Disklavier

There are thousands of MIDI files of varying quality on the disklavierworld site, in terms of performance and technical (MIDI) quality.  I've only scratched the surface in playing them.

The E-comp files seem OK, but it would be good to compare to those downloaded from E-comp website to see if they have been changed in any way.
Since I've moved the pedal data to ch 3 with your utility, the E-comp files sound much better with incremental pedal.

Disklavier world (Kuhmann) states that these are all public domain, is disappointing to find out that they are not.

Sam 
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> On Mar 2, 2014, at 2:17 AM, Spencer Chase <lists@spencerserolls.com> wrote:
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> the site mentioned is yet another plug of the Disklavier World web site by Robert C. Kuhmann. he "gives credit" to his sources in a very general sense but has actually stolen files and removed the midi text events to hide the sources from whom he has stolen. the E-comp stuff is offered for free by Yamaha but i don't think they intended others to screw it up and distribute it on their own. 
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> even if you are interested in stolen music, there is something very strange about every file i have tried to play. the files will not play well on a Disklavier if for no other reason that the in appropriate velocity range used. i downloaded one set of files today just to check to see if this was the same junk i had downloaded before and found many notes with velocities below 10 in the first file i played.
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> if you just want quantity and don't care much about quality, this may be the site for you. i sort of remember checking out the e-comp files at one time and although i am not entirely sure, i think i had found that they were screwed up in many ways as well.
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> i would be interested in hearing the opinions of other more critical DKV owners.
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>> On 3/1/2014 7:26 PM, gregmoakley@... wrote:
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>> Thank you for all of your thoughts! I went to guitar center today and got a $35 usb to midi cable, attached to my laptop and I'm back in business.  I had it running off of my laptop.  I can't believe i'm so impressed with 1997 technology!  I'm sure I won't need to upgrade for a while.  I'm just happy to see it play twinkle twinkle little star! 
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>> It's great to know that there are so many options  with this system. Thanks for posting the link to the disklavierworld.blogspot.com.  Wow, lots of midi files.  
>> Thanks again for all the help. Â 
>> Greg
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