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I just ran across an error (forgot to record it) but it said my pattern
could not be saved.  Last I checked I had 67% memory left.  .  .  Then it
asks if I want to compact data.  This isn't in the manual, but should I be
"compacting" more often?  Looks like it's fine now.  What does this do?
anyone??

A compacting prompt is sort of like an automatic backup, it depends 
on how much you use the machine and also how often you save data. 

Later,

M2

--- In xl7@y..., "David Jones" <spec@s...> wrote:
> I just ran across an error (forgot to record it) but it said my 
pattern
> could not be saved.  Last I checked I had 67% memory left.  .  .  
Then it
> asks if I want to compact data.  This isn't in the manual, but 
should I be
> "compacting" more often?  Looks like it's fine now.  What does 
this do?
> anyone??

Exactly.  It's not an error, just an informational prompt.  As the
system writes data, it eventually needs to "defragment" flash memory. 
This usually takes most users many months to occur.  You can't do it
manually.  The only reason it gives you a prompt at all is because it
takes the sequencer offline.  If you get it and need to keep
performing, you can just cancel the prompt, but you won't be able to
save until you allow it to compact.

-Aaron

--- M2 <mmcquay@...> wrote:
> A compacting prompt is sort of like an automatic backup, it depends 
> on how much you use the machine and also how often you save data. 
 
> --- In xl7@y..., "David Jones" <spec@s...> wrote:
> > I just ran across an error (forgot to record it) but it said my 
> > pattern could not be saved.  Last I checked I had 67% memory left.
> > Then it asks if I want to compact data.  This isn't in the manual,
> > but should I be "compacting" more often?

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Ouch, I get that every few weeks!  :)  Also get the situation where saving 
a pattern can take a few minutes too, instead of a second.  It's easy to 
freak out when you see this stuff, but if you just let it sit for a couple 
minutes then it'll be fine.  I agree a mention of this should be somewhere 
in the manual though, it's fairly important and not all users have the 
benefit of this forum.

rEalm



Exactly.  It's not an error, just an informational prompt.  As the system 
writes data, it eventually needs to "defragment" flash memory.  This 
usually takes most users many months to occur. 


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Wild, man, wild.

Props to the EMU guys.  The MP-7 is the central unit controlling my whole
live/studio setup at the moment.  I have been using it for about 6 months
now and I feel that I have come to just about master this machine in the
style of the ninja.

ez
----- Original Message -----

From: "Aaron Eppolito" <synthesis77@...>
To: <xl7@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: COMPACTING? ERROR SAVING?


> Exactly.  It's not an error, just an informational prompt.  As the
> system writes data, it eventually needs to "defragment" flash memory.
> This usually takes most users many months to occur.  You can't do it
> manually.  The only reason it gives you a prompt at all is because it
> takes the sequencer offline.  If you get it and need to keep
> performing, you can just cancel the prompt, but you won't be able to
> save until you allow it to compact.
>
> -Aaron
>
> --- M2 <mmcquay@...> wrote:
> > A compacting prompt is sort of like an automatic backup, it depends
> > on how much you use the machine and also how often you save data.
>
> > --- In xl7@y..., "David Jones" <spec@s...> wrote:
> > > I just ran across an error (forgot to record it) but it said my
> > > pattern could not be saved.  Last I checked I had 67% memory left.
> > > Then it asks if I want to compact data.  This isn't in the manual,
> > > but should I be "compacting" more often?
>
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