Steps for disk mode operations – Yamaha EX5R User Manual

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■ 6. SONG

A “SONG” file handles all of the song data (1 song)
created in Song mode as a single file. Play Effects,
Track Transmit Channel, and Controller data are
included in a “Song” file.

❏ Data

Song

❏ File Extension

.S1S

■ 7. PTN (Pattern):

A “PTN” file handles all of the User pattern data
created in Pattern mode as a single file. Play Effects
and Track Transmit Channel data are included in a
“PTN” file.

❏ Data

Patterns

❏ Data that can be handled as a single file when loading

1 Pattern

❏ File Extension

.S1P

■ 8. ARP (Arpeggio)

An “ARP” file handles all of the User arpeggio data
as a single file. Play Effects and Track Transmit
Channel data are included in a “ARP” file.

❏ Data

Arpeggio

❏ Data that can be handled as a single file when loading

1 Arpeggio

❏ File Extension

.S1R

Note 1:SMF (Standard MIDI File) is the common file format for

sequence data, supported by many musical instrument
manufacturers and computer software companies. If a song
file is saved in the Standard MIDI File Format, the data
created on one MIDI device can be edited or played on
another MIDI device.
There are two types of Standard MIDI File formats.

• Format 0: Handles data on one track, then transmits it
through multiple MIDI channels.

• Format 1: Handles data on multiple tracks, then
transmits them through multiple MIDI channels.

Note 2:

ESEQ is a sequencer format developed by Yamaha. The
song data created by the Yamaha digital musical
instruments such as QS300, QY700, Disklavier and
Clavanova (excluding the commercially available disks
for Disklavier and Clavanova) can be loaded and played
back.

Note 3:

“Direct Play” function allows you to start the song
playback immediately without loading the data from a
disk. The EX5/5R/7 plays back a Format 0 song file as
it reads the data in a disk. It comes in handy for you to
check the contents of the disk.

Auto Load Function

—Filenames that can automatically load the disk data

In Disk mode there is a function that automatically
loads a file from a floppy disk when the power is
turned on. (For this function a floppy disk should be
inserted in the floppy disk drive before turning the
power on.)

The file type that can automatically be loaded and
played back is an “All Data” file.

• Auto Load: A file named “AUTOLOAD.S1A”

will automatically be loaded when the power is
turned on.

Steps for Disk Mode Operations

1 Press [DISK] on the panel to enter Disk mode. The

following basic menu with the seven types of
operations will be displayed in the screen.

Basic Menu
[F1]: SAVE (File Save: Saving files to a floppy disk)
[F2]: LOAD (File Load: Loading a file from a floppy disk)
[F3]: RNAM (File Rename: Naming or renaming files)
[F4]: DEL (File Delete: Deleting unnecessary files)
[F5]: MKDIR (Make Directory: Setting the file

directories)

[F6]: FORM (Device Format: Formatting the floppy disk

drive)

[F7]: DEV (Device Select: Selecting devices to use)

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