Disklavier

Good morning, everyone.

Ralph, the E3 manual for the Standard and Pro versions states that it records in SMF Type 0 format only but it plays SMF 0, SMF 1, and E-SEQ.

The only difficulty that you might have is getting a USB floppy drive that can read your old E-SEQ floppies. People have reported issues with various drives. This morning, I attempted to read an E-SEQ floppy using my DKC-850. The DKC-850 did not recognize the disk. When I switched floppy drives, the DKC-850 recognized the disk.

I recommend that you undertake a one-time task of getting all of your E-SEQ files copied to your computer for safe-keeping, and then copy them to USB flash drives for use in the Disklavier. For long term compatibility, it makes sense to convert the song files to SMF as well.

To be clear: If your floppy disk with E-SEQ files is readable on the E3, the E3 will play the instrumental MIDI tracks found in PianoSoft Plus files.

Regards,
PianoBench

> On Jan 7, 2018, at 11:44 PM, 'Ralph Specht' capespechts@... [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Thanks George.
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>     Just to be cautious on my part, the E3/DKC-800 combination can play both Eseq(including PianoSoft Plus) as well as Midi Files.
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> Thank you.
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> From: 'George F. Litterst' PianoBench@... [disklavier] <>
> Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2018 11:24 PM
> To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com <>
> Subject: Re: [disklavier] Upgrade to E3 Series Piano
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> Good evening, everyone.
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> Ralph, the DKC-850 control unit is virtually indistinguishable from the DKC-800 control using that coms with the E3.
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> On the back of each box are 2 different sets of ports for connecting to the piano directly to the piano. The DKC-850 uses the serial port when connecting to Mark IIXG and Mark III pianos (thus replacing the original control unit). The DKC-800 uses the blue and green digital ports to connect to the E3. (Of course you have to use the MIDI ports when connecting the DKC-850 to Mark II and older Disklaviers.)
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> I don’t know if the DKC-850 and the DKC-800 are interchangeable. Regardless, the E3 comes with a DKC-800, and you won’t need the DKC-850 if you acquire an E3.
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> Regards,
> PianoBench
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>> On Jan 6, 2018, at 12:23 PM, 'Ralph Specht' capespechts@... <> [disklavier] <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <>> wrote:
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>> About six months ago, I upgraded my 30 year old MX100 by adding the DKC-850.
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>> I transferred my old Floppy images to a USB drive and was really amazed at the changes to the piano and accompaniment with my home stereo system.
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>> Question:  If I decided to upgrade to the new E series piano, would I need to keep the DKC-850 in order to use the USB of my floppies, or is the DKC-850 redundant?
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>> I know that there were some comments on compatibility of the older Disklaviers going forward to the E series, and wanted to understand all the details.
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>> Thank you
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>> Ralph Specht
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