On 7/7/2015 7:16 AM, George Frederick
Litterst PianoBench@... [disklavier] wrote:
Good morning, everyone.
A few comments about the problems mentioned in this thread.
When playing MIDI data from an external source, it should make no difference as to whether the source MIDI file is Type 0 or Type 1. In either case, the data comes in according to the MIDI serial protocol, one message at a time.
The incoming MIDI data stream can have as many as 16 channels of data. Disklaviers with a built-in tone generator will normally play one or two channels of data on the piano and will play the remaining channels using the tone generator. Since the MX84 does not have a built-in tone generator, your piano will just play one of the 16 channels of incoming MIDI data. If your MIDI file is an ensemble file that has other voices than the piano voice, you may hear unexpected notes played on your piano. In particular, if your piano responds to drum track notes, the notes will sound as though they are quite random and inexplicable.
I don’t know why your piano is getting a MIDI data error. I presume that it is possible that it is receiving more data than it can handle. Simple files with just a piano part and no SysEx messages should be just fine.
Regards,PianoBench
Bought an IConnection usb MIDI converter and it solved the problem of it stopping playing. No more cheap Chinese ones. thanks for suggestion
As far as the MIDI data error, it is still happening but not consistently. Doesnt effect the playing other than a temp burp when it first occurs, so i guess ill let it be for now
Thanks
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