Korg microSTATION - Restoring Factory Settings

Saving & loading data Types of data that can be saved
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ofarelativeparameterwillindirectlyraiseorlower
thevalueoftheseprogramparameters.
Program mode:
•Thesettingsofrelative‐typeToneparametersare
automaticallyapplieddirectlytotheprogram
parameterswhenyouwritetheprogram.TheTone
parametervalueswillberesettozero.
•Thesettingsofabsolute‐typeToneparametersare
writ
ten“asthemselves”(i.e.,asthenewsett
ingsof
thoseToneparameters)(PGp. 79).
Combination mode:
•Thesettingsofbothrelative‐typeandabsolute‐type
Toneparametersarewrittenandpreservedasthe
Toneparametersettingsforeachtimbre.(PG
p. 149)
About the Program and Combination edit
buffer
WhenyouselectaprograminPROGPLAYora
combinationinCOMBIPLAY,theprogramor
combinationdataiscalledintothemicroSTATION’s
editbuffer.
WhenyouthenusethevariousProgramor
Combinationpagestoedittheparameters,your
changeswillaffectthedataintheeditbuffer.
Ifyouwishtosavethismodifieddataintointe
rnal
memory,youmustperformtheWriteoperation.
WhenyouperformtheWriteoperation,thedatainthe
editbufferiswrittentothespecifiedprogramor
combinationnumberofthespecifiedbank.
Ifyouselectanotherprogramorcombinationwithout
writingyouredits,thedataofthenewlyselected
programorcombinatio
nwilloverwritetheediteddata
intheeditbuffer,andyourchangeswillbelost.
Note: WhenyoupresstheCOMPAREbuttonin
Programmode,orCombinationmode,thedatafrom
memory(i.e.,thecontentsthatwerewritteninto
memory)willbetemporarilycalledintotheedit
buffer.Thisallowsyo
utocomparethesettingsyouare
editingwiththeoriginalun‐editedsettings.
Writing global settings
Settingsthatyou’veeditedinGlobal/Mediamodecan
bewrittentothemicroSTATION’sinternalmemory.Be
suretowriteyoursettingsifyouwanttokeepthem
evenafterthepoweristurnedoff.
1. ChooseGLOBAL/MEDIA:WriteGlobal.
Thedisplaywillindicate“OK?”
TheEffectSWsettingsarenotsaved.
2. TobegintheWriteoperation,pressthebutton.
Whenwritingisfinished,thedisplaywillindicate
“Comp
lete.”
Memory in Global/Media mode
Whenthepoweristurnedon,theGlobal/Mediamode
dataiscalledfrominternalmemoryintotheGlobal/
Mediamodememoryarea.Thenwhenyoumodifythe
parametersinGlobal/Mediamode,thedatainthe
memoryareawillbemodified.Ifyouwishtosavethis
modifieddataininternalmemory,youmu
stWriteit.
Whenyouwritethisdata,thedatainthememo
ryarea
iswrittenintotheglobalsettings.
Ifyouturnoffthepowerwithoutwriting,the
modifieddatainthememoryareawillbelost.
Memory protect
TopreventPrograms,Combinations,Songs,Drum
Kits,andUserArpeggioPatternsfrombeing
overwrittenaccidentally,themicroSTATIONprovides
aMemoryProtectsettingthatprohibitswritingto
memory.
Beforeyousaveediteddataorloaddatafrommedia,
usethefollowingproceduretoturnthememory
protectoff.
Youmustalsoturnmemoryprotectoffbeforeloading
theabovedatafromme
diaorviaaMIDIdatadump,
orbeforerecordinginSequencermode.
1. PresstheGLB/MEDIAbuttontoenterGlobal/
Mediamode.
2. ChooseGLOBAL/MEDIA:Basic‐Memory
Protect.
3. TurnOffthe“MemoryProtect”settingforthe
datathatyouwanttowritetothe
microSTATION’smemory.
Program
A 0...127
Combination
A 0...127
When you write, the
program or
combination settings
will be saved in
internal memory.
Editing applies to the data in the edit buffer.
Programs or combinations will play according
to the data in the edit buffer.
When you select a program
or combination, its data is
called from internal
memory into the edit buffer.
Edit Buffer
Edit
Internal Memory
Write Select
When you Write, the
various Global/Media
mode settings will be
saved in internal
memory.
Editing will affect the data that has
been called into the memory area.
When the power is
turned on, the settings
are called into the
memory area.
Memory Area
Edit
Internal Memory
Write
Power
On
Global
Setting
Drum Kits
Arpeggio
Patterns