Interfacing Datadisk; Datadisk Connected To A Single Midi Device; Handshaking - Alesis DATADISK Reference Manual

Direct midi to disk/universal data storage
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SECTION 3
SECTION 3
Set-up of the
Out of the synthesizer, sequencer, effects processor, or other MIDI
device that is to send system exclusive data, to the MIDI In of
DATADISK
the MIDI Input of the MIDI device that will be receiving the data.
Although most MIDI devices that are capable of dumping data to
DATADISK
DATADISK
Out to MIDI device In for an up-load), there is some earlier MIDI
equipment that requires both cables to be connected for operation.
This is because the MIDI device must Handshake with
When such a MIDI device is in the receive or up-load mode,
DATADISK
able to process it. In order to give itself a chance to catch up with
the transmission, the MIDI device sends out a command to stop the
transmission (the "Handshake"), then after it has caught up, it
sends out another command to begin transmission again.
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DATADISK CONNECTED TO A SINGLE MIDI DEVICE

is simplicity itself. Simply connect the MIDI
DATADISK
. To off-load data, connect the MIDI Out of
will only need one MIDI cable at a time when using
(MIDI device Out to
may be able to send data faster than the MIDI device is

INTERFACING DATADISK

In for a dump;
DATADISK
to
DATADISK
HAND-SHAKING
DATADISK
.
DATADISK

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