Disklavier

You must have the MX100II not the MX100B.  Although both pianos are uprights 
and have the control box built in to the lid, the MX100II has a round knob 
to adjust the volume and plays SMF format 0 files as well as ESEQ files.  
The older MX100B only has square buttons on the control box and only plays 
ESEQ files on double density 720k disks.

Carol Beigel


>From: "Debra Keyser" <djd7554@...>
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [disklavier] MX100B and Midi files
>Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 19:50:45 -0500
>
>Mine plays SMF files.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: PianoBench@...
>   To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 6:31 PM
>   Subject: Re: [disklavier] MX100B and Midi files
>
>
>   Good evening, everyone.
>
>   In a message dated 7/9/02 6:54:03 PM, Tony writes:
>
>   << Hi, i have downloaded some of the piano competition midi files
>   to my Mac and have tried making floppies for the disklavier, but
>   they won't play. comes up as "unformatted disk." I have tried
>   formatting the disks as Mac 800k, proDOS 800k, and
>   proDOS720k. None of these work. Am I missing something? >>
>
>   The DOS720K format is correct, however, your Disklavier does not play
>   Standard MIDI Files. Your instrument was designed before SMFs became the
>   standard that they are today.
>
>   Your alternatives are to:
>
>   (1) Add a DSR1 to your Disklavier. This will give you support for SMFs, 
>file
>   translation capabilities, an internal tone generator, and support for 
>high
>   density disks.
>
>   (2) Play these files from your computer which you have appropriately
>   connected to your Disklavier with MIDI cables.
>
>   (3) Translate the files to E-SEQ using either a DOS (non-Mac) program 
>that
>   was written for this purpose or using a DSR1 or modern Disklavier 
>control unit
>   .
>
>   Although the DSR1 is expensive, it will provide you with the most 
>convenient
>   solution for this type of problem going into the future.
>
>   Regards,
>   PianoBench
>


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