Alesis DATADISK - User Manual

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ALESIS

Data Disk

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Table of Contents2
Introduction7
Features7
How to Use this Manual8
Datadisk Quick Start9
To Format a Disk9
Receiving One MIDI Data File for Storage9
Receiving Multiple MIDI Data Files for Storage9
Sending a Single Stored File10
Sending Multiple Stored Files10
Description of Controls11
Front Panel11
1/2" Disk Drive11
Lcd Display11
Scroll11
Name11
Receive11
Send11
Delete11
Backup12
Do/Yes12
Request12
Info12
MIDI12
Format12
Power12
Backpanel13
MIDI in13
MIDI out13
Power13
Datadisk Front and Back Panel14
Interfacing Datadisk15
Datadisk Connected to a Single MIDI Device15
Handshaking15
Datadisk Used to Store Hr-16/Mmt-8 Sequences18
Datadisk in a more Complex MIDI Setup19
Datadisk Functions20
Theory of Operation20
System Exclusive20
Receive Modes20
Software Functions21
Receive MIDI Data Function22
Recv One Sysex22
Recv Mult Sysex22
Send MIDI Data Functions22
Send File XXXXXX Yyyyyy Zzzzzzzz22
Send All Files22
Delete File from Disk Function23
Delete All Files23
Disk Backup Functions23
Backup All Files24
Backup to MIDI24
Request Function24
Request Sample Dump XX24
Request Sysex for Yyyyyy24
Disk Info Function25
FILES = ZZZ% YYY Kbytes Free25
Software Version25
MIDI Functions25
MIDI Echo25
Rcv Program Change26
Format Disk Function26
Name File Function26
Rename XXXXXX Yyyyyy Zzzzzzzz26
Select Character26
Disk Status and Info Messages27
Disk in Drive27
Disk Unformatted27
Disk Write Protected28
Disk Empty28
Disk Full28
Operation Aborted28
Duplicate File Name29
Maximum Number of Files29
Not Enough Disk Space29
MIDI Overflow Try Recv Mult29
Error in Sysex Error on Disk29
Target Unit Not Responding31
Operation32
To Format a Disk32
To Receive a File33
To Receive Multiple Files34
To Request a Dump35
Product Specific Dump Request36
To Rename a File38
To Send a File39
To Send All Files40
To Delete (Erase) a File from Disk41
To Delete (Erase) All Files from Disk42
To Set MIDI Echo43
To Set up a MIDI Program Change44
To Display Available Disk Space44
To Display File Information44
To Backup a File45
To Backup an Entire Disk48
To Backup an Entire Disk over MIDI to Another Datadisk49
Real-Time MIDI Sequence Playback50
To Receive a MIDI Sequence50
To Send a MIDI Sequence52
Syncing Datadisk to a Sequencer53
Applications56
Storage of Datadisk MIDI Setup Per Disk57
To Store the Datadisk57
Appendex59
Troubleshooting59
Specifications61
Books on MIDI62
Videos on MIDI62

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Alesis DATADISK Specifications

General

Brand	Alesis
Model	DATADISK
Category	Storage
Language	English

Alesis DATADISK - User Manual

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Alesis DATADISK Specifications