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ALESIS Data Disk Reference Manual

QUICK START5 2) Send the MIDI exclusive files from the sequencer, syn-thesizer, or sampler. The display will tell you that it's re

SECTION 2SECTION 2DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLSFRONT PANEL3 1/2" DISKDRIVEThe disk drive accepts standard double sided, double density (DD)3 1/2"

DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS7 BACKUPThe BACKUP button is used to copy either a single file or multiplefiles of a diskette onto another for safet

SECTION 2BACKPANELMIDI INThe MIDI IN jack is used to receive MIDI data from a sequencer,sampler, synthesizer, or effects processor for storage on dis

DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS9 FIGURE 1DATADISK FRONT AND BACK PANELDISK DRIVEDISPLAYSCROLLNAMERECEIVESENDDELETEBACKUPPOWERREQUESTINFO MIDIDO/YES

SECTION 3SECTION 3INTERFACING DATADISKDATADISK CONNECTED TO A SINGLE MIDI DEVICESet-up of the DATADISK is simplicity itself. Simply connect the MIDI

INTERFACING DATADISK11 FIGURE 2 A/BDATADISK WITH A SINGLE MIDI DEVICEA. WITH HANDSHAKING B. WITHOUT HANDSHAKING

SECTION 3Alesis MMT-8 sequencer, synthesizer, sampler, or other MIDI deviceMIDI OUTMIDI INDATADISKFIGURE A. WITH HANDSHAKINGAlesis MMT-8 sequencer,

INTERFACING DATADISK13 DATADISK USED TO STORE HR-16/HR-16:B, MMT-8 SEQUENCESIn the setup shown below, DATADISK sends System Exclusive datato the

SECTION 3DATADISK IN A MORE COMPLEX MIDI SETUPIf you are using DATADISK with a number of other MIDI devices,you may wish to use a programmable MIDI p

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION...2FEATURES...

DATADISK FUNCTIONS15 SECTION 4DATADISK FUNCTIONSTHEORY OF OPERATIONSYSTEMEXCLUSIVEDATADISK is able to work beca

SECTION 416 If the delay between messages is more than 1 second, DATADISKwill store the next set of sysex messages in a new file. This is par-t

DATADISK FUNCTIONS17 RECEIVE MIDI DATA FUNCTIONThe RECEIVE MIDI Data Function is used to store MIDI system ex-c

SECTION 418 DELETE FILE FROM DISK FUNCTIONThis function is used to erase unwanted files from a disk. Thereare two pages, which are:DEL NNNK: XX

DATADISK FUNCTIONS19 BACKUP ALLFILESThis page makes a Backup copy of an entire disk. During theBackup process,

SECTION 420 DISK INFO FUNCTIONThis button is used to display information about the diskette cur-rently inserted in the disk drive. There are 3

DATADISK FUNCTIONS21 RCV PROGRAMCHANGESometimes it is desirable to have a file send initiated during a se-quenc

SECTION 422 character set key until the desired character is displayed. Thesesteps are repeated until all characters are changed as desired.Pre

DATADISK FUNCTIONS23 DISK WRITEPROTECTED3 1/2" disks have the ability to be write protected so that any da

SECTION 424 DUPLICATE FILENAMEThis display occurs if a name is attempted to be given to a file thatis the same as the name of another file.DUPLI

SEND ALL FILES...16DELETE FILE FROM DISK FUNCTION ...

DATADISK FUNCTIONS25 REPLACE FILEWITH SAME NAME?

SECTION 426 TARGET UNIT NOTRESPONDINGThis display occurs when the Data Disk sends a file to an instru-ment that requires handshaking and receive

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING27 SECTION 5OPERATIONDATADISK is easy to operate. First, the desired functi

SECTION 628 ** FORMATTING **** TRACK # XX **The display will read from track 79 to track 00. XX is thecurrent track being formatted.Afte

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING29 (check your manual for the correct procedure). Whensystem exclusive data

SECTION 630 RECV MULT SYSEX:WAITING FOR DATADATADISK is now awaiting system exclusive information.2) Send a Sysex dump from the synthesizer, seq

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING31 1) Press the REQUEST button on the front panel. The dis-play will read:R

SECTION 632 5) Press the DO/YES button to transmit a request. Thetransfer is handled as in the Receive MIDI data function.

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING33 TO RENAME A FILEWhen a file is received, it is given a name and number i

SECTION 634 RENAME XXXXXXYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ?4c) Repeat steps 4a and 4b until all characters arechanged as desired.5) When the file has been rename

APPLICATIONS ...47STORAGE OF DATADISK MIDI SETUP PER DISK ...

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING35 3) Press the DO/YES button to send the file. While the file isbeing sent

SECTION 636 3) Press the DO/YES button to send the files. While the fileis being sent, the display will read:SENDING: XXXXXXYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZI

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING37 4) If the answer is yes, press the DO/YES button. The dis-play will show

SECTION 638 DELETE ALL FILES?3) Press the DO/YES button. The display will then read: ARE YOU SURE?If the answer is no, press the another functi

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING39 3) Press another function button to exit the MIDI Echo func-tion.TO SET U

SECTION 640 ber of bytes to indicate if the file if the file was receivedin RECV MULT, otherwise it is blank.2) Press the SCROLL UP and SCROLL D

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING41 you will backup your file to) must be inserted and re-moved from the disk

SECTION 642 BACKUPCOMPLETE8) Backup another file or exit the Backup function bypressing another function button.9) Check backup procedure by sen

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING43 PLEASE NOTE:—If the backup disk contains a file with same name as the fil

SECTION 644 TO BACKUP AN ENTIRE DISK OVER MIDITO ANOTHER DATADISK1) Press the BACKUP button 3 times. The display will read:BACKUP ALLFILES TO M

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING45 SECTION 6REAL-TIME MIDI SEQUENCEPLAYBACK:DATADISK SQDataDisk can receive

SECTION 646 2) Begin sending the sequence from your sequencer orcomputer. As soon as the first non-MIDI clock MIDI byteis received, the display

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING47 the DataDisk. If this is done, the sequencer will crash andmost likely l

SECTION 648 The same sequence can be played back again by pressing theDO/YES button, or another sequence or sysex file can be selectedby pressin

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING49 EXT MIDI SYNC OFF2) Press the "up" SCROLL button. The disp

SECTION 650 in the DataDisk starting at bar 2, beat 1, then that pointbecomes the beginning of the sequence as far asDataDisk is concerned. Whe

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING51 APPLICATIONSTo record a MIDI sequence from the DataDisk to the Alesis MMT

SECTION 652 6) When the DataDisk has finished sending the file, pressthe Stop button on the MMT-8 to stop recording.7) Press Edit while in the p

REAL TIME MIDI SEQUENCING53 b) If the DataDisk is powered-on with a disk that has no MIDIsetup stored

SECTION 754 SECTION 7APPENDIXTROUBLESHOOTINGThe wonderful world of MIDI makes our musical lives much somuch easier most of the time. Still, the

Alesis DATADISKDirect MIDI to Disk/Universal Data StorageUSERS MANUAL

APPENDIX55 Some instruments also might receive a dump, not makeany indication t

SECTION 756 SPECIFICATIONSMEMORY IMPLEMENTATIONDirect to disk; no RAM buffer.DATA STORAGECOMPATIBILITY Universal; Operates withvirtually all ma

APPENDIX57 BOOKS ON MIDIThe preceding does not substitute for reading a good bo

SECTION 758 SQ FEATURESREAL-TIME MIDI SEQUENCEPLAYBACKDataDisk can receive and play back entire sequences (as well as sysexdata) in real time.

APPENDIX59 Receiving Seq. . .File Complete?3) Press the DO/YES button when al

SECTION 760 MONITORING A SEQUENCE BEING SENT TODATADISKOutOutININMIDI THRU BOXOutTO SEND A MIDI SEQUENCE1) Press the SEND button.2) Press one of

APPENDIX61 If, while playing back a sequence, you decide that you wish to abort

SECTION 762 EXT MIDI SYNC ON3) Now press the SEND button. The display will read:SEND FILE MIDISeqnce FILE ZZ ?4) Use the SCROLL buttons t

APPENDIX63 through the disk for the specified location before executing the com

SECTION 764 OutINa) Place the MMT-8 into MIDI & INTERNALb) The MMT-8's countdown should be set to 00, and lengthshould be changed eithe

INTRODUCTIONAlesis DATADISKDirect MIDI to Disk /Universal Data StorageINTRODUCTIONThe DATADISK is a real-time MIDI data storage and retrieval unitcap

APPENDIX65 STORAGE OFDATADISK MIDISETUP PER DISKIt is possible to store the Dat

INTRODUCTION3 HOW TO USE THIS MANUALSince a musician's time is better spent making music than readingmanuals, we've tried to make this

SECTION 1SECTION 1DATADISK QUICK STARTTO FORMAT A DISKDATADISK will use any standard 3 1/2" double sided, double densityfloppy diskette, but fir