Akai 4000S User Manual

Transferring Data Files Between Different Computers
There are a few facts to keep in mind when transporting Preset, Bank and Set data 
created by UniQuest between different computers. If you plan to email these files or 
move them between Mac and PC computers, you should be aware of the following 
facts.

On Windows 2000 & XP, file extensions are used to indicate the data contained 
within the file and to cue the operating system which application should be 
launched when the file is double-clicked or otherwise interacted with. 

UniQuest for EWI 4000s uses the following extensions:
      .Mem - Preset Edit Buffer,
      .Prs - Individual Preset (from internal Bank), 
      .Bnk - Preset Bank,
      .SQS - Set File,
      .SQC - Collection File, and
      .SQL - Library File

The file extensions listed here are also used by the Mac OS X version of UniQuest, 
but this is not the whole picture, as will now be explained.

Mac OS X relies on File Type and File Creator properties embedded within the file 
to provide the information required when the file is double-clicked or interacted 
with. 

UniQuest for EWI 4000s uses the following file Type and Creator properties:

Preset Edit Buffer

Individual Preset

Preset Bank

Set File

Collection File

Library File

If you create any of the above data files with the PC version of UniQuest, they 
will not have these properties set (Windows does not support them). As a result, 
Mac versions of UniQuest will not be able to open the files - They will appear 
gray and transparent in the ‘file open’ dialog.

Likewise, if you email any of the above data files as raw attachments, their Type 
and Creator properties will be stripped off - Even if they were created on the 
Mac!

The solution to the email problem is simple: Simply remember to archive any Mac 
UniQuest data as a zip or binhex archive prior to attaching them, and always ensure 
you decompress the archive on a Mac running OS X. Both Mac and Windows com-
puters will be able to load them if transferred this way.

Converting UniQuest data files created on PC for use with the Mac version is more 
difficult: Currently, the Mac OS X Get Info program does not show or set these file 
attributes. If your Mac is equipped with OSX Tiger, there is a way to do this with 
Automator: Otherwise, you may need to use a third-party shareware utility to do the 
conversion.

The next paragraphs will explain how to use OSX Tiger’s Automator application to 
convert files from PC or email to the correct file Type and Creator properties.