Disklavier

>Subject: [disklavier] Help:  Broken floppy drive
>Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 07:00:05 -0000
>
>Hi,
>
>1) I have an upright disklavier model MPX1.  PLaying music from
>internal memory is fine.  However, when I insert the floppy, the
>controller doesn't recognize it and continues to play music from the
>memory.  I can still hear the snap when pushing the floppy in but
>that's about it.  ANy suggestion how to fix/replace the floppy drive?

Are you talking about a Yamaha PianoSoft diskette?  or a floppy you made 
yourself?  If a PianoSoft disk cannot be seen by the DKV, you probably need 
a new floppy drive.  The local dealer probably knows a technician who can 
fix this.

>2) Is there a software to play disklavier floppy on a WINXP PC.  I
>tried using dkutils but it cannot read the floppy.

It's a shame, but the dkvcopy program only works in real DOS, not the 
virtual DOS in XP.  If you have an older computer that runs DOS (Win98n and 
lower) the dkvcopy will work, the XP should be able to read the file once 
you have run the ESEQ to MIDI conversion program.
>
>3) In the mean time, is that possible to copy music from the
>disklavier to internal memory via a laptop.  I mean to put the
>disklavier music in the PC floppy drive and copy it to the memory of
>the disklavier controller.

No. You can only put music into the internal memory via floppy drive, but 
yours is probably broken.  However, you can use your PC to play MIDI files 
directly to your Disklavier.  First, convert any Yamaha ESEQ files to MIDI 
files, or find another source of MIDI files (also known as Import files in 
Yamaha lingo).  Then download a free Jukebox program, or use the van Basco's 
karaoke program (dkutils) and put the MIDI files in a playlist.  Many of us 
on this list would love to see a jukebox program play ESEQ files, but so far 
that has not happened.

You can connect the computer to the Disklaver in either of 2 ways.  You can 
use the To Host port on the back of the control box, OR use a MIDI interface 
(USB, serial or parallel) between your computer and at least one MIDI cable.
>
>thanks,
>
>Cau
>
>
>

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