Kurzweil K2661 - MS-DOS File System Compatibility; Filename Compatibility

Disk Mode
MS-DOS File System Compatibility
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Create a file somewhere on (preferably) your Startup disk, by saving an empty bank from the
K2661. Call the file NULL.K26. Now, insert this file at the beginning of a boot macro you are
creating: load the file, specify the bank you want to delete in the Startup file (or specify
Everything if you want to clear RAM completely), and specify Overwrite for the load mode.
Make sure you press Macro and not OK, so that the overwrite doesn’t take place until you use
the Startup file.
Here is what that macro entry for this file might look like on the MACRO page, if you were
doing a “Delete Everything”
|3:\NULL.K26|||||||||||||||||||||E:O:|||
The E:O: stands for “Load to all banks, using Overwrite mode.”
MS-DOS File System Compatibility
The K2661 is compatible with fixed and removable disk drives that use the FAT-16 DOS disk
formats. If you want to use this feature, you must first format the disk media on a computer such as a
PC compatible or a Mac running appropriate MS-DOS conversion software.
The MS-DOS hard disk format is structured so that the disk can be split up into multiple
partitions. See page 13-76 for more information about Disk Partitioning. Working from the
K2661 front panel with an MS-DOS formatted disk will appear the same as working with a disk
that has been formatted with the K2661’s own Format function (on the Disk-mode page). The
Free utility (Disk mode->Util->Free) can be used to identify whether a disk is in DOS format or
in standard K2661 format. If the (DOS) indicator is displayed, it means the K2661 has
determined that the disk is a DOS-format hard disk with at least one primary DOS partition.
Some advantages of working with an MS-DOS compatible disk format over the standard K2661
format are:
• Easier sharing of K2661 files with other users over computer communications lines
• Ability to use graphical file management interfaces for organizing files and directories
• Ability to back up K2661 data using a PC compatible or Mac with commercially available
software
• Easier transfer of data using standard file formats such as AIFF, WAVE, and MIDI Type 0, for
importing and exporting samples and sequences
Filename Compatibility
DOS format does not support space characters in filenames. The K2661, though, allows spaces to be
used within filenames. If you plan to transfer files between the K2661 and a DOS compatible
computer, it is recommended that you use only filenames without space characters in them.
Otherwise, a computer may have trouble identifying the files.