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Re: Help with settings for Disklavier and computer interface.

2002-07-25 by fran403

Thanks for the assistance...I will play around with the 
settings....although I think I did all of this the first ten times  
lol



Fran



--- In disklavier@y..., Robert Welcyng <rwelcyng@a...> wrote:
> Frank,
> 
> A couple of things to check:
> 
> When you downloaded and expanded the driver, did you find the 
readme.txt 
> file?  It contains very complete installation instructions.
> 
> Make sure the Yahama CBX driver is really installed.  Go to the 
Windows 
> Control Panel, dbl click Multimedia, and the MIDI Tab and you 
ought to 
> see it listed.
> 
> Make sure Sonar knows you want to use the Yamaha driver.  In 
Cakewalk, 
> you pull down the Options menu/MIDI Devices and select the 
appropriate 
> device.
> 
> You say "appropriate midi cables using the serial port"!?
> 
> Are you using a "TO HOST" cable and do you have the switch on the 
DKV 
> unit set to "TO HOST"?
> 
> Have you set the MIDI IN of your Disklavier.  Try setting it for 
CH=1 
> and play a file where the note on's are directed to MIDI channel 1.
> 
> 
> fran403 wrote:
> 
> > Hell0,
> > 
> > I need help with setting up my laptop which has cakewalk sonar 
> > installed and interfacing it with my disklavier.  I have been 
unable 
> > to use my computer with appropriate midi cables using the serial 
> > port and I have downloaded the Yahama CBX driver.  Is there a 
> > synopsis available to document the steps, settings and 
requirements 
> > for playing midi songs from the computer to the piano.  Is there 
a 
> > USB connection that will allow for midi out?  If so where?
> > 
> > 
> > Many thanks for any help
> > 
> > Frank
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> -- 
> Robert Welcyng
> Anchorage, Alaska

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