CHAPTER 3

3.1 THE FILE MENU
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Many of the functions in this menu use the GEM item selector, which looks
like this:

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When the item selector appears a message confirming your menu selection is displayed at the top of the screen in the place of the menu title bar. 

LOAD ONE
fetches a sequence from disk into the current sequence. The file selector allows you to select a sequence file. Clicking OK will load the selected sequence into the current sequence number. You may optionally load the Track Sheet and Cue List too.

If you accidentally load a sequence over something you wanted just use
UNDO.

LOAD ALL
fetches one hundred sequences, the Song List, the Cue List and
Track Sheet from disk. You will be warned that this replaces everything and
cannot be undone.

SAVE ONE
puts the current sequence, Track Sheet and Cue List on disk. A
default file name will be made up from the current sequence name and
placed in the file selector for you. Change this if you wish. The name
should end '.SEQ' so the 'Load One' function can find it.

SAVE ALL
puts all one hundred sequences, the Song List, Track Sheet and Cue List on disk. The default file name is 'AUTOLOAD.ALL'. If this file is present when Trackman is started then it will be loaded automatically. If you want to come back to where you left off then simply save this file before you quit. Change the name 
if you wish. The name should end '.ALL' so the 'Load All' function can find it.

EXPORT TRACK
saves the current track as a format 0 MIDI standard file.
You can use MIDI standard files to transfer work done with Trackman into a
score writing package or other MIDI program. The conversion process is a
little slow because the MIDI file format is totally unlike the Trackman file
format.

EXPORT SEQUENCE
saves the current sequence as a format 1 MIDI standard file. The track 
names from the Track Sheet are also saved.


SEND MIDI DATA
will transmit data back to the synthesizer just as it was received. 
Choose from the file selector and click OK. A display box shows the information that you saved with the data. Set the synthesizer as required and click SEND. Do this repeatedly if required. When you have finished click Exit.



RECEIVE MIDI DATA
will accept MIDI data from any source and allow you to save it on disk.
This can be used to store banks of synthesizer patches or samples from
most MIDI equipment. The receive data dialog shows how much data has
arrived. Refer to the manuals supplied with the MIDI equipment to find out
how to make it transmit the data you wish to store. 

When the data stops, press a key to continue. This dialog allows you to name the
data and save it. 

A default file name will be made up from the information and placed in
the item selector. If you change it the name must still end '.DMP' so the
'send MIDI data' function can find it.

The bulk dump facility is deliberately made dumb. It just sends whatever it
received. This could be a bank of patches or a sample dump. It is not
limited to just one block, you can build a giant system exclusive file that
loads patch banks or samples into several different synthesizers all in one
go. After sending the data from the first device, instead of hitting 'Enter',
switch the ST's MIDI input to the next device and capture it. Continue in
this manner until you run out of synths (or memory!) then press 'Enter' to
finish the job. The maximum size for a bulk dump is about 220K on a 520ST
or 700K on a larger machine (due to disk space).



DELETE A FILE
for getting rid of things you do not want and making room on the disk.

SET DRIVE
changes the default disk drive. 
Select a drive and click OK or simply double click on the drive letter. The
next time the file selector is used you will see the newly selected drive letter
in the path.

FORMAT DISK
is provided for those moments when you run out of disk space and don't have any formatted ones handy. 
Select single or double sided, drive A or B and click FORMAT. 
A circular indicator shows the format progressing.

QUIT
asks for confirmation and leaves the program. Be sure to save your work before doing this serious thing.
 
