I am working with a Korg PA1000, and have a number of questions about it.
Some of them likely belong in other sections, but I would like to post them here as a group, and then be guided by forum members and admins in terms of whether and where questions should have separate threads and/or be relocated.
1) does there exist a memory map for this keyboard, such that I can know what data is stored where ?
2) is there a way to produce a memory contents printout, as in a piece of paper listing each of the elements stored in each location, with details like what subcomponents are buried in each one and how much they use in resources ?
3) is it possible to access the keyboard's memory via midi interface in a PC ? how would that be physically set up ?
4) what is the max sd card size this keyboard will handle ? ( I have seen reports of 256 GB. When I try to format a 512, I get an "access denied" message)
5) is it ok to update the os/firmware w/ samples still in memory ? will leaving them in cause issues ? ( I have seen a YT video where everything is manually deleted before the upgrade process is launched)
6) will the data be deleted in the process of updating the os ?
7) will the full backup written to the internal disk auto load and restore everything that was previously there ? { I have seen mention of this)
8) the full backup process only gives the option of writing to the internal disk. can I copy the full backup file to usb/sd ?
9) is there a guide for how to decode style/song files ?
10) is there a guide for how to edit style/song files ? I saw a piece of software called PA Manager, but it's kinda pricey, as in outrageously pricey
11) how many different kinds of file are there in the pa1000 file system ?
12) what is each used for, and what are their formats ?
Now that's a whole bunch of questions, and I'm sure that some of that wisdom will answer multiple questions.
I am curious as to why there are no subforums dedicated to particular manufacturers, since I imagine it will be far more likely that I will find members with specific knowledge in that way.
TIA for all (kind) responses.
Some of them likely belong in other sections, but I would like to post them here as a group, and then be guided by forum members and admins in terms of whether and where questions should have separate threads and/or be relocated.
1) does there exist a memory map for this keyboard, such that I can know what data is stored where ?
2) is there a way to produce a memory contents printout, as in a piece of paper listing each of the elements stored in each location, with details like what subcomponents are buried in each one and how much they use in resources ?
3) is it possible to access the keyboard's memory via midi interface in a PC ? how would that be physically set up ?
4) what is the max sd card size this keyboard will handle ? ( I have seen reports of 256 GB. When I try to format a 512, I get an "access denied" message)
5) is it ok to update the os/firmware w/ samples still in memory ? will leaving them in cause issues ? ( I have seen a YT video where everything is manually deleted before the upgrade process is launched)
6) will the data be deleted in the process of updating the os ?
7) will the full backup written to the internal disk auto load and restore everything that was previously there ? { I have seen mention of this)
8) the full backup process only gives the option of writing to the internal disk. can I copy the full backup file to usb/sd ?
9) is there a guide for how to decode style/song files ?
10) is there a guide for how to edit style/song files ? I saw a piece of software called PA Manager, but it's kinda pricey, as in outrageously pricey
11) how many different kinds of file are there in the pa1000 file system ?
12) what is each used for, and what are their formats ?
Now that's a whole bunch of questions, and I'm sure that some of that wisdom will answer multiple questions.
I am curious as to why there are no subforums dedicated to particular manufacturers, since I imagine it will be far more likely that I will find members with specific knowledge in that way.
TIA for all (kind) responses.