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Re: [disklavier] MX100B and Midi files

2002-07-10 by Debra Keyser

Mine isn't a upright. Its a Baby Grand.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 8:27 PM
Subject: Re: [disklavier] MX100B and Midi files

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"
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To:
>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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