troubleshooting because you have no sound,
this is usually the cause.
*If you do not want to layer the PLG sound with the
internal Motif Voice on that channel, you must turn the
MIDI Receive channel to ‘OFF’ for one or the other
sound. You can move between Parts while in
Performance edit by touching [F6] 1-4 (for the AWM2
sounds), and the PLG sounds [F6] 1-3.
Working with the SmartMedia Card
Knowing about saving and loading
different file types will be important. There are
several file options open to you when it comes to
organizing your data. Because of the modular or
component nature of the system the organization
of the data is a bit complex, but learning to deal
with it will give you a heads up on archiving our
data efficiently. We have discussed 2 kinds of
Voice data concerning the PLG150-VL: Plug-in
Voices and Board Voices. Plug-in Voices are
sounds that have been integrated into the host
product, while Board Voices are elements (raw
data) that are housed on the PLG150-VL itself.
There are separate file protocols to backup and
restore these data types.
The optional SmartMedia works just like
a floppy disk. If you are familiar with computers
you will have no trouble finding your way around.
If, however, you are unfamiliar with file
structures of computer disks, it may be a bit
confusing at first, but it will be well worth the
hassle to learn how to protect your data.
SmartMedia cards operate at approximately 4
times the speed of the typical floppy drive and
comes in various sizes - 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 and
128MB sizes. It is also possible to create folders
in the file structure of a SmartMedia card (for file
management and organizational purposes).
The most versatile file type that can be saved
on the SmartMedia card is the ‘ALL’ file
(extension
.w2a
). This is because when you
want to reload data, you have the most options.
You do not just have to reload everything – you
can be selective and choose which data you want
to recall. From an ‘ALL’ file it is possible to load
entire Voice banks or individual Voices, entire
Performance banks or individual Performances or
entire Plug-in Voice banks or individual Plug-in
Voices.
To SAVE an ALL file to SmartMedia card
•
Press [FILE] and select Card mode
•
Select the SAVE Card function
•
If necessary set the TYPE to
“all”
•
Name your file (8 characters).
•
Press [ENTER]; and [YES] to execute
•
If you name your file in the root directory
(literally): AUTOLOAD.W2A the synthesizer
will automatically load this file when you
switch it ON. (Obviously, there can only be
one such file in a folder).
It is important to note that an “ALL” file will save
the Motif Voice and Performance Banks including:
128 [USER] 16 [USER] Drum Voices
128 [INT] Performances
64 [PLG1] Plug-in Voices
64 [PLG2] Plug-in Voices
64 [PLG3] Plug-in Voices
It does
not
save custom Board Voice data,
however. That is stored in a separate bulk.
To Load individual Voices from an ALL file:
•
Press [FILE] and select Card mode
•
Select the LOAD Card function
•
Select the ALL data file you which to extract
data from (.w2a extension)
•
Choose the data type to extract – Voice
•
Press [Enter]
•
Use the front panel bank buttons to choose
the source file and destination location,
either USER, USER DRUM, PLG1, PLG2 or
PLG3.
•
Press [ENTER]; and [YES] to execute
You can
only
load PLG data to the proper bank
that physically contains the PLG150-VL board
(TYPE MISMATCH will occur). Likewise you can
only save PLG data from the bank containing the
board. If at some later time you switch the
location of the board you only need to point the
data toward the board – the system will figure it
out.
We mentioned that “ALL” files do
not
save
custom Board Voice data. Data that is created
and in the RAM of the PLG150 series board must
be stored in a separate file (extension
.w2b
).
The file type is called
PluginBulkx,
where ‘x’
denotes the slot. It is only necessary to save
this “pluginBulk” type when you have created or
imported new
Board Voices
into either the
033/002 Custom board or 033/003 Internal
board locations. Remember that these banks are
volatile and revert to sounds pulled from the
preset 1 and preset 2 board banks when the unit
is powered down.
To understand this better use this
analogy - think of the Board Voice data like a
user sample in a sample playback synthesizer. If
you do not restore the wave data to the proper
location, the Voice data will not see the sample.
In the VL technology – if you do not restore the
correct mathematical formula (user board voice
data) to the proper location the Motif Voice data
will not find the model.
