Disklavier

Carol & Don

I have an MX88, which I believe has the same operating system as Don's
MX80.  Mine will play midi files from my laptop via the MIDI IN port on the
back of the DKV control unit.  I use a Mac laptop, but I don't see why that
should change anything. I use ELogic's MicroLogic AV as a sequencer, since
it lets me change midi channels and velocity settings. You are right,
Carol, that the floppy disc drive on the control unit will only play (and
record) ESEQ files, but I record midi files on my laptop via the DKV's MIDI
OUT, thus bypassing the whole problem of ESEQ.

Winfield Clark



>Your MX80 does not play standard midi files.  If it did, you could use one
>of many available jukebox programs.  However, an MX80 only plays Yamaha'a
>proprietary format, ESEQ files.  If you were to write a jukebox program to
>play Eseq files, we would all be most gratefull!  No one seems to have done
>that yet.
>
>Carol Beigel
>crbrpt@...
>
>
>>From: Don Shifris <don@...>
>>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: [disklavier] USING A PC FOR JUKE BOX ON MX80
>>Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 11:07:35 -0700
>>
>>I've been a member of this very helpful group for about a year and don't
>>recall seeing any information on this subject.
>>
>>I would like to take all of my midi file diskettes, including the ones
>>purchased from Yamaha and load them into a laptop which would sit on the
>>MX80.
>>
>>Then write a program to randomly select files to be sent to the piano via
>>Cakewalk or some other midi software product.
>>
>>Has anyone done this?