Hi I have looked at your converted file. The very first note is on channel 1 which is why it plays. But the rest are still on channel 3 Does your program have Midi List View? If so have a look in there. It will frighten you at first but it's all very simple, realy!!! I am sorry but I have not used your program but they are all much the same these days. Midi Magic --- In disklavier@y..., "fakepopster" <raydene@n...> wrote: > Your files worked terrific! I wonder what you did that I didn't do. > Perhaps it's the tool I'm using? ..or just my inexperience. I used > Anvil Studio to rechannel the piano to channel 1 and had the problems > I already mentioned (one note plays and stays on). There appear to > be two other tracks not assigned a channel and just being used for a > description or something. Perhaps you could take a look at the file > and see what you can figure out. I put it out there in the folder > you created for me. > > Also, I thought my MX100A reads both channel 1 & 2. I edited a file > to play bass (as left hand piano) on channel 1 and left the piano (as > right hand piano) on channel 2. It only played the left hand. Do I > have to tell the piano to read both channels somehow? > > Thanks for all the help! I LOVE the internet and would never have > bought this piano without the wealth of knowledge I was able to > aquire from archives and help like I'm getting from you guys now. > Looking forward to being able to return the favor to someone some > day. > > --- In disklavier@y..., "midi_magic2000" <magic_midi@h...> wrote: > > Hi Ray > > > > I have downloaded the fist two files from that site. > > Both files have the piano on track 3 Channel 3 > > I used Music Studio 3 and rechanneled channel 3 to channel 1. > > > > You will find the files in the "files" section of the group. > > Look under Midi Magic Temp folder for RayDene. > > > > Have a go with them and let us know if they work. > > > > Midi Magic > > > > > > > > --- In disklavier@y..., "fakepopster" <raydene@n...> wrote: > > > Thanks for both replies. > > > > > > I do understand that the channel needs to be set to 1 or 2. I > > should > > > have said channel instead of track. > > > > > > The original files are here: > > > > > > > > > http://www.landscape.it/vmagazine/panorami/midibox/jazzcollection.htm > > > > > > I tried the first two songs with the same result. I am attaching > > the > > > midi versions of the files with my edits. (Oh...how do you > attach > > a > > > file in this posting? I couldn't even figure that out.) > > > > > > I have since tried other files from other sites. I edited the > > files > > > the same way as I described before and had success reassigning > > > channels and editing out other intruments. They played fine. > > > However, I still can't get the aforementioned songs to play. > > > > > > Perhaps it's midi 1 vs. midi 0. I don't know how to tell which > is > > > which by looking at the file, although ALL the files I've worked > > with > > > so far have multi channels and multi tracks. If I understand > you, > > > this would mean they are SMF 1. > > > > > > Also, tell me more about the "programmed event" on a track. How > > can > > > if I have it and what can I do about it? > > > > > > > > > --- In disklavier@y..., Jack.Schueler@s... wrote: > > > > > > > > This may simply be your use of terminology but here goes > (tracks > > vs > > > > channels). > > > > > > > > In type 1 SMF files, tracks are used to manage notes for a > > > particular > > > > instrument. You can have track 1 contain notes for a violin > and > > > track 5 > > > > contain notes for a piano. Switching the tracks around won't > > change > > > > anything as far as your Disklavier is concerned. What is > really > > > important, > > > > especially for the older Disklaviers, is the channel > assignment. > > > You have > > > > to make sure that the piano track is assigned to channel 1. > You > > > also have > > > > to make sure that your piano track doesn't have a "program" > event > > > that > > > > assigns the channel to an instrument other than "piano". > > > > > > > > You might also come across midi files with the left and right > > hands > > > split > > > > into separate tracks with one track assigned to channel 1 and > the > > > other to > > > > channel 2. I have also sometimes seen a third track that > contains > > > only the > > > > pedal information. The neat thing about this is your > Disklavier > > > can then > > > > be set to play only one of the hands. > > > > > > > > A SMF type 0 midi file contains only 1 track with all the > channel > > > > indicators embedded into the single track. A SMF type 1 midi > > file > > > contains > > > > several tracks with each track assigned to a channel. > > > > > > > > Jack > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "fakepopster" <raydene@n...> on 01/22/2002 05:01:32 PM > > > > > > > > Please respond to disklavier@y... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: disklavier@y... > > > > > > > > cc: (bcc: Jack Schueler/SYBASE) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: [disklavier] MX100A won't play converted midi > > > > file\sequencing woes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I followed the Dkvutils instructions listed in an archived > > message > > > at > > > > this site to the letter. Everything went exactly as described, > > > > however, when I attempted to play it, it appears to be reading > and > > > > playing it but the piano does not move except for one note. > > > > > > > > I am using the correctly formatted older DD disks and > converting a > > > > midi file to an e-seq file. After I converted it the first > time I > > > > took a look at the midi file through sequencing software. Anvil > > > > Studio is the software. The piano was on track eight so that > > > > probably explains why I hear nothing on that file. > > > > > > > > Then I edited the midi file to have piano on track 1. The file > > > > showed bass and drums on other tracks but is a piano ONLY file > and > > > > when played on my PC, those tracks didn't seem to contain > anything > > > > other than an instrument name. I deleted those tracks except > the > > > > piano on track 1 and converted the file again. This is the > file > > > that > > > > plays one note and appears to keep reading but no sound. > > > > > > > > Has anyone experienced anything like this? Did I miss something > > > > easy? Thanks for any help! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: disklavier@Y... > > > > > > > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder > and > > > moderator, > > > > send it to: > > > > disklavier-owner@Y... > > > > > > > > To reach our group's web site go to: > > > > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > > > > > > > Todd's family web site was completely rewritten in June 2001 > and > > > contains > > > > some fun disklavier content and links to midi sites among other > > > things, The > > > > url is: > > > > http://MuncyFamily.com > > > > > > > > THINKING OF LEAVING THE GROUP? > > > > If you are thinking of unsubcribing because you are getting too > > > much mail, > > > > go the the web site and change your email delivery option > > instead. > > > That > > > > will fix the problem, while maintaining your access to the > > group. > > > If you > > > > insist on leaving us completely send a blank email to: > > > > disklavier-unsubscribe@y... > > > > > > > > Know someone who wants to join? 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Re: MX100A won't play converted midi file\sequencing woes
2002-01-25 by midi_magic2000