a question on PCM in relation to USER PADS

nabil_kh2 · Post by **nabil_kh2** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:12 pm

Hi guyss

I loaded some user pads from a set i got today,
they work fine when i load the whole set but wen i load just the user pads with my set it doesnt work, only a few of them work.
Now my question is is this problem because i havnt loaded the pcm, f it is
is there a way to figure out which pcm is for the pads.
If this isnt the problem then can u tell me wat is so i can fix it.

thankssssss

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:20 pm

Uh god, this again, you dont LOAD PCM, you load the PCGs or DKs itself
and they load everything they need, you have no bussines with PCM...
...this was all OVER here...why do people complicate their lives?

nabil_kh2 · Post by **nabil_kh2** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:53 am

.....sorry for the inconvenience i just wanted to know why the user pads dont work.

thankss

Rob Sherratt · Post by **Rob Sherratt** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 6:56 am

nabil_kh2 wrote:.....sorry for the inconvenience i just wanted to know why the user pads dont work.

thankss

Hello Nabil,

The User Pads were probably created on either a different keyboard or under an old version of the OS. At the time of creation the pads were linked to Sounds that were stored internally say in location "xx".

Now under OS 2 the sounds are stored somewhere else, say in location "yy".

So when you load the old .SET containing User Pads, they are trying to play Sounds that are no longer at that address. The Sounds moved and forgot to leave a forwarding address.

It is possible to "repair" the old .SET file, and the best person to do it is the person who created it. Or you can learn how to edit Pads yourself. I'm not volunteering anyway because it takes up too much time.

There is also a possibility that Korg have modified the file type/ data structure for Pads under OS2. I haven't a clue about it really because it's all undocumented and I can not keep up with the number of times previous .SET data has been made invalid by Korg when an OS update is delivered.

A data converter and data compatibility checker for .SET files is badly needed - and like many others, you can write a letter to Korg about it if you wish.

Best regards,
Rob

nabil_kh2 · Post by **nabil_kh2** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:27 am

hi Rob

thannks for the info, i figured out wat wrong, well not me the person hu sent it told me. the user pads use sample and wen i loaded the samples i loaded them in different spots so it doesnt take over my samples so now i just hav to find out which samples for which user pad then go to style or edit user pads and the problem is fixed.

P.S im using Os 1.6.

thanksss