The Yamaha AN1x Synthesizer mailing list

--- In AN1x-list@egroups.com, "Peter Korsten" <peterk@i...> wrote:
> From: <jondl@j...>
> 
> 
> > I used an MMT-8 for a couple of years - back when they were new.
It
> > is indeed a MIDI Sequencer - and quite a good one at that. The
timing
> > was dead-on too.  I don't understand your comment "but that's a
midi
> > recorder." What is this suppose to imply? All MIDI Sequencers are
MIDI
> > Recorders. I don't understand the point :-)
> 
> I suppose he means a MIDI data recorder, such as a Yamaha MDF3. Not
that I
> know either product, though.
> 

Oh, I get it! :-) Duh. I never used a MDF3 either. Alesis *did* make
a 
3.5" disk drive in a 19" rackmount around the same time as the MMT-8.
 
Think it was called a 'Data Disk' and it would even play SysEx and 
SMF's direct from disk. Made a nice companion piece to the MMT-8.  

regards,
Jon