CHAPTER 12: SAVING AND LOADING

12.1 To save a project

  1. On the PROJECT screen, enter a NAME. It becomes the file name.
  2. Move to SAVE and press SPACE. The FILE screen appears with the cursor on the SV row.
  3. Press SPACE. The help line shows SAVED.

A file with the same name is replaced. A project without a name is saved as UNTITLED.

12.2 To load a project

  1. On the PROJECT screen, move to LOAD and press SPACE. The FILE screen lists the SIDJ projects and kits on drive 8.
  2. Move the cursor to the file.
  3. Press SPACE, SPACE. The help line shows LOADED and the SONG screen appears.

Loading stops the music, clears the undo history and lets go of the Live FX faders. Mutes and live mode stay as they are.

12.3 To delete a file

On the FILE screen, move the cursor to the file. Press C= + SPACE, then C= + SPACE again.

12.4 FILE screen keys

KeysEffect
UP / DOWNselect a row
SPACE on SVsave the project
SPACE, SPACE on a fileload it (project or kit)
C= + SPACE on SVsave a kit (drive only)
C= + SPACE, C= + SPACE on a filedelete it
LEFT / RIGHTdrive 8 or REU slots (REU, 512K or more)
CTRL + UPback to the PROJECT screen

The right side shows the device and the number of files.

12.5 REU project slots (REU, 512K or more)

Slots keep whole projects in the REU. A slot saves or loads in a fraction of a second, so you can change songs during a live set.

  1. On the FILE screen, press RIGHT. The device changes to REU. All slots are listed; free slots show -.
  2. To save: press SPACE on the SV row. The project goes into the slot with the same name, or into the first free slot. The help line shows SAVED TO REU, or REU SLOTS FULL.
  3. To load: press SPACE, SPACE on a slot. The help line shows LOADED FROM REU, or EMPTY SLOT.
  4. To delete: press C= + SPACE twice on a slot. The help line shows SLOT DELETED.

Without an REU, LEFT/RIGHT shows NEEDS REU. With an REU smaller than 512K, it shows REU TOO SMALL.

12.6 Recovery after a reset (REU)

With an REU, SIDJ keeps a copy of your project there. After a reset or a crash:

  1. Load and run SIDJ again.
  2. SIDJ starts with your last project instead of the demo. The help line shows RECOVERED.

To start with the demo instead, hold down C= while SIDJ starts.

12.7 File format

Projects are saved as PRG files, format version 2. An empty project takes 2 blocks on disk. Files from other versions and other programs are refused with NOT A SIDJ PROJECT. The FILE screen lists only SIDJ projects and kits.

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