Korg microSTATION - Troubleshooting Guide

Settings for the entire microSTATION, and saving/loading data
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Saving to media (Media–Save)
Fordetailsonthedatathatcanbesavedonstorage
media.Fordetails,pleasesee“Typesofdatathatcan
besaved”onpage 57.
SongdatainthemicroSTATION’sSequencermode
cannotbewrittenintointernalmemory.Thisdata
willdisappearwhenthepow eristurnedoff.In
ordertokeepthisdata,youmustwriteittoth
eSD
card(commerciallyavailable).Whenyou’vecome
upwithsettingsthatyoulike,it’sagoodideato
savethem,sothat evenifyousubsequentlyedit
thosesettings,you’llalwaysbeabletoreloadthe
previoussettingsifdesired.
Types of media you can use
– SD card specifications
MS‐DOSformatFA T16orFAT32aresupported.
Capacityrecognized:FAT16:2Gigabytes(GB)
SDHCmemorycardsaresupported.
Mediaisnotincluded.Youwillneedtopurchaseit
separately.
Inserting/removing a card in the SD card slot
Ifyou’veplacedanSDcardintheSDcardslot,you
canuseittosaveorloadvarioustypesofProgram,
Combination,andSongdata.
Inserting a card
•InsertanSDcardintheSDcardslot.
Withthecardlabelfacingupward,insertthe
connectorendofthecardintotheSDcardsl
otand
pressitinuntilyouhearaclick.
Makesurethatthecardisori entedcorrectlywhen
youinsertit.Forcingitin thewr ongdirectionmay
damagetheslotorthecard,andthedatamaybe
lost.
Removing a card
Neverremovean SDcardfromtheslot while
loading,saving,orformattingisinprogress.
•Remo
vethecardfromtheSDcardslot.
Pressthecardinward;youwillhearaclick,andthe
cardwillpopoutpart‐way,allowingyoutopullit
completelyout.
Refertotheoperationguideincludedwithyour
card,andobservetheguidelinesforhandlingand
use.
Saving
Selecttheappropriatepageforthedatathatyouwant
tosavetomedia.
Fordetailsonsaving,pleaserefertoPGp. 69“Save
All”andfollowing.
Cautions when saving
•WhenyouformatmediaonthemicroSTATION,or
executeaSaveoperationforthefirsttime,a
directorynamedKorg/MICRO_STwill
automaticallybecreatedintherootdirectory.When
yousavedata,anautomaticallynamedfilewillbe
createdbelowthatdirectory.
Whensaving,thedatawillautomaticallybe
assignedafilenameextensionof“.PCG,”“.SNG,”
or“.MID”etc.accordingtoitstype.Pleasenotethat
ifyouuseyourcomputertochangethisextension,
itwillbeconsideredanundefinedfilewhenyou
attempttoloaditintothemicroSTATION,andwill
behandledasaStandardMIDIFile.
Saving in the editor
The “Save” utility command
InthemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditor,clickthe
UTILITYbutton,andchoose“Save”fromthemenu
thatappears;thisletsyousavetheeditor’ssettingsasa
dedicatedmicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditorfileon
yourcomputer
The “Export” utility command
InthemicroSTATIONEditor/Plug‐InEditor,clickthe
UTILITYbutton,andchoose“Export”fromthemenu
thatappears;thisletsyousavetheeditor’ssettingsasa
microSTATION.PCGfileonyourcomputer.
Loading data
Data that can be loaded
Loading from media
Youcanloadthefollowingdatafrommedia.
• .PCG file:
Programs,Combinations,DrumKits,Global
settings,andUserArpeggioPatterns
• .SNG file:
Song
• .MID file:
StandardMIDIfile(SMF)format
Restoring the factory settings (loading the
preload data and demo songs)
Youcanreloadthepreloaddatafromtheincluded
accessorydisc,aswellasthedemosongdatathat’sin
themicroSTATION’sinternalmemory.
Fortheprocedure,pleasereferto“Loadingthe
preloadeddata”(p. 63)and”Loadingthedemo
songs”(“Easystartguide,”p. 15).
• Preloaddata:Ontheincludedaccessorydisc,or
downloadfromtheKorgwebsite.
Programs,combinations,drumkits,globalsettings,
userarpeggiopatterns
• Demosongdata:InthemicroSTATION’sinternal
memory.
SD card slot
SD card