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SECTION 4

If the delay between messages is more than 1 second,

will store the next set of sysex messages in a new file. This is par-

ticularly advantageous if you are saving an entire MIDI equipment

system, where you would first send out your

data, then

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each piece of gear to have its own file and that just the way that

stores it.

DATADISK

If you have a synthesizer that requires that different sections of the

same file be sent separately (as in the case of the Yamaha TX802

which sends voice data and function data separately), then you

would probably want to use the Receive Mult mode since you

would want these different sections of data to be in a single file. In

this case, DD doesn't care how long it has to wait between mes-

sages. It will continue to put everything into one file until you tell it

to stop receiving.

There are nine functions in the

send and receive MIDI data, prepare a disk for send/receive oper-

ations, and view files stored on the disk. Each function has several

choices, called pages, which further allows the user to tailor the

function to his specific needs.

These functions are selected by pushing the appropriate function

button, and the pages are chosen by then pressing the same func-

tion button repeatedly until the desired page is displayed.

operations are then initiated by pressing the

The current digit value of a parameter is displayed on the LCD

within the relevant page. An underline under the left most digit of a

value indicates that this value can be edited. Values are edited by

pressing the

SCROLL

Files are viewed in alphabetical order by manufacturer, with num-

bers coming before letters. Exceptions to the rule are the follow-

ing:

Unknown manufacturer names (either displayed as "Id xxH"

or "xxxxxx") are displayed after known manufacturer names.

Unknown product names are left blank and are displayed

after known product names within each manufacturer.

Sample dump files are displayed after all manufacturer

specific files.

data, etc.. In this case you would want

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