Korg D1200 Data, 1-1.Backing up song data, 1.Backing up and restoring song data

Data

Whenever you switch songs or turn off the power, the D1200’s Auto Save function will automatically save (to the hard disk) the songs or parameters that you recorded or ed- ited.

This means that you do not need to perform any particular operations to save your data.

You do need to save the effect settings if you have edited effect programs.

The data saving operations explained in this section are used when you have created important data on the D1200 that you want to save on a CD-R/RW or your computer, or when you want to delete data from the hard disk to obtain more free space.

If you want to save data to your computer, you must first save the data on the USB drive of the internal hard disk, and then save that data on your computer.

You can save the following data.

•Song data

•Effect user data

•WAV files: audio files in WAV format

Creating an audio CD will not save the parameter settings that were used to create the songs. To save this da- ta, you must back it up.

Data saving procedure, and the types of data that can be saved

Data save method	File type	Save data to
		→ CD-R/RW	→ USB drive
Backup1Song	1 song + All user effects
BackupAllSongs	All songs + All user effects
BackupUserData	All user effects
	Insert, Master, or Final user effect
Export	WAV format file

1Insert a CD-R/RW disc into the CD-R/RW drive. You must use a blank (empty) disc. If you want to erase existing data from a CD-RW disc to make it blank, fol-

low the procedure described in “Erase a CD-RW disc” (→ p.106).

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2Select “BackupAllSongs.”

In the [SYSTEM/USB] “B-U/Rst” tab page, select “B-U/ RstType,” and turn the [VALUE] dial to select “Back- upAllSongs.” You can also select the “ ” button and press the [ENTER] key to view and choose “Select Backup/Restore Type.”

3Verify the songs that will be backed up. Make sure that “Source” is set to “ALL.”

4Select the backup-destination drive.

Select the “Drive” button and press the [ENTER] key to open the dialog box. Select “C:CD” and press the [YES/ OK] key.

Filename extension of the file saved on the USB drive

Data save method	File type	Extension
Backup1Song	1 song	.DBK
	All user effects	.DFX
BackupUserData	Insert User Data [Ins001–Ins128]	.DFI
	Master User Data [Mst001–Mst032]	.DFM
	Final User Data [Fin033–Fin064]	.DFF
Export	WAV format file	.WAV

1.Backing up and restoring song data

1-1. Backing up song data

You can back up song data in two ways. Backup1Song: Back up the selected song. BackupAllSongs: Back up all songs (only to CD-R/RW).

•Effect user data will also be saved.

•A backed-up song cannot be played back directly. In order to play the song, you must Restore it.

Backing up to CD-R/RW

Here’s how to back up all songs to one or more CD-R/ RW discs.

No further data can be stored on a CD-R/RW disc that has been used for backup.

CD-R/RW discs created by the backup operation are not in ISO9660 format. This data cannot be read by a computer, or played back by a CD player.

5Check the backup-destination drive and the drive infor- mation.

Make sure that “Destination” is set to C:CD. The display will indicate the number of CD-R/RW discs required. You will need to provide the required number of discs of that capacity.

When using multiple discs, we recommend that you number them beforehand.

6Back up the data.

Select the “Exec.” button and press the [ENTER] key to access the confirmation screen. Here you can specify the writing speed.

•Press the [YES/OK] key to begin the backup. User effect data will also be backed up at this time.

•If you need to use multiple discs, a dialog box will appear when one disc is full, asking you to insert the next disc. Insert the next disc and press the [YES/ OK] key.

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