Korg microSTATION - Writing to Internal Memory

Settings for the entire microSTATION, and saving/loading data
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Presetdata,ontheotherhand,isdatathatcannotbe
overwrittenbytheWriteoperation.Thisincludesthe
followingdata.
•GMprogram
•GMdrumkits48(GM)–56(GM)
•PresettemplatesongsP00–P15
Saving to media
Thefollowingdatacanbesavedtovarioustypesof
media.
• .PCG file:
Programs,Combinations,Drumkits,Global
settings,anduserarpeggiopatterns.
• .SNG file:
Song.
• .MID file:
SavesaSequencermodesonginStandardMIDIFile
(SMF)format.
Using the included editor to save data
YoucanusetheutilitycommandSavetosavethedata
onyourcomputerasadedicatedfilefortheeditor
application(PGp. 205).
Writing to internal memory
Writing a Program or Combination
TheProgramandCombinationsettingsyou’vemade
inthevariouseditingpagescanbesavedtointernal
memory.Thisactionisreferredtoas“writinga
program”or“writingaCombination.”Ifyouwant
yourediteddatatobepreservedafterthepoweris
turnedoff,youmustperformaWriteoperati
on.
TherearetwowaystowriteaProg
ramor
Combination.
Beforeyoucanwritedataintomemory,youmust
turnoff thememoryprotectsettinginGlobal/
Mediamode.
Fordetails,pleasesee“Memoryprot ect”onpage 59.
Acombinationdoesnotcontaintheactual
programdataforeachtimbre,butsimply
referencesthenumberoftheprogramusedby
eachtimbre.Ifyouedit aprogramthatisusedbya
combination,orexchangeitwithadifferent
programnumber,thesoundofthecombination
willalsochange,reflectingthealt
eredprogram.
We
’llexplainusingProgrammodeasanexample.
(TheprocedureisthesameforCombinationmode.)
Using the WRITE button
Thismethodallowsyoutowriteonlytotheprogram/
combinationnumberthat’sselected.
1. PresstheWRITEbutton.
Thedisplaywillask“OK?”
ToexecutetheWriteoperation,pressthebutton.
Writing from an edit page
1. Makesu
rethattheprogramthatyouwanttosav
e
isselected.
2. Enteraneditpage,andchoose“WriteProgram.”
3. Edittheprogramnameasdesired.
Usethebuttonstoselectthecharacterlocation,
andusethebuttonstospecifythecharacterfor
thatlocation.
4. Use“Cat”tospecifyacategoryfortheprogram.
You’llbeableto selectthepr
ogramviathecategory
thatyouspecifiedhere.
5. Usethe“To”fieldtospecifythewriting‐
destinationbankandnumber.
Note: Thebankandnumberareshownintheupper
rightofthedisplaywhenyouturnonNumLockin
thePROGPLAYpageandthenpressthe14
(ENTER)button.
6. TobegintheWriteoperation,makethedis
play
indicate“OK?”andthenpressthebutton.
How tone parameter settings are saved
Thesoundparametersofaprogram,andadjustments
appliedtotheprogramsusedbyacombinationor
song,arereferredtoas“toneparameters.”
Therearetwotypesoftoneparametersasdescribed
below,andtheirtypewilldeterminehowtheyare
written.
• Absolute:ThistypeofToneparametercontrolsa
singleprogramparameter.TheProgramparameter
andtheTon
eparameterreflecteachotherexactly.If
youeditone,theotherparameterwillreflectthe
identicalchange.ThistypeofToneparameter
“absolutely”controlstheprogramparameteritself.
• Relative:ThistypeofToneparametercontrolstwo
ormoreprogramparameterssimultaneously.For
example,“Filter/AmpEGAttackTime”controlsa
totalofsixprogramparameters.Thevalueofa
relativeparameterindicatestheamountofchange
thatisappliedtothevalueofeachprogram
parameterit’saffecting.
Whenarelativeparameterisatzero(i.e.,whenits
sliderisinthecenterposition),th
eprogram
parametersitcontrolswillfunctionaccordingto
theiroriginalsettings.Raisingorloweringthevalue