Operation Manual

Reference • 8. Backing Sequence mode

Page 18: SMF converter

This function converts a selected backing sequence into a Standard MIDI File format 0 (SMF0). The SMF can

be read and played back by any other sequencer or instrument.

Insert a disk into the disk drive and press ENTER/YES. A conﬁrmation message will appear; press ENTER/

YES again to conﬁrm and the backing sequence will be converted into a SMF.

The displayed ﬁle name will consist of the ﬁrst eight characters of the backing sequence name, all in capital

letters. Characters other than numbers and letters will be changed into underscored characters (_). You can

modify the name with the CURSOR and TEMPO/VALUE buttons (or DIAL). The SMF ﬁle extension name

SMF (.MID) will appear after the ﬁle name.

The DRUM, PERC, BASS, ACC1, ACC2 and ACC3 tracks will be assigned to the MIDI channels that were

speciﬁed in “Page 4: MIDI channel settings (1)” and in “Page 5: MIDI channel settings (2)” of the Disk/Global

mode. The extra tracks will be assigned to the MIDI channels that were speciﬁed in “Page 9: Extra Track set-

tings (1)” in the Backing Sequence mode.

The UP1 track will be assigned to the MIDI channel that was speciﬁed in “Page 4: MIDI channel settings (1)”

of the Disk/Global mode. In the same page you can assign a channel to the LOW/UP2 track, that will how-

ever, be automatically assigned to a channel that is not being used by other tracks.

PB (Program Bank) [NUM, BANK]

This will determine whether the Bank Select message should be saved in the SMF or not.

NUM The bank select messages will not be saved in the SMF; choose this option when the backing

sequence has been created with the sounds that belong to the iS40/iS50 (C, D, E, F banks) and

not with the GM programs (A and B banks).

BANK The bank select messages will be saved in the SMF; choose this option when the SMF has to be

played by another Korg

series instrument.

ﬁlename

sufﬁx

program bank