Korg Kronos X, Quick Start Manual

Saving and loading data

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9. Use

 

“.KSC

 

Allocation”

 

to

 

specify

 

how

 

the

 

sample

 

data

 

will

 

be

 

loaded,

 

and

 

whether

 

or

 

not

 

existing

 

sample

 

data

 

will

 

be

 

erased.

Append

 

will

 

leave

 

all

 

currently

‐

loaded

 

Sampling

 

Mode,

 

User

 

Sample

 

Bank,

 

and/or

 

EXs

 

data

 

intact.

 

Sampling

 

Mode

 

Multisamples

 

and

 

Samples

 

will

 

be

 

loaded

 

into

 

the

 

next

 

available

 

vacant

 

numbers

 

following

 

the

 

existing

 

data.

Clear

 

Sampling

 

Mode

 

Data

 

will

 

erase

 

all

 

Multisamples

 

and

 

Samples

 

from

 

Sampling

 

Mode,

 

and

 

load

 

the

 

data

 

in

 

the

 

same

 

configuration

 

with

 

which

 

it

 

was

 

saved.

 

Existing

 

EXs

 

and

 

User

 

Sample

 

Bank

 

data

 

is

 

left

 

intact.

Clear

 

All

 

is

 

similar

 

to

 

Clear

 

Sampling

 

Mode

 

Data

,

 

above,

 

but

 

also

 

un

‐

loads

 

existing

 

EXs

 

and

 

User

 

Sample

 

Bank

 

data

 

before

 

loading

 

the

 

new

 

.KSC

 

file.

 

This

 

frees

 

up

 

the

 

most

 

memory

 

for

 

the

 

new

 

.KSC.

You

 

can

 

use

 

the

 

information

 

at

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

dialog

 

box,

 

including

 

Memory

 

Required

,

 

(Memory)

 

Available

,

 

and

 

Enough

 

slots

 

for

 

Samples

 

&

 

MS

,

 

to

 

determine

 

whether

 

or

 

not

 

you

 

need

 

to

 

free

 

up

 

room

 

for

 

the

 

new

 

.KSC.

10.Set

 

the

 

Load

 

Method

 

as

 

desired.

This

 

sets

 

the

 

preferred

 

way

 

to

 

load

 

the

 

EXs

 

and

 

User

 

Sample

 

Bank

 

data

 

in

 

the

 

KSC:

 

load

 

them

 

into

 

RAM,

 

use

 

Virtual

 

Memory,

 

or

 

use

 

the

 

setting

 

stored

 

in

 

the

 

KSC.

 

If

 

the

 

KSC

 

has

 

no

 

EXs

 

or

 

User

 

Sample

 

Bank

 

data,

 

this

 

will

 

be

 

grayed

 

out.

11.Press

 

the

 

OK

 

button

 

to

 

load

 

the

 

data.

Never

 

disconnect

 

USB

 

devices

 

or

 

remove

 

data

‐

storage

 

media

 

while

 

loading

 

or

 

saving.

When

 

loading

 

Programs,

 

Combinations,

 

Songs,

 

Set

 

Lists,

 

Drum

 

Kits,

 

Wave

 

Sequences,

 

or

 

KARMA

 

User

 

GEs,

 

make

 

sure

 

that

 

the

 

Global

 

Basic

 

Setup

 

page’s

 

Memory

 

Protect

 

settings

 

are

 

turned

 

off

 

(unchecked).

 

If

 

they

 

are

 

on,

 

you

 

won’t

 

be

 

able

 

to

 

load

 

the

 

data.

Loading individual banks from a .PCG file

1. Go

 

to

 

the

 

Load

 

page.

2. Select

 

the

 

.PCG

 

file

 

containing

 

the

 

data

 

you

 

want

 

to

 

load.

3. Press

 

the

 

Load

 

button.

 

4. Set

 

the

 

.PCG

 

Contents

 

to

 

load

 

the

 

desired

 

individual

 

banks.

5. Select

 

the

 

bank

 

to

 

load

 

into

 

via

 

the

 

“To”

 

parameter.

Automatic reference correction 

If

 

you

 

set

 

.PCG

 

Contents

 

and

 

To

 

to

 

different

 

banks,

 

any

 

references

 

in

 

the

 

data

 

will

 

be

 

updated

 

to

 

match

 

the

 

new

 

bank.

 

For

 

instance,

 

let’s

 

say

 

that

 

you’re

 

loading

 

from

 

the

 

PCG’s

 

Bank

 

I

‐

A

 

into

 

Bank

 

U

‐

G.

 

If

 

the

 

PCG’s

 

Combinations

 

used

 

Programs

 

from

 

Bank

 

I

‐

A,

 

they

 

will

 

be

 

updated

 

to

 

the

 

use

 

the

 

Programs’

 

new

 

locations

 

in

 

Bank

 

U

‐

G.

 

The

 

same

 

is

 

true

 

for

 

any

 

Drum

 

Kits

 

or

 

Wave

 

Sequences

 

used

 

by

 

Programs.

If

 

you’re

 

loading

 

sequencer

 

data

 

at

 

the

 

same

 

time

 

(with

 

Load

 

.SNG

 

too

 

checked),

 

any

 

Program

 

and

 

Bank

 

Change

 

messages

 

within

 

the

 

Songs

 

will

 

also

 

be

 

corrected.

Loading multiple files at once

You

 

can

 

select

 

two

 

or

 

more

 

files

 

at

 

once,

 

and

 

load

 

them

 

in

 

a

 

single

 

operation.

 

To

 

do

 

so:

1. Press

 

the

 

Multiple

 

Select

 

check

‐

box

 

at

 

the

 

bottom

 

of

 

the

 

screen,

 

so

 

that

 

it’s

 

enabled.

This

 

can

 

be

 

handy

 

for

 

loading

 

multiple

 

sample

 

files

 

at

 

once,

 

importing

 

banks

 

of

 

DX

 

sounds,

 

and

 

so

 

on.

 

Multiple

 

Select

 

works

 

for

 

other

 

disk

 

operations

 

as

 

well,

 

including

 

Delete

 

(so

 

be

 

careful!).

Note

 

that

 

when

 

Multiple

 

Select

 

is

 

on,

 

you

 

can’t

 

change

 

to

 

a

 

different

 

directory.

 

When

 

you’re

 

done,

 

turn

 

it

 

off

 

again.

You

 

can

 

also

 

use

 

“wild

 

cards”

 

to

 

select

 

multiple

 

files.

 

For

 

more

 

information,

 

see

 

“Loading

 

multiple

 

files

 

at

 

once”

 

under

 

the

 

“Load

 

selected”

 

menu

 

command

 

in

 

the

 

PG’s

 

Disk

 

chapter.