Yamaha TX 816 Owner's Manual page 68

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In
the
TX81 6
the
COMMON
MIDI
IN
and
OUT
terminal are
used
to
send or receive
Cotninon
MIDI
signals to
and from
atl
the
TF1
modules
simultaneously.
The TF1 modules
must be switched
to
"COMMON"
for this
to occur.
This
is
done
by
pressing
SW1
so
that
the
COMM'ON
LED
lights.
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A
term used
in
the
MIDI
system,
do
describe the
connecting
up
of
two
or
more
Dsisy ChBining
MIDI
devices so
that
the
same MIDI
signal controls
them
all.
For example,
a single
DX7
could
control
any numberof
other
DXs
using the following daisy-chain pro-
cedure:
Connect MIDI
OUT
of
DX7
no.1 to
MIDI
IN of
DX
no.2.
Connect MIDI
THRU
of
DX7
no.2
to the
MIDI
IN of
DX7
no.
3.
This
sends
DX7 no.Vs MIDI
signals
to
DX7
no.
3.
Further daisy-chaining
is
done
by connecting
MIDI
THRU
of
DX7
no.3
to
MIDI
IN
of
DX7
no.4,
and
so
on.
Daisy chaining
of
TF1
modules
is
detailed
in
the
SYSTEM EXAMPLES
chapter
(A
Variation
on
System'
1).
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Another
word
for
computer
information, of
any
kind.
This
can apply
to
parameters
Dafa
of voices,
functions of voices,
musical pitches or
intervals,
note
lengths,
tempos,
etc.
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In
essence, anything expressed
in
numbers.
Digital
instruments function by reducing
DigitBl
all
the elements
of
sound
to
numbers,
which
can be handled,
and even
created,
by computer
technology.
Digital
music functions
in
the
same
way, reducing
atl
elements
of
music
(timing,
volume,
pitch, etc.)
to
numbers.
Digital
recording also
reduces musical
signals to
numbers, so
that
what
is
stored
on
tape
is
pure information
rather
than audio
signals,
and hence
Is
completely
distortion-
free.
(see
Floppy
Disk)
Disk
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Transfer a large
amount
of data
from
one MIDI
device to another.
The
Dump
All
Dump
Voices and Function
Sub-mode
on
the
TF1 allows
you
to
dump
its
entire
voice
data
to
another source,
e.g. to a
floppy disk
where
It
can be permanently
stored.
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A
temporaty
store for data.
When
you
select
any voice
on
the
TF1
for
editing or
Edit Buff&t
play back,
its
data
Is
loaded from
the internal
memory
(where
It
is
permanently
stored) to
the Edit Buffer. This data
can
now
be
edited
in
a variety of
ways,
or
used
to drive
the
FM
Tone
Generator
in
the
TF1 and produce sound.
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Describes notes
that
have
the
same
pitch
but
different
names, e.g.C sharp
and
D
EnhBrmoniC
fiat.
Prior to
the
relatively
modern "well-tempered" system of tuning,
two such notes
would
actually
have
different pitchs. In
other
words,
the
amount you would
raise
the
pitch of
C
to
get
C
sharp
would
not be the
same
as the
amount
you would
lower
the pitch of
D
to get
D
flat,
hence
the
two
notes
would have
different pitches.
Consult
any
good
musical dictionary for
more
Information
on
this Interesting subject.
The
TF1
displays pitches
in
sharps only (see the Limit
Lowest Key
section
In
the
EDIT
MODE
chapter).
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A
compact means
of storing data. Originally,
computer
data
was
stored
on
large
Floppy Disk
reel
to
reel
tapes
(it still is,
with
large
computers), with the introduction of
personal
computers.
It
was
possibles to store
data onto regular cassette tapes.
In
both these
cases, finding specified data
on
tape
meant winding through the
whole
tape
until
you reached the
desired point.
This
is
a rather
slow
process.
Floppy
disks,
which
are
made
from
the
same magnetic
material
as recording
tape,
allow
you
to find
data
much
more
quickly,
by scanning across the disk
in
the
same
way
that a
tone
arm
moves
across a
phonograph
record.
Floppy
disks are
now
the
accepted
way
of storing
data
for
personal computers,
and
come
In
various
sizes.
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