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Re: [disklavier] virtual pianola
2014-01-20 by Adrian Thomas
Adrian Thomas
On Jan 19 2014, Spencer Chase wrote:
>about the program i just mentioned. it changes note velocity so you can
>dynamically control any midi device it does not have to respond to
>controllers etc. this is why it can't use the win mm api. same with
>tempo, it changes the note timing not the delta times in the file.
>
>On 1/19/2014 11:59 AM, Skanter123 wrote:
>> Sounds good, Spencer!
>>
>> I'm confused as to why dsk sometime lets me change volume with knob
>> (which seems to control soft pedal) and sometimes doesn't when playing
>> back MIDI files.
>>
>> Also, is there a way to control volume of playback besides velocity,
>> which obviously changes more than volume? I would think not. Also,
>> none of the other knobs on the dsk (transpose, tempo) are operative
>> when playing MIDI files, yet volume usually is. One can control tempo
>> and transpose from computer program playing back MIDI files.
>>;
>> Sam
>> www.keyboardcollective.com
>> (212) 684-3304
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 19, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Spencer Chase >> > wrote:
>>
>>> you can use my midimod2 program to scale the velocity on a batch or
>>> single file basis. you can get it from the download page of my web
>>> site www.spencerserolls.com i am not sure when i last updated the
>>> program on the web. i fixed some compatibility issues regarding
>>> recent security bs so if you have any problems with the one on the
>>> web page, i can send you a different one. the problem would be that
>>> you could not save presets. the program would still let you set
>>> sliders and modify files, it is just that some installations of
>>> windows do not let you write a .txt file to the root.
>>>
>>> On 1/19/2014 9:58 AM, Skanter123 wrote:
>>>> Mark, i received the external USB floppy, my Win7 64-bit recognized
>>>> the drive immediately, your program worked like a charm! I'm now
>>>> listening to old recordings my brother made on disklavier.
>>>>
>>>> Small issue is that recordings seem a bit soft and volume knob on
>>>> dkl won't change anything. I think i've seen software where one can
>>>> control MIDI volume?
>>>>
>>>> Sam
>>>> www.keyboardcollective.com
>>>> (212) 684-3304
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 16, 2014, at 8:09 PM, Mark Fontana >>>> > wrote:
>>>;>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've written a free software tool for Windows that can extract
>>>>> performances from Disklavier and PianoDisc floppies:
>>>>> http://www.kinura.net/ppfbu/
>>>>>
>>>>> It works fine for most people, but occasionally there are low-level
>>>>> problems reading the disks. This is sometimes caused by
>>>>> deterioration and wear of the disk media. Other times, it seems
>>>>> like there are issues with particular floppy drives and/or
>>>>> interference from antivirus software.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another way to transfer files from Disklavier floppies, but with
>>>>> more steps, would be to extract the ESEQ files from your diskettes
>>>>> using Root-A-Ripper and then convert them to MIDI files using
>>>>> ESEQ2MID.EXE, both available at Carol Beigel's site:
>>>>> http://www.carolrpt.com/softwaredwnld.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>;>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 01/16/2014 01:25 PM, Sam Kanter wrote:
>>>>>> Question to all: If I buy a cheap, external USB floppy drive and
>>>>>> connect to desktop computer, will it be able to read disklavier
>>>>>> Pianosoft disks so I can convert to MIDI and play thru MIDI on DK?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sam Kanter
>>>>>> www.keyboardcollective.com
>>>>>> (212) 684-3304
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Best regards, Spencer Chase
>>> 67550-Bell Springs Rd.
>>> Garberville, CA 95542 Postal service only.
>>> Laytonville, CA 95454 UPS only.
>>> Spencer@...
>>> http://www.spencerserolls.com
>>> (707) 984-8356
>>> (425) 791-0309
>>
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