The problem with a laptop running Windows 95 is that the operating system does not support USB even though there may be a USB port on the laptop. Also, with laptops that old, there is a power problem using the USB port. Usually, one has to go out and buy a powered USB hub to get enough power to run such a device. It is much simpler to buy a MIDI interface that has EITHER a parallel or serial port. Carol Beigel crbrpt@... >From: Robert Welcyng <rwelcyng@...> >Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com >To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [disklavier] Laptop >Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 09:01:26 -0800 > >Allan, > >You might consider a MIDISPORT 1X1 made by MidiMan. It does require >Windows 98. It uses the USB port of your laptop which powers the >interface, so that you would not need to deal with a "wall-wart" power >supply. > >Allan Zalamea wrote: > > Robert, > > > > Thanks for your help. I do have a USB port at the back of my laptop, is > > it the same as the USB interface you are referring to? > > > > >From: Robert Welcyng > > >Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > > >To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com > > >Subject: Re: [disklavier] Laptop > > >Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 12:12:59 -0800 > > > > > >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@...) > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get > > > > 2 months FREE* > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To Post a message to the group, send it to: >disklavier@... > > > > > > > > To Post a private message to Todd Muncy, the group's founder and > > > > moderator, send it to: > > > > disklavier-owner@... > > > > > > > > To reach our group's web site go to: > > > > http://Yahoogroups.com/group/disklavier > > > > > > > > Todd's family web site was completely updated 01/15/03. 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Re: [disklavier] Laptop
2003-04-09 by Carol Beigel