STORINGTO DISK USING MIDI SYSTEMEXCLUSIVEBULK DATA DUMP
The HR.16 send to MlDl function is orovided so lhat lh€ data can b€ slored on a computer,a YamahaMDF-1(MlDl FileQor a YamahaDX-7llFD. The data is senl out as one blockof systemexclusivedata,with the lengthbeingdeterminedby the amount of memoryb€ing us6d. No more than 507" of memoryshould be full when saving to a DX-7llFD or its buff€r will be filled. The HR-16 will aulomatically receive MlDl sysl€m sxclusive s€quence data from any of these devices without havingto select a specificpage. lf the systemexclusivedata slarls lo com€ in, the display will read:
ROM MrDt.......
This displaywill remainuntilthe data has be€n complelelyload€d,afterwhich th€ HR-16 will relurn to song 99. Not€ that any time the HR-l6 receiv€ssequence data from MlDl, any data previouslyin memorywill b€ lost.
SYNCING THE HR . 16 TO TAPE
llis possibleto syncthe HR-16 to a lap€ recorderwiththe helpot ths TAPEsYNC mode. Inthis mode,the HR-16 readsa masterclockpulsolrom a lrackof a tapefgcorder,which koepsallot lho sequEncers/drummachinespe.lecllyin timewiththe recordedinformation on the tapemachins.Thismothodhasthe advantageol eliminatingthe needlo printdrum
machineor synthesizsrpartson tape,sinceyoucan usethe mastarclockrecordedon tape (or"synclracK)to lriggerthedrummachineandsynthesizersviathe sequsncsr.
RECORDINGTHE SYNC TONE
Belorerecordingany audioinlormalionon lhe tape machine,you mustlay a "SyncTone' downon onetrackof thetapemachine.Thisis usuallydoneon an outsidelrack(track1 or
Ion an eighttrackmachine;lrack1 or 16 on a sixteentrackmachine;stc.)io keepthe crosstalkto a minimum.
1) Connectthe TAPEOUTjackof ths HR-16 to tho inputol the desiredtrackol the tape maching.
2) Press PLAY on tho HB-16,then adjustlhs level of lhe track so that il reads '0VU".
approximatsly
3l Youmust selorta tempolot the songon theHR-16at thistime as it cannoabe changed later.
4)Beginrecordingon ths tapemachins.
5)PressPLAYon the HR-l6. Allowthe HR-l6 to playthroughits entirosongbefors
stoppingthe recording.Whenthe songhasended,stoplhe rscordingand rewindlhe taps machine. Youare nowr€adyto triggerlhe HR-16fromthe syncton6thatyoujust rscorded.
N O T E S :
A) Thereis no TAPESYNCOUTswitdt as thisis alwaysadive,