User Guide

Using storage devices
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10 Using storage devices
This chapter explains operations for internal and external storage devices.
The file structure of the MPC4000
The various types of data in the internal memory of the MPC4000 (sequences, songs, multis, samples, pro-
grams) can be saved as separate files on an internal or external storage device.
Here are the different types of file that can be saved on an internal or external storage device, and the sym-
bols that indicate each type of file.
• All sequences + songs ( ALL symbol)
• Individual sequence ( MID symbol)
• Multi ( MULTI symbol)
• Program ( PROGRAM symbol)
• Sample ( SAMPLE symbol)
The procedures for saving and loading the above files are described in the corresponding sections of the
manual. Please refer to the appropriate page.
File operations for a storage device
Here’s how to delete a file that was stored on a storage device.
Deleting a file
Here’s how to delete a file from a storage device.
1. Press the [SAVE] key or [LOAD] key, and then press the [F2] key (UTILITY).
The Utility page will appear, where you can perform file operations for a storage device.
A Do field: Selects the operation that you want
to use.
2. Make sure that the Do field reads DELETE.
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Sequences
Sequencer section
Samples
Programs
Multis
Sampler section
All sequences
+ songs
Individual sequence
Samples Programs Multis
Storage device
Songs
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