Section 14 — Storage
Disk Storage
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This section covers all data storage functions.
Disk Storage — Using the Disk Drive to Save and Load Data
The ASR-10’s built-in disk drive is used to store all your Instruments, Banks, and Sequencer data,
as well as System Exclusive messages from other MIDI devices. The ASR-10 uses a high-density
(HD) disk drive, that can store 1600 Kilobytes of data on a Double-Sided High-Density (DSHD)
3.5” micro-floppy disk and 800 Kilobytes of data on a Double-Sided Double-Density (DSDD) 3.5”
micro-floppy disk. The disks are enclosed in a protective plastic carrier with an automatic shutter
to protect the diskette from physical damage. It is important not to alter this carrier in any way.
The 3.5” disks have a sliding write-
protection tab so that you can protect
your sounds and sequences against
accidental erasure. Sliding the write-
protection tab in the lower left corner
of the disk so that the window is closed
will allow you to store information on
the disk. Sliding the tab so that the
window is open will protect the disk
against being accidentally reformatted
or having files deleted. Double-Sided
High Density disks can be easily
identified because they have an
additional window (with no write-
protection tab) located on the lower
right corner of the disk.
Double-Sided High-Density (DSHD)
Double-Sided Double-Density (DSDD)
Write Protect Tab
Write Protect Tab
No Disk
Window
Disk
Window
Floppy disks are a magnetic storage medium, and should be treated with the same care you’d
give important audio tapes. Just as you would use high quality audio tapes for your important
recording needs, we recommend using high quality floppy disks for your ASR-10. You should
keep your disks and the disk drive clean and free of dust, dirt, liquids, etc. Never put anything
other than a disk in the disk drive. Do not expose disks to extremes of temperature or to strong
magnetic fields. Also, never eject a disk while the drive is operating (the disk drive light is on).
ASR-10 Disk File Types
The ASR-10 disk storage system has been designed to allow maximum flexibility in saving,
loading and organizing your instrument and sequence data. Consequently, there are several
different types of files that can be saved:
• INSTRUMENT — individual ASR-10 instruments can be saved.
• BANK — contain “snapshots” of the currently loaded files.
• SEQUENCE — contains a single ASR-10 sequence.
• SONG + ALL SEQS — contains an entire song along with its related sequences.
• EFFECT — contains an effect algorithm that can be loaded to the BANK effect slot.
• MIDI SYS-EX data — In addition to the above types of ASR-10 data, you can use the disk
drive to save system exclusive data from other MIDI devices. The ASR-10 can serve as the
“librarian” for your other MIDI gear. This function is covered at the end of this section.
