• “Global Files” have the extension "MEM". These are files that contain data from many devices, or at least more than one. Such files are created when you perform a Total Receive, and when you select “Global Save” (on the pop-up that appears when you select Studio Module from the Modules menu). You also work with Global Files when you use Update Global Bank (in the Data Dump Manager).
• “Device Files” contain data for one device only. Their extension depends on the device, as defined in the Setup window. You work with Device files when you use Load and Save in the Patch Manager and when you Open, Save and Update Bank in the Data Dump window.
Prepare yourself for the truth: These files are actually exactly the same. A Device File is actually a Global File that happens to only contain settings from one device. This has the following implications:
• You can transform a Device File into a Global File by just changing its extension to "MEM" (see below for further details). However, we recommend you to not do the opposite, simply because it might be confusing to you, it might seem as if you had "hidden" data in a file.
• When you use the various Open Device File options, you can extract settings for one device out of a Global File by simply changing the extension in the File Selector to "MEM", pressing [Return], locating a file and selecting it.
In various places in the studio Module you will be able to “Save” or “Update”: