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Disk operations

4 Disk operations

The DISK button allows you to perform a number of disk-related operations, over and above

those which you can perform from the SELECT PROG mode.

Loading from disk

The S1000 allows you to load samples, programs, programs together with their associated

samples, drum settings and operating systems from disk. This flexibility helps you pick and

choose the sounds you need for a session or performance with the minimum of trouble.

After inserting a disk with data on it, press the

DISK button (if you haven't inserted a disk, the

screen will display

"!!NoDISK!!").A diskette can only contain one volume, and

may be formatted as high or low density. If the density (high or low) is different from the

density of the last disk inserted, the S1000 will try an alternative density. The density of the

disk currently inserted will be displayed as

"FLOPPYH" or "FLQPPYL" at the top of the

screen.

If you have a hard disk fitted, you can select "HARD" at the top of the screen. Hard disks can

be divided into partitions (see the section on formatting - "FORM" for full details of how

partitions are arranged), and the partition letter can be selected following the selection of

"HARD". Note that there will be a slight delay after choosing a partition, while the partition

is selected and read by the S1000. A partition on a hard disk can contain up to 128 volumes,

and you can select the volume from which you want to load data in the next parameter field.

A list of all files (programs, samples and drum settings) will be displayed on the right side of

the gage. Programs have a "

p" beside their name, samples have an "S", and drum input

settings have a

"D". Beside the type of file on the disk, there is also a percentage number,

which gives the amount of space that this file will take when loaded into memory.

If you insert a diskette containing S900 samples and programs, the 12-bit S900 samples will

have a "9" beside them, and the S900 programs will have a "*". The bottom line of the

S1000 display will also inform you that the diskette is a diskette for the S900, which is to be

used for reading only.

If you cannot see the file you want to load, move the cursor to the list of files and scroll up

and down to display all the files on the disk. If the file you want is not on the disk, insert

another disk and press

LOAD to re-read the disk. If you have a hard disk fitted, then you can

choose another volume to read. When you know that you have the right disk or volume, you

can proceed.

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