Akai mpc2000 User Manual

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Chapter 9: Disk Operation

Saving the Data

When the power of the MPC2000 is turned off, all of the data will be
erased. If you have any necessary data, make sure you save the data
to a disk before the power is turned off.

There are various types of files on the MPC2000 and are labeled by
different extensions depending on the type of file.

______.ALL

A file with 99 sequences and 20 songs.

______.SEQ

______.SEQ A sequence file.

______.APS

All of the program on the MPC2000 memory when
saved. The sounds in the memory will be saved as a
separate sound file when the APS file is saved. The
APS only contains program data, but when a file is
loaded, the sounds used by the program will be
loaded as well.

______.PGM

______.PGM A program file. When a PGM file is saved, it will

only contain program data, but when a file is loaded,
the sounds used by the program will be loaded as
well.

______.SND

______.SND A sound file.

1. Press DISK (3 on the numeric keypad) while holding down the

SHIFT key to enter disk mode. Press SAVE[F2] to display the save
screen.

2. Select the disk to which you will be saving the data in the Device:

field. If you are saving to a floppy disk, select Floppy. If you are
saving the data to an external SCSI drive, select the appropriate
SCSI ID.

Note:

Note: When SCSI is selected in the Device: field, the screen

will display a Part: field.

Select the partition you want to save.