Storing To Disk Using Midi System Exclusive Data Dump - Alesis HR-16 Instruction Manual

In all five of these pages, pressing RECORD initiates the operation. The verity function is
used to insure thal the dala just record€d to tape is good. Load f rom taps loads the entire
sequenc€ msmory with the data on tape. Load part and load song allow a single part or
song to be loaded from a tape. The keypad can be used to seleit the desired number.
Alter pressing RECORD, the display will change to the following (depending on th6 page
snown wnen I wars pressed):
FROM TAPE
P A R T : 0 0
co
00
Again, the RECORD and TAPE buttons can be releasod, and the display will continus unlil
the operation is complete, with ths currently loading or ver'rfying part or song number being
shown in the display. When loading one part or song, the display will continue to show the
selected part or song number in ih€ uppsr display. When sonding out MlDl data, the
display shown above will remain until the data has been sent out. After completion of the
tapo tunctions, th6 display will return to its previous state (select pad or sslect song). lf an
error is oncountered while loading a lape, ths display will show ERROR as soon as it
occurs, lor example,
Ths tape will attempt lo continue to load, but it is possible that lhe data will be conupted
and lherefore unusable.
During any ot ths tape operations (but not lhe send MlDl lunction), ths STOP/CONTINUE
button can be used to abort the operation. When loading in all parts and songs, aborling
the tape may leave unusable data in memory. When loading one part or song, aborting
aftor the selscted part or song has passed will not cause any problems.
STORING TO DISK USING MIOI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE DATA DUMP
Tho MMT-8 send to MlDl function is provided so that the data can be storod on a computef,
a Yamaha MDF-1 (MlDl Filer) or a Yamaha DX-7llFD. The data is sent out as one blrck of
system exclusivo dala, with the length being delermined by the amount of memory being
used. ll using lhe MlDl Filer, no more lhan 85% ol the memory should be full or else the
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