What You Can Do With Midi; Data Compatibility; Disk Format - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-A1000 Owner's Manual

Using Your PSR-A1000 with Other Devices
As you can see, it is essential to determine which data
is to be sent over which MIDI channel when
transmitting MIDI data (page 130). The PSR-A1000 also
allows you to determine how the received data is
played back. (page 131).
I System Messages
This is data that is used in common by the entire MIDI
system. System messages include messages like Exclusive
Messages that transmit data unique to each instrument
manufacturer and Realtime Messages that control the
MIDI device.
Message Name
System Exclusive
Message
Realtime Messages
The messages transmitted/received by the PSR-A1000 are
shown in the MIDI Data Format and MIDI
Implementation Chart in the separate Data List.

What You Can Do With MIDI

The following MIDI settings can be made on the PSR-
A1000:
• MIDI templates (preset MIDI setups for various
applications) (page 129)
• Transmit (page 130)
• Receive (page 131)
• Local Control (page 129)
• Clock (page 130)
I
Record performance data (1-16 channels) using the
PSR-A1000 Auto Accompaniment features on a
external sequencer (such as a personal computer).
After recording, edit the data with the sequencer, then
play it again on the PSR-A1000 (playback).
PSR-A1000
When you want to use the PSR-A1000 as an XG-
compatible multi-timbral tone generator, set the receive
part for MIDI channels 1 to 16 to "SONG" in MIDI
Receive (page 131).
I
Play and control the PSR-A1000 from a separate
keyboard
PSR-A1000
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PSR-A1000
PSR-A1000 Operation/Panel Setting
Effect type settings (Mixing Console),
etc.
Clock setting, Start/stop operation
MIDI receive
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
NEC MultiSync
MIDI OUT MIDI IN
PC-9821 A S
MIDI transmit Personal cumputer,
QY series etc.
MIDI receive
MIDI IN MIDI OUT

Data Compatibility

This section covers basic information on data
compatibility: whether or not other MIDI devices can
playback the data recorded by PSR-A1000, and whether
or not the PSR-A1000 can playback commercially
available song data or song data created for other
instruments or on a computer. Depending on the MIDI
device or data characteristics, you may be able to play
back the data without any problem, or you may have to
perform some special operations before the data can be
played back. If you run into problems playing back data,
please refer to the information below.

Disk format

Floppy disks are the main storage medium for data used
with various devices, including computers. Different
devices have different systems of storing data, therefore it
is necessary to first configure the floppy disk to the system
of the device being used.This operation is called
"formatting."
• There are two types of floppy disks: MF2DD (double
sided, double density) and MF2HD (double sided,
high density), and each type has different formatting
systems.
• PSR-A1000 can record and playback with both types
of floppy disks.
• When formatted by the PSR-A1000, a 2DD disk stores
up to 720 KB (kilobytes) and a 2HD disk stores up
to1.44 MB (megabytes). (The figures "720 KB" and
"1.44MB" indicate the data memory capacity. They are
also used to indicate the format type of disk.)
• Playback is only possible when the MIDI device to be
used is compatible with the format of the disk.
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