6•2 User Guide
FILES & THE BLOCK
Data is stored on disks in the form of FILES. A
file can be a Song, a Performance, a Style, a
Setup or a Block.
Files are organized in sub-directories which are
contained in a BLOCK. The Block reflects the
structure of the instrument’s internal RAM, as il-
lustrated below.
RAM
(1 Block)
DISK
(n Blocks)
Group 1
...
Group 8
Real-Perf
1
...
16
Songs
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
User Styles
Group 1
...
Group 12
Style-Perf
Group 1
...
Group 16
Sounds
Setup
Block
Block n
Block 3
Block 2
Group 1
...
Group 8
Real-Perf
1
...
16
Songs
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
User Styles
Group 1
...
Group 12
Style-Perf
Group 1
...
Group 16
Sounds
Setup
Block 1
Illustration showing how data is organized in RAM and disks.
Floppy disks can contain more than one Block,
but as a unit of storage, the Block is more suit-
able for Hard Disks.
When you load a Block using the Load Single
Block command, the entire contents of RAM are
updated.
FILE TYPES
The types of File encountered when working in
the WK4 Disk environment are identified by a
name. In some cases, a file name includes an
extension which is eliminated when the file is
loaded into RAM.
The table which follows summarizes the file types
encountered and, where applicable, the exten-
sion:
Type of File Description ID
Block All file types Name.BLK
except MIDI files
Setup General settings Name
for MIDI channels
video, pedals & pads
Sound RAM-Sound and Name
RAM -Sound.
Performances Perf. Groups Name
Style-Perf. ROM Style Perfs. Name
excluding USER
User Style USER Styles and Name
relative Style-Perfs
Song WK4 format Name
WX2/SX2 format. “Name”.WXS
or “Name”.SXS
MIDI file MIDI files “Name”.MID
(SMF 0 and 1)
THE MAIN DISK PAGES
Pressing DISK enters the «Disk» environment
where all DISK operations are performed. The
Disk commands a spread across 6 main pages,
each identifying a principal Disk operation:
1. Load Loads data to RAM.
2. Save Saves data to disk.
3. Erase Erases data from RAM or disk.
4. Copy Copies data from floppy disk to hard
disk or vice versa, from disk to disk
or from RAM to RAM.
5. Move Moves data from floppy disk to hard
disk or vice versa, from disk to disk
or from RAM to RAM.
6. Utility Useful functions (formatting, disk
name, data restore, etc.)
