ALESIS Data Disk Reference Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 2 FEATURES................................................................................................................ 2 HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ................................................................................... 3 SECTION 1 DATADISK QUICK START............................................................................... 4 TO FORMAT A DISK ................................................................................................. 4 RECEIVING ONE MIDI DATA FILE FOR STORAGE................................................. 4 RECEIVING MULTIPLE MIDI DATA FILES FOR STORAGE..................................... 4 SENDING A SINGLE STORED FILE ......................................................................... 5 SENDING MULTIPLE STORED FILES ...................................................................... 5 SECTION 2 DESCRIPTION OF CONTROLS ....................................................................... 6 FRONT PANEL.......................................................................................................... 6 3 1/2" DISK DRIVE ........................................................................................ 6 LCD DISPLAY ............................................................................................... 6 SCROLL........................................................................................................ 6 NAME............................................................................................................ 6 RECEIVE ...................................................................................................... 6 SEND ............................................................................................................ 6 DELETE ........................................................................................................ 6 BACKUP ....................................................................................................... 7 DO/YES......................................................................................................... 7 REQUEST..................................................................................................... 7 INFO ............................................................................................................. 7 MIDI .............................................................................................................. 7 FORMAT ....................................................................................................... 7 POWER ........................................................................................................ 7 BACKPANEL ............................................................................................................. 7 MIDI IN.......................................................................................................... 8 MIDI OUT ...................................................................................................... 8 POWER ........................................................................................................ 8 DATADISK FRONT AND BACK PANEL .................................................................... 9 SECTION 3 INTERFACING DATADISK............................................................................... 10 DATADISK CONNECTED TO A SINGLE MIDI DEVICE............................................ 10 HANDSHAKING ............................................................................................ 10 DATADISK USED TO STORE HR-16/MMT-8 SEQUENCES..................................... 12 DATADISK IN A MORE COMPLEX MIDI SETUP ...................................................... 13 SECTION 4 DATADISK FUNCTIONS .................................................................................. 14 THEORY OF OPERATION ........................................................................................ 14 SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE................................................................................... 14 RECEIVE MODES......................................................................................... 14 SOFTWARE FUNCTIONS......................................................................................... 15 RECEIVE MIDI DATA FUNCTION................................................................. 16 RECV ONE SYSEX .......................................................................... 16 RECV MULT SYSEX......................................................................... 16 SEND MIDI DATA FUNCTIONS .................................................................... 16 SEND FILE XXXXXX YYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ ....................................... 16 SEND ALL FILES.............................................................................. 16 DELETE FILE FROM DISK FUNCTION ........................................................ 17 DEL NNNKXXXXXX YYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ ............................ 17 DELETE ALL FILES.......................................................................... 17 DISK BACKUP FUNCTIONS......................................................................... 17 BACKUP XXXXXX YYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ ........................................... 17 BACKUP ALL FILES ......................................................................... 18 BACKUP TO MIDI............................................................................. 18 REQUEST FUNCTION.................................................................................. 18 REQUEST SAMPLE DUMP XX ........................................................ 18 REQUEST SYSEX FOR YYYYYY .................................................... 18 DISK INFO FUNCTION ................................................................................. 19 XX FILES = ZZZ% YYY Kbytes free.................................................. 19 NNNNN XXXXXX YYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ ............................................. 19 SOFTWARE VERSION .................................................................... 19 MIDI FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................... 19 MIDI ECHO....................................................................................... 19 RCV PROGRAM CHANGE ............................................................... 20 FORMAT DISK FUNCTION........................................................................... 20 NAME FILE FUNCTION ................................................................................ 20 RENAME XXXXXX YYYYYY ZZZZZZZZ........................................... 20 SELECT CHARACTER ..................................................................... 20 DISK STATUS AND INFO MESSAGES..................................................................... 20 NO DISK IN DRIVE ....................................................................................... 21 DISK UNFORMATTED.................................................................................. 21 DISK WRITE PROTECTED........................................................................... 22 DISK EMPTY................................................................................................. 22 DISK FULL .................................................................................................... 22 OPERATION ABORTED ............................................................................... 22 DUPLICATE FILE NAME............................................................................... 23 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF FILES .................................................................... 23 NOT ENOUGH DISK SPACE ........................................................................ 23 MIDI OVERFLOW TRY RECV MULT ............................................................ 23 ERROR IN SYSEX ERROR ON DISK ........................................................... 23 TARGET UNIT NOT RESPONDING ............................................................. 24 SECTION 5 OPERATION ..................................................................................................... 25 TO FORMAT A DISK ................................................................................................. 25 TO RECEIVE A FILE ................................................................................................. 26 TO RECEIVE MULTIPLE FILES ................................................................................ 27 TO REQUEST A DUMP............................................................................................. 28 PRODUCT SPECIFIC DUMP REQUEST................................................................... 29 TO RENAME A FILE.................................................................................................. 30 TO SEND A FILE ....................................................................................................... 31 TO SEND ALL FILES................................................................................................. 32 TO DELETE (ERASE) A FILE FROM DISK ............................................................... 33 TO DELETE (ERASE) ALL FILES FROM DISK ......................................................... 34 TO SET MIDI ECHO .................................................................................................. 35 TO SET UP A MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE ................................................................. 35 TO DISPLAY AVAILABLE DISK SPACE.................................................................... 36 TO DISPLAY FILE INFORMATION............................................................................ 36 TO BACKUP A FILE .................................................................................................. 37 TO BACKUP AN ENTIRE DISK ................................................................................. 39 TO BACKUP AN ENTIRE DISK OVER MIDI TO ANOTHER DATADISK ................... 40 SECTION 6 REAL-TIME MIDI SEQUENCE PLAYBACK ..................................................... 41 TO RECEIVE A MIDI SEQUENCE ................................................................ 41 TO SEND A MIDI SEQUENCE...................................................................... 43 SYNCING DATADISK TO A SEQUENCER................................................... 44 APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................ 47 STORAGE OF DATADISK MIDI SETUP PER DISK ..................................... 48 TO STORE THE DATADISK......................................................................... 48 SECTION 7 APPENDEX....................................................................................................... 49 TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................... 49 PROBLEM SAVING TO DISK ....................................................................... 49 RECEIVING INSTRUMENT WON'T RECEIVE.............................................. 49 SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................................... 51 BOOKS ON MIDI ....................................................................................................... 52 VIDEOS ON MIDI ...................................................................................................... 52 Alesis DATADISK Direct MIDI to Disk/Universal Data Storage USERS MANUAL INTRODUCTION Alesis DATADISK Direct MIDI to Disk /Universal Data Storage INTRODUCTION The DATADISK is a real-time MIDI data storage and retrieval unit capable of storing 800K bytes of data onto a 3 1/2" floppy diskette. Unlike similar units which store data to a large RAM (Random Access Memory) buffer before processing, data in DATADISK is stored and retrieved directly from disk so there is no waiting for large RAM buffers to fill. The disk functions are used to transfer data between the disk drive and MIDI. Because the disk size is fixed, data can not exceed 800K bytes. Each disk can hold 53 MIDI data files, but the total size of the data cannot exceed the maximum disk size, or 800K. As an additional benefit, DATADISK is universal in that it will read virtually all manufacturers system exclusive data without updating software. A large 16 character by 2 line LCD display is fitted to make the functions and operations faster, easier, and less cryptic. FEATURES --Instantly expands memory of any synthesizer or sequencer, drum machine, or effects processor --Easier, safer, and faster than tape backup --Will store MIDI System Exclusive data from virtually any manufacturer --Uses standard 3 1/2" floppy diskettes --Stores up to 800K of data per disk --SEND ALL command allows send ...