Step 13. Saving your data
Basic operation
you could use Copy, but backup the user effects
A word about dataseparately by using the Backup User Data com-
There is always a remote possibility that the D1600 mand.
will malfunction, causing errors in the data or loss of
data. If the D1600 malfunctions, recorded data or
other types of data may be lost. Please copy or back
up your important data on an external drive such as 1. Copy Song, Copy All Songs
a hard disk or removable disk.
You can use the OCopySong� command to copy the Korg disclaims all responsibility for any damages
currently selected song, or the OCopyAllSongs� com-
mand to copy all songs of the currently selected drive.that may result from loss of data.
For the copy procedure, refer to OCopySong� (? p.59)
The D1600 has an Auto Save function that automati-or OCopyAllSongs� (? p.60).
cally saves the song that you recorded or edited, To restore a song copied to an external disk back to
together with its parameters, whenever you change the internal hard disk, select the previously-copied
songs or shut down the power. This means that there is song on the external disk as the copy source, select the
no particular need for you to save your data manually.
song on the internal hard disk that you wish to copy,
(You will need to save effect settings after editing an and execute OCopySong� or OCopyAllSongs� with the
effect program.)internal hard disk as the copy destination.
The save operations explained here assume that you Undo is not available for these operations.
wish to save the song to an external disk, for example in
Before using a disk for the Ţrst time, you must ini-
order to save important data on an external disk, or to tialize/format the disk. (? p.67)
transfer data from the internal hard disk to an external
disk so that data can be deleted from the internal hard
disk to free up more space.
When saving a song on an external disk, you can select
2. Backup/Restore
from the following methods.
Y Copy Song, Copy All Songs
Y Backup 1 Song, Backup All SongsBackup
Copy and Backup differ in the following ways.You can use the OBackup1Song� command to back up
Copy Song, Copy All Songsthe currently selected song, the OBackupAllSongs�
Y A copied song can be directly played backcommand to back up all songs of the currently selected
Y The songs in the save destination are not eraseddrive, or the OBackupUserData� command to back up
Y Song data exceeding the disk capacity cannot be the current user effect settings.
savedThe user effect settings will always be backed up when
Y Songs can be saved on hard disk or removable diskyou execute the OBackup1Song� command or the
Y Initialization/formatting is necessary when using a OBackupAllSongs� command.
disk for the Ţrst timeBackup always overwrites the entire backup desti-
Y Effect user data cannot be savednation drive.
Backup 1 Song, Backup All SongsIt is not necessary to format the disk.
Y A backed up song cannot be directly played back
(the song must be restored before it can play back)If the amount of data to be backed up will not Ţt on
a single disk, making it necessary to use multiple
Y All songs in the save destination are erasedvolumes of media, you must use media of the same
Y Song data exceeding the disk capacity can be backed
type. Some removable media (Zip) can only be
up using multiple removable disksused for backup. Jaz, ORB, or Ţxed hard drives can
Y Songs can be saved only on removable disk
Y Initialization/formatting is not necessary when be used for either recording or backup.
using a disk for the Ţrst time
Y Effect user data can be saved
When saving a song on an external removable disk,
refer to the above description to see whether you
should select Copy or Backup. If the size of the
song to be saved exceeds the capacity of the disk,
you should select Backup. If you use Copy to save
a song, and then subsequently modify and re-save
the user effect settings that were used by that song,
the modiŢed effect settings will be used the next
time you play the copied song, meaning that it will Saving your data
not sound the same. To avoid this situation, you
should use Backup instead of Copy. Alternatively,
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