KORG M3 - Manual (Page 152)

Loading & saving data, and creating CDs
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7. Press the text edit button and input a filename for
the file you want to save. (See page 197)
8. Press each Selection button to access the dialog
box, and use the check boxes to uncheck any items
that you do not need to save.
In order to accurately reproduce the data you created,
we recommend that you check all of the boxes.
When you’ve finished making settings, press the OK
button to close the dialog box.
9. Press the OK button to execute the Save operation.
• If the data fits on one volume of media
The data will be saved on the specified media, and
you will return to the Save page.
• If the data does not fit on one volume of media
The “No space available on medium” dialog box
will appear.
Press the OK button and the file will be divided and
saved to multiple volumes of media. If you don’t want
to divide the file, press the Cancel button, and re-save
it to larger-capacity media.
For details, please see “If the data being saved does not
fit on one volume of media” on page 408 of the
Parameter Guide.
10.When saving ends and you return to the Save
page, the display will show the file that was saved.
The various types of data are saved as the following
files.
• .PCG file
• .SNG file
• .KSC file
• .KMP file
• .KSF file
Note: A directory of the same name as the .KSC file will
be created inside the directory containing the .KSC file,
and the multisamples (.KMP files) and samples (.KSF
files) will be created inside this new directory.
Cautions when saving
If an identically named file exists on the me-
dia
If a file with the same name already exists on the
media, you will be asked whether you want to
overwrite. If you wish to overwrite, press the OK
button. If you wish to save without overwriting, press
the Cancel button, re-do the operation from step 6, and
rename the data in step 7 before saving it.
Please note when saving
• When using Save All, Save PCG & SNG, and Save
PCG to save combinations, you should also
remember to save the programs used by each
timbre (or the drum kits, and RADIAS formant
motions used by the programs) at the same time.
Similarly when saving programs, you should also
remember to save the drum kits, user Drum Track
patterns and RADIAS formant motions used by the
programs.
• If your programs or drum kits use multisamples
and samples that were created in on M3, we
recommend that you use Save All to save the data.
When you use Save PCG or Save Sampling Data to
individually save a program or drum kit, or a multi-
sample or sample that you created, we recommend
that you save them under the same filename in the
same directory. When you use “Load PCG” to load a
.PCG file, the identically-named .KSC file will also
be loaded so that the correct multisamples/samples
will correspond automatically.
Time required when saving data
• The length of time required will depend on the
amount of data.
Using the M3 as a data filer
The M3 can receive MIDI System Exclusive data sent
by an external device, and save this data to media.
(This is sometimes referred to as “Data Filer”
functionality.) For details, please see “Save Exclusive”
on page 411 of the Parameter Guide.