Appendices, Recoverresult (recovery results, Clusterinfo. (cluster information) – Roland 24 bit Digital Studio Workstation VS-890 User Manual

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Appendices

RecoverResult (Recovery results

InitSongOOl:

Ad) (Modified song)

InitSong002:

Del (Erased song)

InitSongZOO; Del

Clusterinfo. (Cluster information)

Total:

Number of clusters on the entire disk

Defect:

Number of clusters marked as unusable memory

Used:

Number of clusters currently being used

Free:

Number of clusters currently imused

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Clusters

These are the smallest unit of memory that the VS-890 uses to manage data

on a disk drive. The smallest physical units on a disk drive are called either

sectors or blocks, and depending on the device, the size that is handled can

be selected. For example, the VS-890 is designed to use disks with

512 bytes/sector. When the VS-890 manages song data, it handles 64 sectors

as a single unit (cluster). This means that 512 (bytes) x 64 (sectors) = 32768

bytes (32 kilobytes) is one cluster.

Cross Link

This is an error in which a cluster is detected as being included in two or

more songs. In such a case, a completely different song may be heard in the

middle of a song. Such an error condition is referred to as a cross link.

Loose Areas

An error in which clusters not included in any song are detected as

containing valid data. In this case, the VS-890 will not store data in those

clusters. A situation which causes this error to occur is called a loose area.

Directories

The VS-890 stores data such as audio data or parameter values on disk in

units called files. In order to manage large numbers of files, the VS-890 keeps

lists of file names and the locations on disk in which the data of these files is

stored. These lists are called directories.

The "UlegalDIR" message will appear when this list is incorrect. For

example, this message will appear if the data of a certain file is supposed to

be recorded in an area of the disk which does not actually exist, or if the list

itself becomes permanently unreadable.

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