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[disklavier] Re: Playing piano parts incorrectly

2000-01-03 by Taxi

On Tucows, Anvil Studio, is a midi editor.  Search on either Anvil Studio or
midi (leave off editor)

Buffy
----- Original Message -----
From: Warren R. Jason <wjason@...>
To: <disklavier@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 1:27 PM
Subject: [disklavier] Playing piano parts incorrectly


> Buffy,
>
> I suspected as much, but I have a few clarifying questions.  Are BOTH
> channels one AND two piano?  Does it matter which one you change to?  Do
you
> have to spend hundreds of dollars on Cakewalk to perform this edit, or is
> there a cheaper utility for this limited purpose?  Is the change very
> simple, or do you have to change each note?  I'm no MIDI expert and don't
> want to take on a huge learning curve.  If it's a simple command to do the
> job, no problem, but I can't spend hours editing MIDI files.
>
> Also, how do I know which channel the piano is mis-located on, so I can
move
> it to channel one or two?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Warren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Buffy [mailto:buffy@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 4:55 AM
> To: disklavier@egroups.com
> Subject: [disklavier] Re: New Addition to Vault ---this email has 2
> nonmidi attachments as well
>
>
> If you use a midi editor you will find that the channels are set for
> something other
> than the piano.  I have a five year old MX100 and I have to change
> everything to channel one
> and two in order to get it to play all the notes.  I have to be careful
not
> to include
> drums or snares or percussion. Sounds wild with them.
>
> Buffy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warren R. Jason [mailto:wjason@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 6:15 AM
> To: disklavier@...
> Cc: Todd Muncy
> Subject: [disklavier] Re: New Addition to Vault ---this email has 2
> nonmidi attachments as well
>
>
> I have a question for my fellow members:
>
> Why is it that many of the MIDI files I download from the Internet, when
> played on my piano, don't actually play the piano part on the keyboard and
> pedals?  Instead, the piano part plays via the synthesizer as would the
> rhythm parts or other instruments.  Often, there will be several songs
that
> play properly, yet others that don't, from the very same download set.
The
> "Billy Joel" zip file in the vault is an example.  Most of the songs play
> correctly, but a few synthesize the piano part instead of playing the
> keyboard.  Any notion of what's happening?
>
> Warren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry Dubner [mailto:cspringb@...]
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 7:21 PM
> To: disklavier@...
> Cc: Todd Muncy
> Subject: [disklavier] New Addition to Vault ---this email has 2 nonmidi
> attachments as well
>
>
> Hello to all; hope you are all having a great holiday.
>
> I just uploaded a file to the vault entitled "Disney Edit".  This contains
> 26 selections that were derived from a variety of internet sites (but
mainly
> from www.dismusic.com ). The files were heavily edited in many cases--I
used
> cakewalk and veloset for the most part.  I must have started with close to
> triple the final amount of songs but kept only those that I felt sounded
the
> best.
>
> The first 24 files are mostly piano but the last two files have sparse
> piano.  I included these files---Raiders of the Lost Ark (included in
this
> collection because Disney's MGM Studio has a Raiders audience
participation
> show) and Under the Sea (from Lion King) because they sounded incredible
on
> my DC2S. If you feel they don't go along with the rest of the disk, simply
> delete these two and you'll have a disk where all selections are entirely
or
> mostly piano.
>
> I have attached the song list as a word pad document to this email.  If
you
> print it out exactly as is, it makes an excellent label for the disk. As
you
> can see in the enclosed picture (sorry it is out of focus, but I don't
have
> close-up capabilities on my old digital camera), it fits perfectly onto a
> standard floppy disk.  Just in case people have problems with the
> attachments, I will also enclose the song list at the end of the body of
> this letter below.
>
> Although it took a lot of work making, I greatly enjoyed putting together
> this file.  As the father of an 18 month son and with another child on the
> way, I hope my family enjoys this disk  for years to come. I hope all of
you
> also get enjoyment from these songs.
>
> I'd also like to thank Todd Muncy again for the tremendous effort he has
put
> into forming this group. While I've only had my disklavier for three
months,
> I've been able to start on a pretty diverse collection, thanks in part to
> this group.
>
> Lastly I'd like to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday season.
>
> Barry
>
>
> Heres the playlist (but as I discuss above, print out the wordpad doc for
a
> fitted label):
>
> Disney Music--Disklavier Edited
> **************************************
> 1.When You Wish Upon a Star    2.Mickey Mouse March
> 3.Winnie the Pooh    4.Be Our Guest    5.Bare Necessities
> 6.Its a Small World    7.Something There   8.Beauty and
> the Beast     9.Bibidibo    10.Chimchimcheree    11.Great
> Big Beautiful Tomorrow     12.Mine ( from Pocohantas)
> 13.Once Upon a Dream      14.One Jump    15.Heigh-ho
> 16.Zipadeedoodah     17.You'll Be in My Heart
> 18. Wonderful Things About Tiggers    19.Whistle While
> You Work    20.Supercalifragilistic    21.Pirates of the
> Carribean    22.Can You Feel the Love Tonight   23.Part
> Of Your World     24.TikiTiki Room    25.Raiders of the
> Lost Ark     26.Under the Sea
>
>
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