: all the tracks are mixed onto a single track.
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FORMAT 1: all the tracks remain separate (multi-track).
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