I guess I'm all lost with all the requirements for a laptop on a disklavier. Here are all the specs of my hardwares and the disklavier.
Disklavier -�Piano Player Control Wagon PPG10R�( separate consul cabinet) �on a grand piano that plays�
�������������������� only Eseq files
�������������������� Yamaha MU90 Tone Generator, Amplifier, Equalizer and�2 speakers
Laptop -� Nec Versa dx486 , 350mb hd , 16mb ram� ,� with LPT port and USB port, no sound card
Software - Win95 ( coz' win98 is too large for a 350mb hd ), Cakewalk pro, Vanbasco player, 95 jukebox��.
Cables�� -�� Midi cable ,� cable with LPT male on one end and a USB on the other end ( sorry don't know
������������������ the name of that cable)
Note:� My disklavier, tone generator and piano is in good setup and is playing all my eseq files on a diskette including those piano pieces with XG ( accompaniment).
My problem is how to setup my old obsolete laptop with all the specs I mentioned above. I'm willing to buy any accessories needed to complete the setup. By the way, I'm from the Philippines and hope that the required accessories�are�easily available here.
Hope that you can help me with my predicament. Thanks.
Allan
>From: Spencer Chase
>Reply-To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>To: disklavier@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [disklavier] (unknown)
>Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 10:34:20 -0700
>
>Greetings disklavier,
>
>I have not had very good luck with Midisport interfaces and old
>computers. Their drivers and support are pretty bad. Fine for the
>latest machines but not much else. Roland makes a USB interface that
>is cheaper and has worked with no problems on every machine I have
>used it with. Just plugs and plays the way it should.
>
>Can you run win 98 on a 486? If not, it is unlikely that any USB
>devices can be made to work without a huge effort.
>
>You can also use a PC card adapter. They make them for game and
>joystick use and have MIDI thrown in. I bought some generic thing on
>E-Bay for about $15 that works just fine on an old notebook, P266
>running Win 98 SE.
>
>The Win 98 Media Player is just about the only piece of really good
>software by microsoft. This or any other program that uses the
>direct-x multimedia interface will play MIDI perfectly even with other
>tasks running. Without this you would have to make sure that the
>computer was running only the MIDI program or the music might be
>erratic.
>
>--
>Best regards,
>Spencer Chase
>67550 Bell Springs Rd.
>Garberville, CA 95542 (POSTAL SERVICE ONLY)
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