An S-550 Performance disk is a set of up to 8 Patches saved as a group on a single floppy disk. Creating a Performance disk allows you to assemble a group of your own Patches from multiple source disks. Start the S-550 with the CD-5 system disk (SU-04) in the drive and use the following procedure to create a Performance Disk:


1. Insert the desired S-550 sound disk into the disk drive.
2. Use the mouse to highlight "MODE" and press the left mouse button. The available modes will be displayed.
3. Use the mouse to highlight "DISK" and press the left mouse button.
4. Use the mouse to highlight "FD Load P" (Floppy Disk Load Patch) and press the left mouse button.
"FD P# I11 _______" (the first Patch) will be displayed.
5. Select "DISK" from the SUB menu to display a list of available Patches on the disk.
6. Use the mouse to highlight the desired Patch and double click the right mouse button.
7. Select "FD Load Patch" from the COM menu and press the left mouse button. "Now Loading" will be displayed.
8. Select "PLAY" from the MODE menu to display the Patch you just loaded as Patch I-11.
9. Repeat steps 2-7 to load additional Patches as desired. Make sure you select a new Patch location for each Patch (i.e. I-12, I-13, etc.).
10. Once you have loaded all the Patches that you want to use in your Performance, select "DISK" from the MODE menu.
11. Use the mouse to highlight "FD Save" and press the left mouse button. Highlight "Save Set 1" and press the left mouse button. This will save the currently loaded Patches together onto a disk (or disks if necessary).
NOTE: To perform this function it is necessary that you use the CD-5 System version. Earlier versions of the operating system do not allow an individual Patch to be loaded into the S-550. This file is available without charge from the Roland U.S. website (rolandus.com). Both the disk and manual for the S-550 CD-5 System are available from the Roland U.S. Customer Service department. They can be reached by calling (323) 890-3700, ext. 2289. The part number for the disk is SU-4 and the part number for the manual is 79514299.