Yamaha QY 300 Recording Equipment User Manual


 
The QY300’s built-in
floppy disk drive makes high-volume data
storage and retrieval
The QY300 uses
easy. It also facilitates data management,
2DD (double density)
allowing you to create a well-organized personal floppy-disk data
library.
3.5-inch floppy disks.
When formatted a single disk
provides a total data capacity of
about 713 kilobytes.
Any new disk you intend to
use with the QY300 must be
formatted first. The format op-
eration is described on page
125.
Direct Save & Load From the Song, Pattern,
Phrase, & Chain Modes
The main SONG, PATTERN, PHRASE, and CHAIN mode displays all pro-
vide direct access to the disk save and load functions via the [F5] and [F6]
keys. The type of data saved or loaded corresponds to the mode you’re in.
Mode
SONG
Data Saved or Loaded
Single songs (01 ...
10). When saving you can specify the song
number to be saved and the file name under which it will be saved
on disk. When loading you specify the song file to be loaded and
the song number to which it is to be loaded.
PATTERN
Single styles (001 ...
100). When saving you can specify the
number of the style to be saved and the file name under which it
will be saved to disk. When loading you specify the style file to be
loaded and the style number to which it is to be loaded.
PHRASE
Single user phrases (001 ...
100). When saving you can specify the
number of the phrase to be saved and the file name under which it
will be saved to disk. When loading you specify the phrase file to
be loaded and the phrase number to which it is to be loaded.
CHAIN
All data. All 10 songs, 100 patterns, and 100 user phrases are saved
to disk in a single file. You can specify the file name. When load-
ing you specify the all-data file to be loaded.
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