Casio Collectors

>
> Hi Graham!
> 
> Nice one!  You've probably already seen this but,...  (From <
> http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/timsaddler/smf.html>)
> 
> * *
> 
> *"I have just acquired a Casio FD-1 for about £80. This is a very simple
> unit along the lines of the Yamaha MDF2.**
> The Casio FD-1 only plays back Format 0 Smf's, but has the great advantage
> of using High Density Floppy Disks.
> There is only a Stop and Start button as well as Tempo and Song Select
> Buttons.For ease of use, I pre-arrange the song playback order and use the
> stop button when required."*
> 
> -Tom
> **
> * *
> On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Graham <gmeredith1@...> wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > Just scored one of these for $21...nifty little floppy drive MIDI data
> > player. Good as an emergency backup sequencer - portable, runs off DC
> > voltage. It would be nice if it also could save and send sysex data dumps
> > from instruments(I doubt it - I need to find a manual for it to find out).
> > Anyone use one of these??
> >
> > Cheers, Graham
> >
> >  
> >
>

>
> Ah yes, makes sense!
> 
> I spent some time searching online for a manual for you but came up with
> nothing (except for lots of 'paid' sites).  Looks like a bit of a rarity.
> 
> -Tom
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Graham <gmeredith1@...> wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hi Tom - good to hear from you. Yes I saw that site when I did a search
> > before I bid on the FD1 - good info. Another site I read explained how to
> > put the MIDI files onto the floppy disk (since the FD1 is only a playback
> > unit, not a record unit) - you use DOS - looks like I'll have to drag out
> > my old Win95 machine, heheh! I guess that makes sense, since DOS was the
> > only thing around when this thing was made (1987-ish). I also have an
> > alterior motive for buying this unit - as a backup floppy drive for my
> > FZ-1. If mine ever dies, I can pull the drive unit out of the FD1 and put
> > it in the FZ.
> >
> > Cheers, Graham
> >
> > --- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, Tom Green wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Graham!
> > >
> > > Nice one! You've probably already seen this but,... (From <
> > > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/timsaddler/smf.html>)
> > >
> > > * *
> > >
> > > *"I have just acquired a Casio FD-1 for about £80. This is a very simple
> > > unit along the lines of the Yamaha MDF2.**
> > > The Casio FD-1 only plays back Format 0 Smf's, but has the great
> > advantage
> > > of using High Density Floppy Disks.
> > > There is only a Stop and Start button as well as Tempo and Song Select
> > > Buttons.For ease of use, I pre-arrange the song playback order and use
> > the
> > > stop button when required."*
> > >
> > > -Tom
> > > **
> > > * *
> > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Graham wrote:
> > >
> > > > **
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Just scored one of these for $21...nifty little floppy drive MIDI data
> > > > player. Good as an emergency backup sequencer - portable, runs off DC
> > > > voltage. It would be nice if it also could save and send sysex data
> > dumps
> > > > from instruments(I doubt it - I need to find a manual for it to find
> > out).
> > > > Anyone use one of these??
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Graham
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >  
> >
>

>
> Hi Graham,
> 
> You needin' something ?
> Let me chime in :)
> 
> (this file is courtesy of Biggi, btw)
> kind regards,
> Joscelyn
> 
> 
> 2013/2/21 Graham <gmeredith1@...>
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > Yes I've been looking too - the only ones available are a service manual,
> > not a user manual (usually its the other way round!). I'm hoping it comes
> > boxed with a user manual. It's probably pretty simple to use though - I
> > just wanted to find out the procedure for loading a MIDI file onto a DOS
> > formatted floppy.
> >
> >
> > Cheers, graham
> >
> > --- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, Tom Green wrote:
> > >
> > > Ah yes, makes sense!
> > >
> > > I spent some time searching online for a manual for you but came up with
> > > nothing (except for lots of 'paid' sites). Looks like a bit of a rarity.
> > >
> > > -Tom
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Graham wrote:
> > >
> > > > **
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Tom - good to hear from you. Yes I saw that site when I did a search
> > > > before I bid on the FD1 - good info. Another site I read explained how
> > to
> > > > put the MIDI files onto the floppy disk (since the FD1 is only a
> > playback
> > > > unit, not a record unit) - you use DOS - looks like I'll have to drag
> > out
> > > > my old Win95 machine, heheh! I guess that makes sense, since DOS was
> > the
> > > > only thing around when this thing was made (1987-ish). I also have an
> > > > alterior motive for buying this unit - as a backup floppy drive for my
> > > > FZ-1. If mine ever dies, I can pull the drive unit out of the FD1 and
> > put
> > > > it in the FZ.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Graham
> > > >
> > > > --- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, Tom Green wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Graham!
> > > > >
> > > > > Nice one! You've probably already seen this but,... (From <
> > > > > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/timsaddler/smf.html>)
> > > > >
> > > > > * *
> > > > >
> > > > > *"I have just acquired a Casio FD-1 for about £80. This is a very
> > simple
> > > > > unit along the lines of the Yamaha MDF2.**
> > > > > The Casio FD-1 only plays back Format 0 Smf's, but has the great
> > > > advantage
> > > > > of using High Density Floppy Disks.
> > > > > There is only a Stop and Start button as well as Tempo and Song
> > Select
> > > > > Buttons.For ease of use, I pre-arrange the song playback order and
> > use
> > > > the
> > > > > stop button when required."*
> > > > >
> > > > > -Tom
> > > > > **
> > > > > * *
> > > > > On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 8:25 PM, Graham wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > **
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Just scored one of these for $21...nifty little floppy drive MIDI
> > data
> > > > > > player. Good as an emergency backup sequencer - portable, runs off
> > DC
> > > > > > voltage. It would be nice if it also could save and send sysex data
> > > > dumps
> > > > > > from instruments(I doubt it - I need to find a manual for it to
> > find
> > > > out).
> > > > > > Anyone use one of these??
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers, Graham
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >  
> >
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