Disklavier

Mark Fontana --

I woudl like to migrate my huge Yamaha and PG Music etc. MIDI 
collections onto CD.  I purchased a used MIDIMAN converter last year 
to start this project.  I have a MarkIII DC6A disklavier.  I live in 
the Bay area (Hillsborough).

If you are still interested in helping the group learn how to copy 
FDs onto Cds, let me know and let's see what we can work out.

--Aaron

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Mark A. Fontana" <mfontana@f...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> The Disklavier won't read a data CD (a CD with an actual filesystem 
on
> it)-- instead, each MIDI file needs to be converted into a
> specially-formatted WAVE audio file and written to an audio CD with 
CD
> burning software.
> 
> I figured out how to do this for PianoDisc CDs, but haven't gotten 
around
> to reverse-engineering Yamaha's format yet (I am told it is 
actually the
> output of a MidiMan device that converts MIDI into a signal 
suitable for
> recording on analog tape).
> 
> I do not have a Disklavier of any kind, but if someone would care 
to loan
> me an original Yamaha CD to analyze for a few days, I will have a 
look at
> creating a tool that encodes MIDI files into this format.
> 
> Are any of the Disklavier models with CD capability capable of 
playing a
> PianoDisc CD?
> 
> Mark
> 
> 
> On Sat, 4 Jan 2003, bikerbill44 <bikerbil@p...> wrote:
> 
> > We have a Disklavier Mark III Series DC2A. I find no problem
> > downloading midi music files and putting them on a floppy and
> > playing them on the Disklavier, but today I tried to place the 
same
> > midi files on a CD and it won't play in the Disklavier. They are 
the
> > same midi files and both CD and floppy play fine on my computer 
but
> > what is the difference with the Disklavier? Does the CD need some
> > different form of file or special format?
> >
> > FYI we bought the piano last Sept 2001 for our 35th Wedding
> > Anniversary and my wife really enjoys playing it. I show friends 
how
> > well I play, only I use the Disklavier. They are impressed with
> > either one of our playing (I think my wife impresses them more
> > though!).
> >
> > Bill and Barb in PA.