Storing/Saving Data
70 MM6/MM8 Owner’s Manual

This operation converts a user song (song numbers 001–005) to SMF Format 0 and saves the file to a USB storage device.

1Make sure that an appropriately format-
ted USB storage device has been prop-
erly connected to the instrument’s USB
TO DEVICE terminal, and that “CON-
NECT” is showing in the MAIN display.
2Press the [MENU] button.
3Use the CATEGORY [DEC] and [INC]
buttons to locate the SMF Save item.
The SOURCE FILE field be highlighted and
the user song name will be displayed.
4Use the dial to select the source user
song.
You can press the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO]
buttons simultaneously to select the first user
song.
5Press the [EXECUTE] button.
The DESTINATION FILE will be highlighted,
and a default name will appear for the con-
verted song file.
6Press the [EXECUTE] button. A cursor
will appear below the first character in
the file name.
7Change the file name as necessary.
Refer to “Saving Data” on page 69 for filename
entry.
8Press the [EXECUTE] button.
A confirmation message will appear on the dis-
play. You can press the [DEC/NO] button at
this point to cancel the operation.
9Press the [EXECUTE] button again, or
the [INC/YES] button, and the save
operation will begin.
The user song will be stored to the USER
FILES folder in the USB storage device.
10 A message will appear on the display
when the operation is complete.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the
MAIN display.
Convert a User Song to SMF Format and Save
●What is SMF (Standard MIDI File)?

The SMF (Standard MIDI File) format is one of the

most common and widely compatible sequence for-

mats used for storing sequence data. There are two

variations: Format 0 and Format 1. A large number

of MIDI devices are compatible with SMF Format

0, and most commercially available MIDI sequence

data is provided in SMF Format 0.

The Source User Song Name
●To Overwrite an Existing File
If you want to overwrite a file that already
exists on the USB storage device, use the dial
or the [INC/YES] and [DEC/NO] buttons to
select the file, then skip ahead to step 8.
The name of the file to be savedCursor
•Once the save-in-progress message appears in the display, the
operation cannot be canceled. Never turn off the power or
remove the USB storage device during this operation.
CAUTION
•If an existing filename is specified the display prompts you for confir-
mation. Press [EXECUTE] or [INC/YES] if it is OK to overwrite the
file, or [DEC/NO] to cancel. You can press the [DEC/NO] button at
this point to cancel the operation.
• The amount of time it will take to perform the save operation
depends on the particular USB storage device you are using.
NOTE