Disklavier

Allan,

Yes, you can play your DKV using your laptop.  (This task does not 
require a high performance machine at all.)   You will need to get an 
external MIDI interface for your laptop.  It doesn't sound as though 
your older laptop would have a USB interface, so you will probably want 
a 1 X 1 MIDI interface such as a Midiman Portman PC/P MIDI Interface 
which connects to your computer's parallel port.  Once the interface is 
installed, Cakewalk will no longer complain about the lack of a soundcard.

You will need to convert E-SEQ files to MIDI in order to play them using 
Cakewalk as a sequencer.  You can convert E-SEQ files to SMF1 (MIDI) 
using the Giebler Utilities (www.giebler.com).

There is not much to setting it all up.  Connect the laptop's MIDI 
output to the DKV's MIDI input.  Set Cakewalk so that the piano part of 
the file is directed to channel #1 and set the the DKV's MIDI input for 
channel #1.  If the file you are playing also has continous pedal data 
directed to channel #3, set the DKV's MIDI Input instead to CH=HP.

Allan Zalamea wrote:
> Anybody,
>      I have a disklavier that plays only Eseq files. Recently, I have 
> found a 486-dx50 laptop with windows95 but have no sound card in it. Can 
> I use it with my disklavier even without a sound card? I have installed 
> dkvutils program and copy all my eseq files in the hard drive. I try to 
> install cakewalk but won't run because there is no sound card. If I can 
> use the laptop to play my disklavier from the hard drive, can anyone 
> help me with the procedure in setting it up. By the way, I have a midi 
> cable too. Thanks for any help you can give me.
> Allan (aaz29@...)
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