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- Page 1 If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA90620 The above statements apply ONLY to those products distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries.
- Page 2 • Use the specified adaptor (PA-3B or spected by qualified Yamaha ser- vice personnel. • Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers •...
- Page 3 If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a phy- sician. Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.
- Page 4 Ask your Yamaha dealer about the avail- ability of proper head-cleaning disks. Never insert anything but floppy disks into the disk drive. Other...
- Page 5 Write protected Data backup • For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you keep two cop- ies of important data on separate floppy disks. This gives you a backup if one disk is lost or damaged. To make a backup disk use the Backup func- tion on page 54.
- Page 6 * Apple and Macintosh are the registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Incorporated. * Atari is the registered trademark of Atari Corporation. * IBM PC/AT is the registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. * MS-DOS is the registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. * The company names and product names in this owner’s manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
- Page 7 To put the MDF3 to work, you will need to connect it to at least one other MIDI device. If you own the Yamaha QX3 or a MIDI- equipped personal computer with a 3.5"...
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Page 8: About This Manual
As you read through the manual, you will soon learn how the MDF3 works; and you will find, in addition, a number of hints on how you can put its features to use. -
Page 9: Table Of Contents
Displaying Disk Information ... 57 THE STANDARD MIDI FILE AND ESEQ FORMATS ... 58 ADVANCED FILE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ... 59 Reading MDF3 Disks with a Computer ... 59 Changing MDF3 File Name Extensions ... 60 APPLICATIONS ... 62 A Portable MIDI Playback System ... 62 An Extended MIDI System ... -
Page 10: Basic Terms And Keywords
MIDI data recorders such as the MDF3. MIDI data Data in a format that complies with the MIDI standard. MIDI data can be divided between two broad categories : sequence data and bulk data. - Page 11 The terms defined below are used throughout the manual to describe functions pe- culiar to the MDF3. The same words are frequently used in describing other MIDI devices, as well; but keep in mind that in many cases the actual function in question may differ considerably from that performed by the MDF3.
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Page 12: Introducing The Mdf3
PAUSE key This key pauses the recording or playback of a file in progress in SEQ mode .It can also be used in combination with the REC key to tell the MDF3 to standby for recording in this mode. i START/STOP... - Page 13 !1 FOOT SW This jack enables START/STOP control by pressing the foot switch (optional Yamaha FC4, FC5, etc.) if it is con- nected. ! 2 2 2 2 2 DC IN The DC plug of an optional AC power adapter (Yamaha PA-3B) can be con- nected here.
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Page 14: Preparing To Use The Mdf3
Do not use different types of batteries (e.g. alkaline and manganese) at the same time. Be sure to remove the batteries from the MDF3 when you will not being using it for an extended period of time. If you leave batteries in the unit during extended periods of disuse, you run the risk of damage due to corrosion. -
Page 15: Connecting A Midi Device
MIDI device. When you will be using the MDF3 to receive or record data, plug one end of the cable into the MIDI IN jack on the MDF3 back panel, and the other end into the MIDI OUT jack of the other device. -
Page 16: Formatting A Floppy Disk
Formatting a Floppy Disk Before the MDF3 can create files on a new disk, it must prepare the disk to accept the data using a procedure known as “formatting”. Follow the steps below to format the floppy disk that came with your MDF3. - Page 17 5. Press the START/STOP key. The LED above the key will light steadily, and the LCD will display a message tell- ing you what percentage of the disk has been formatted. Formatting~~~93% It should take approximately 70 seconds to format a single floppy disk. When the disk has been completely formatted, the START/STOP LED will begin to flash again, and the “Format disk”...
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Page 18: Handling Floppy Disks
• Use 2HD/2DD disks. The MDF3 is not designed to handle disks meeting other specifications. • Never remove a disk from the disk drive while the disk access LED is lit. Doing so can damage the floppy disk or the disk drive. -
Page 19: Protecting The Data On A Disk
When this tab is in the up position (so the window is closed), the MDF3 will be able to read and write data to the disk normally. -
Page 20: Mdf3 Mode Overview
MDR mode (page 23) This mode lets you receive bulk data from a MIDI device and save it to disk as an MDR data file. In this mode the MDF3 can also transmit the contents of MDR files it creates, as well as bulk data files created by the Yamaha MDF2 and the QX3 in MDR mode. - Page 21 (page 43) This function determines 04:~~~~Sync~mode whether the MDF3 runs on its internal clock, or in sync with an external MIDI clock. (page 44) This function enables or dis-...
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Page 23: Mdr Mode
The bulk data transmission function lets the MDF3 output the data which it has previously saved as an MDR data file to a MIDI device capable of receiving it. The MDF3 is also able to transmit the data from files created by the Yamaha MDF2 and the QX3 in that device’s MDR mode. -
Page 24: Receiving Bulk Data
Receiving Bulk Data 1. Check your MIDI connections. The MIDI IN jack of the MDF3 should be connected to the MIDI OUT jack of the sending device. MIDI cable MIDI IN MIDI OUT external MIDI device (keyboard, sequencer, etc) MDF3 If you have not done so already, place a formatted disk in the MDF3 disk drive. - Page 25 Pressing the PAUSE key again or pressing the foot switch (if connected) will cause the MDF3 to resume reception. You can cancel reception immediately by pressing the START/STOP key. If you do so, the MDF3 will not create an MDR data file.
- Page 26 7. End MDF3 reception. When you’ve finished sending data to the MDF3, make sure that all the data you sent has been received, then press the START/STOP key. The data you sent will be saved to the MDR data file you selected, using the default file name “MDR_”...
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Page 27: Transmitting Bulk Data
Transmitting Bulk Data 1. Check your MIDI connectoins. The MIDI OUT jack of the MDF3 should be connected to the MIDI IN jack of the receiving device. MIDI cable MIDI OUT MIDI IN external MIDI device (keyboard, sequencer, etc.) MDF3... - Page 28 Hint: To stop transmission temporarily, press the PAUSE key. The LED above the key will blink, and the MDF3 will complete its trans- mission of the current data block. Once the block has been transmitted, the PAUSE key LED will light steadily to indicate that the MDF3 has paused.
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Page 29: Notes On Mdr Data Reception And Transmission
10 millisecond intervals. If the interval between any two data blocks exceeds one sec- ond, the MDF3 will record it as one second. When re- ceiving data from a MIDI device that will require inter-... -
Page 31: Seq Mode
Playing Back Sequence Data The MDF3 can of course play back the files it records in SEQ mode. It can also play back files written by other devices using Standard MIDI File format 0 or 1, as well as sequence files written in the ESEQ format used by the QX3 and other Yamaha de- vices. -
Page 32: Recording Sequence Data
Recording Sequence Data 1. Check your MIDI connections. The MIDI IN jack of the MDF3 should be connected to the MIDI OUT jack of the sending device. MIDI cable MIDI IN MIDI OUT MDF3 If you have not done so already, place a formatted disk in the MDF3 disk drive. - Page 33 Hint: To pause during recording, simply press the PAUSE key. The MDF3 will begin record- ing again as soon as it receives any MIDI data (except bulk data), or if you press the PAUSE key once more.
- Page 34 6. End the recording. When you have finished recording data, press the START/STOP key again. The data you sent will be saved to the SEQ data file you selected, using the de- fault file name “SONG_” followed by the file number. 03~SONGå03 Hint: If you would like to give the file an-...
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Page 35: Playing Back Sequence Data
Playing Back Sequence Data 1. Check your MIDI connections. The MIDI OUT jack of the MDF3 should be connected to the MIDI IN jack of the receiving device. MIDI cable MIDI OUT MIDI IN MDF3 If you have not done so already, place a disk containing the sequence data in the MDF3 disk drive. - Page 36 Note: When you press the START/STOP key, the MDF3 will hesitate for 1 – 15 seconds as it reads data from the disk before it begins to play back the data. If you need to start the playback with greater accuracy, press the...
- Page 37 8. Stop the playback. Playback will stop automatically when the MDF3 reaches the end of the file. If you want to stop the playback before the MDF3 comes to the end of the file, sim- ply press the START/STOP key.
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Page 38: Notes On Seq Data Recording And Playback
REC and START/STOP keys, rather than the REC and PAUSE keys. Also, if you pause the record- ing while the MIDI LED indicates that the MDF3 is re- ceiving data, the PAUSE key will blink and the MDF3 will continue recording until it has finished receiving the current block. -
Page 39: Job Mode
They allow you to play back SEQ data files repeatedly, or in a programmed order; to change the playback tempo that is recorded to sequence data files; and to control how the MDF3 synchronizes recording and playback with other MIDI sequencers. -
Page 40: Repeating Playback
The “Repeat play” function is auto- matically set to “all” whenever you turn on power to the MDF3. When you play files with this setting, the MDF3 repeatedly plays all of the SEQ data files on the disk in numerical order. -
Page 41: Creating A Playback Program
Creating a Playback Program The “Prog play” function lets you create a program of up to 99 SEQ files to be played back in a specified order. 1. In JOB mode, select “02: Prog play”. 02:~~~~Prog~play When you press the START/STOP key, the following display will appear in the LCD. - Page 42 5. Start playback. When you’ve finished creating your program, press the SEQ mode key and start playback. The MDF3 will play the songs you selected in the programmed order. 01:~~~~~SONGå01 Hint: If you set the “Repeat play” function to either “1”...
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Page 43: Changing The Record Tempo
Changing the Record Tempo The MDF3 automatically records sequence data at a default tempo of 120 beats per minute. The SEQ data files that you record will be played back at this default tempo unless you change the playback tempo using the FILE DATA keys. If you wish , you can use the “Record Tempo”... -
Page 44: Selecting A Midi Sync Mode
Selecting a MIDI Sync Mode To synchronize the playback of the MDF3 with that of another MIDI sequencer, rhythm machine, or personal computer, it is not enough to merely set the same tempo value for the two devices. One device must be set to function as the master, while the other functions as a slave, synchronizing playback to the MIDI clock sig- nal output by the master rather than its own internal clock. -
Page 45: Enabling Midi Control Messages
Enabling MIDI Control Messages The “MIDI control” function lets you enable or disable the MDF3’s transmission and reception of MIDI realtime system control (Start, Continue, and Stop) messages. The setting you make here combines with the sync mode setting described on the previ- ous page to determine how MIDI devices control each other during playback. -
Page 46: Notes On Midi Synchronization
The MIDI clock of a sequencing device to be synchronized with the MDF3 must normally be set to a value opposite that of the MDF3. If you want the MDF3 to control the playback tempo, select the “int.” sync mode and set the other device to use the MIDI clock. If the other device is to be the master, reverse these settings. -
Page 47: Utility Mode
UTILITY M The UTILITY mode functions let you rename, delete, or copy the files on a disk; append files to one another; or copy the entire contents of one disk to another. Selecting a UTILITY mode function To use a UTILITY mode function, first press the UTIL key, then use the FILE DATA keys to select the function. -
Page 48: File Names In Utility Mode
File Names in UTILITY Mode In UTILITY mode, file names appear differently than in other modes. The letter “M” will appear before the file numbers of MDR data files: Nam:M01~MDRå01 file number SEQ data files, on the other hand, will be indicated by the letter “S”: Nam:S01~SONGå01 The files will be displayed in numerical order. -
Page 49: Renaming Files
~~~~~~å cursor file data Hint: In addition to MDF3 (or MDF2) files, you can also rename MDR files created by the QX3. Other files cannot be renamed. 3. Move the cursor to the file name. Press the CURSOR [>>] key to move the cursor to the file name area. - Page 50 6. Press the START/STOP key. When you’ve finished changing the name, press the START/STOP key. The MDF3 will write the new name to disk. You can now press the CURSOR [<<] key to move the cursor back to the file num- ber area and select a new file to rename;...
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Page 51: Deleting Files
Del:S01~SONGå01 Note: You can only delete files created on the MDF3 (or the MDF2) or MDR files cre- ated by the QX3. 3. Press the START/STOP key. When you are sure of your selection, press the START/STOP key. The MDF3 will delete the file, and the name of the next file in order will appear in the LCD. -
Page 52: Copying Or Appending Files
Apn:S01~SONG~S01 ~~~~~~å Note: You can only copy or append files cre- ated on the MDF3 (or the MDF2). 3. Move the cursor to the right. Press the CURSOR [>>] key to move the cursor to the destination file number. Apn:S01~SONG~S01... - Page 53 MDR or SEQ) as the source file. You will not be allowed to append an MDR file to a SEQ file, or vice-versa. 5. Press the START/STOP key. The MDF3 will append or copy the source file to the destination you speci- fied. Apn:S01~SONG~S03 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~å...
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Page 54: Copying Disks
Place the disk to be copied in the disk drive. 3. Press the START/STOP key. The following display will appear as the MDF3 reads data from the source disk. Now~reading... After a few moments, the following mes- sage will appear. - Page 55 3.5" 2HD/2DD floppy disks, you may find it easier to back up your MDF3 data disks using the computer! Note: Please use the same type of disks to back up your data. If you attempt to back up your data in 2HD disk to 2DD disk or vice versa, the “Bad Disk”...
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Page 56: Formatting Disks
Formatting Disks As we explained earlier in this manual, a new floppy disk must be formatted before the MDF3 can use it to save data. 1. In UTILITY mode, select ”05: Format”. 05:~~~~~~~Format When you press the START/STOP key, the following message will appear in the LCD. -
Page 57: Displaying Disk Information
M01~~~MDRå01~*** S01~~SONGå01~*** file number file name file size (KB) Note: You can only see the size of each file created on the MDF3 (or the MDF2) or the MDR files created by the QX3. -
Page 58: The Standard Midi File And Eseq Formats
0. It is capable of playing back files written by other devices in the Standard MIDI File format 0 or 1, as long as they are stored on a disk which the MDF3 is capable of read- ing (MS-DOS 1,440 kilobytes (2HD) or 720 kilobytes (2DD)). -
Page 59: Advanced File Management Techniques
The disks you format for use with the MDF3 are compatible with MS-DOS or PC- DOS. This means that you can read the data from your MDF3 disks using an IBM PC/AT -compatible computer. Conversely, the MDF3 will be capable of reading data from 3.5"... -
Page 60: Changing Mdf3 File Name Extensions
Note: When you are renaming files, be careful not to give two or more files the same extension. If you do so, the MDF3 will only be able to read one of the files. Changing MDR files to SEQ files The MDF3’s “Prog play”... - Page 61 MIDI files and ESEQ files by checking their file headers. This means that you can fool the MDF3 into displaying the names of non- SEQ files in SEQ mode by changing their file name exten- sions to “.X??”.
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Page 62: Applications
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Page 63: What Error Messages Tell You
RROR ESSAGES This appendix describes the error messages that can occur while you’re us- ing the MDF3, and give you advice on how to solve problems as they occur. Disk access errors: !~Play~only~disk You have tried to record SEQ data to a disk containing only files created by other devices. - Page 64 MDF3. Check the disk, and format it if necessary. !~~Bad~disk The MDF3 is unable to read or write data using the disk in the disk drive. The disk is either unformatted, or has been format- ted by a device other than the MDF3 (or MDF2).
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Page 65: About The Midi Implementation Chart
If one device supports transmission of a function and the other supports reception, the two devices can use the operation. Note: The MDF3’s MIDI implementation chart is enclosed with this manual as a separate sheet. This sheet also gives a detailed descrip- tion of the MDF3’s MIDI functions. -
Page 66: Specifications
Time Resolution: 10 msec./tempo q = 60 (fixed) Record File Format: Standard MIDI File format 0 Play File Format: Standard MIDI File format 0 or Yamaha QX3 MDR Sequencer Section: File Capacity: 99 max. Number of Tracks: 1 (16 MIDI Channels) Number of Notes: approx. -
Page 67: Index
NDEX AC Adapter, connecting 14, DC IN jack 13 Append, file 52 Apple Macintosh 59 Atari ST 59 Backup, disk 54 Batteries 14 Block, bulk data 10, headers and footers 29, interval 29 Bulk data, definition 10, recording in SEQ mode 38. - Page 68 25, during transmission 28, to start recording 33 PAUSE key 12 Personal computers, file management tech- niques 59, using MDF3 data files 59 Playback, changing tempo during 36, definition 11, fast forward 37, MDR files 60, procedure 35, programmed 41, record tempo 43, repeated 40, rewind 37 Playback tempo, see Record tempo.
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- Page 72 For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician. This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.