103 chapter 4 recording and saving the performance – Roland KF-7 User Manual

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Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance

Chapter 4

Selecting the tone compatibility format (when saving to disks)

8.

Touch <KF> or <MT>.

Some Tones are unique to the KF-7. Data that is recorded using these tones may not

play back correctly on other Roland Digital Pianos or Music Players. When you want

to save data so that it can be played back on another devices, save the data with

“MT” set as the Tone compatibility format.

<Note>

When data saved with “MT” as the Tone compatibility format is played back on this

instrument, some of the nuances that were part of the performance at the time the

data was recorded may be altered.

Even with data saved with “MT” as the Tone compatibility format, an exact

reproduction of the original performance may be unobtainable when using GS

devices other than Roland Pianos and Music Players.

Save

9.

Touch <Save> or <As SMF> to start saving.

The resulting file format will be different depending on whether <Save> or <As

SMF> is chosen, as described below.

The time required for saving ranges from several seconds to half a minute or more.

Don’t take the floppy disk out of the disk drive until the saving process is finished.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Song File screen.

Display

Explanation

KF

The song is saved as data capable of reproducing performances with
richness of expression using the KF-7’s special Tones.

MT

Data is saved in a form that can also be played on the Roland Digital
Pianos or Music Players other than the KF-7.
You can listen to songs saved in this format on the Roland HP-G/R se-
ries, KR series and KF series keyboards as well as on Roland MT series
devices.

Display

Explanation

Save

Saves the song in KF-7 format. You can listen to songs saved in
this format on the Roland HP-G/R series, KR series and KF series
keyboards as well as on Roland MT series devices. This format is
called “i-format”.

Save As SMF

Saves the song as an SMF (Standard MIDI Files). Songs saved in
this SMF format can be listened to on many instruments that can
play SMF music files (p. 181).
A song recorded using commercial music files can’t be saved in
“Save As SMF” format for reasons of copyright protection.

NOTE

You can only save songs in one

format on a single floppy disk.

NOTE

Never turn off the power

while the saving operation is

in progress. Doing so will

damage the KF-7’s internal

memory, making it unusable.

NOTE

Depending on the playback

instrument, some notes may

drop out or sound different.

It’s a good idea to get into the

habit of moving the write-

protect tab on the floppy disk

to the “Protect” position when

you’ve finished saving your

data. Keeping the tab at

“Protect” prevents operations

that could erase your songs by

mistake.

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