Alesis DATADISK Reference Manual page 69

Direct midi to disk/universal data storage
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SECTION 7
Synchronizing the DataDisk to a Sequencer
In a closed loop configuration (see page 13, fig. 4 of the DataDisk User's
NOTE: In either case MIDI echo on the DataDisk should be set to OFF.
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a) Place the MMT-8 into MIDI & INTERNAL
b) The MMT-8's countdown should be set to 00, and length
should be changed either to the highest number available or the
known length of the sequence.
c) The DataDisk's EXT MIDI SYNC and MIDI Clock Out filter
should both be set to OFF
2)
Select the MMT-8 track that you wish to record on. Press
Record on the MMT-8
3)
Enable record without pressing the PLAY button on the
MMT-8 (a MIDI Start command at the beginning of the sequence
file sent to the MMT-8 will place the MMT-8 into record mode)
4)
Press the DataDisk's Send button and use the scroll buttons
to select the file that you wish to send
5)
Press the DataDisk's Do/Yes button
6)
When the DataDisk has finished sending the file, press the
Stop button on the MMT-8 to stop recording.
7)
Press Edit while in the part that you have just recorded to on
the MMT-8, then scroll through the sequence to determine the total
number of beats. Change the length of the sequence to equal the
number of beats . This will eliminate any empty beats at the end of
the sequence.
Guide), to prevent timing errors caused by MIDI clock returning to
the sequencer, you must either:
1)
Set the sequencer's clock source to INTERNAL ONLY
(ignore incoming MIDI clock), or
2)
Set the DataDisk's MIDI clock filter to ON.
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