To view the list of Standard MIDI Files on the disk, press
[F5] (List). To select a user groove template from the list,
move the cursor to the desired file and press [F6] (Select) or
[ENTER].
✳ The Standard MIDI File list displays format 0 as well
as format 1 files. If you try to load a format 1 Standard
MIDI File as a user groove template, a message
“Cannot Read the Song/File” will appear.
❼ Press [F6] (Execute) to load the user groove template.
Now, the user groove template has been loaded.
❽ Press [EXIT] to return to the Groove Quantize display
(SEQ/Quantize).
Perform Groove Quantize in the normal way.
Saving 16 user groove templates together to disk
The XP-80 allows you to save 16 user groove templates
loaded into USER:001–016 to disk as a single file. This file is
called a ‘user groove template file.’
If you load a user groove template file into XP-80, all user
groove templates in USER:001–016 will be replaced with
new ones. It is more convenient to organize user groove tem-
plates according to the musical genre, etc.
<Procedure>
❶ Insert a disk into the disk drive.
❷ Make sure that the Groove Quantize display (SEQ/
Quantize) is up.
❸ Press [F5] (Save) to call up the Save Groove Template
display (SEQ/Save).
The File Type parameter is set to Groove. This means that
user groove templates USER:001–USER:016 will be saved to
disk as user groove template files.
❹ Press [l] or [r] to move the cursor to a position where
you want to enter a character.
❺ Use numeric keys, [INC]/[DEC] or the VALUE dial to
input a character for the file name.
When you will be naming the file in the Name window,
press [F1] (Name).
To view the list of user groove template files on the disk,
press [F5] (List). To select a file from the list, move the cursor
to the desired file and press [F6] (Select) or [ENTER].
❻ Repeat steps 4 and 5 to assign a name you want to the
template file.
❼ Press [F6] (Execute) to save the file.
The file name extension “.SVT” appears.
✳ If you try to save a file with a pre-existing name, a win-
dow asks “File Name duplicate. Overwrite?” To
rewrite the file, press [F5] (OK). To cancel saving, press
[F6] (Cancel).
✳ When you try to save data to a disk which has not been
formatted for the XP-80, a window asks “Unformatted
disk. Format?” When formatting the disk, press [F5]
(OK). If you decide not to format the disk, press [F6]
(Cancel).
❽ Press [EXIT] to return to the Groove Quantize display
(SEQ/Quantize).
Loading a user groove template file
If you load a user groove template file into the XP-80, all the
user groove templates in USER:001–016 will be replaced
with the new ones.
<Procedure>
❶ Insert the disk to the disk drive.
❷ Make sure that the Groove Quantize display (SEQ/
Quantize) is up.
❸ Press [F4] (Load) to call up the Load Groove Template
display (SEQ/Quantize/Load).
❹ Move the cursor to “File Type” and select “GROOVE.”
❺ Move the cursor to “File Name” and select a user
groove template file .
To view the list of user groove template files on the disk,
press [F5] (List). To select a user groove template file from
the list, move the cursor to the desired file and press [F6]
(Select) or [ENTER].
To view the list of Standard MIDI Files, press [F2] (SMF).
❻ Press [F6] (Execute) to load the user groove template
file.
When the user groove template file has been loaded, the
Groove Quantize display (SEQ/Quantize) will automatically
appear.
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