Disklavier

I had been trying to open an mp3 file but couldn't get it to convert
in the software so I tried a few others and for some reason they were
able to convert and play but only through my computer speakers.
  I did however open a MIDI file of piano music and I could see the
piano keys in the software being played but no sound came out of the
computer and of course nothing came out of the Disklavier. So I know
the software is reading the MIDI file that I opened. Mike

"yamahamale" <kwfla@b...> wrote:
> Thank you PianoBench and Robert for your help. I still haven't gotten
> any of it working. Maybe I should switch to a different program. I do
> have the CBX driver highlighted for both input and output. I turned
> off "enable thru" Also set the Piano Receive Channel on the
Disklavier to 
> PRG(All) 
> 
> When I go into the preferences inside PowerTracks and choose Audio, I
> see a button for drivers and there it has listed:
> Audio Input drivers as 
> "Microsoft Sound Mapper" and "ESS AudioDrive Record"(which I believe
> is my soundcard.)I've had both checked and then tried either one
checked.
> Then I have the Audio Output Drivers which list
> "ESS AudioPlayback" and "Microsoft Sound Mapper" which I've tried both.
> Mike
> 
>  PianoBench@a... wrote:
> > Good morning, everyone.
> > 
> > In addition to the advice that you have received, I would suggest:
> > 
> > --Turn off "enabled thru"--it is not needed in your situation.
> > --I agree that you should select the CBX driver for MIDI Input and
> Output and 
> > disable the other drivers
> > --On the Disklavier, I would suggest setting the Piano Receive
> Channel to 
> > PRG(All). That way, it does not matter what channel the piano track
> is on, the 
> > Disklavier will still play it. The only oddity will be the
> occasional file that 
> > has another piano group voice, such as harpsichor, that you may
> prefer the 
> > Disklavier's tone generator to play.
> > 
> > If you would like your web browser to play MIDI files on your piano,
> try the 
> > following:
> > 
> > Windows 98 (and probably Windows ME)
> > Start:Settings:Control Panel:Multimedia
> > click the Multimedia tab in the Multimedia Control Panel window
> > choose Single Instrument
> > under Singele Instrument, make your selection for the desired choice
> for MIDI 
> > output
> > 
> > Windows 2000
> > Start:Settings:Control Panel:Sounds and Multimedia Properties
> > click the Audio tab in the Sounds and Multimedia Properties window
> > under MIDI Music Playback, make your selection for the desired
> choice for 
> > MIDI output
> > 
> > Windows XP
> > Start:Control Panel
> > (1) if the next window is set to Categories View, click Sounds,
> Speech, and 
> > Audio Devices
> > then click Sounds and Audio Devices
> > click the Audio tab in the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window
> > under MIDI Music Playback, make your selection for the desired
> choice for 
> > MIDI output
> > 
> > or
> > 
> > (2) if the next window is set to Classic View, click Sounds and
> Audio Devices
> > click the Audio tab in the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window
> > under MIDI Music Playback, make your selection for the desired
> choice for 
> > MIDI output
> > 
> > Regards,
> > PianoBench
> > 
> > In a message dated 11/15/03 12:35:16 AM, kwfla@b... writes:
> > 
> > 
> > > It's midnight and I'm bushed from thinking. Guess I'll try tomorrow
> > > again. I've got the PowerTracks demo loaded. The piano is connected
> > > with the cbx driver installed and the switch on the unit moved
to PC2
> > > but I can't seem to get anything working other than the demo songs
> > > coming out of my computer speakers. I hope this demo lets me
play the
> > > piano through it and not just giving me some idea of what the
software
> > > looks like. There's just too many settings to know. Any of them
could
> > > be wrong or right.
> > > A few of my settings are:
> > > 
> > > I have "enabled thru" checked.
> > > Input drivers I have
> > > ESS MPU-401 (8480) and YAMAHA CBX Driver (with the Yamaha CBX Driver
> > > highlighted.
> > > 
> > > Under the MIDI Devices menu of the software options I have,
> > > Input drivers I have
> > > ESS MPU-401 (8480) and YAMAHA CBX Driver (with the Yamaha CBX Driver
> > > highlighted.
> > > Output Drivers , in order from top to bottom:
> > > ESS MPU-401 (8480),
> > > YAMAHA CBX A Driver,
> > > MIDI Mapper,
> > > ESFM Synthesis (8400),
> > > (with the Top two drivers highlighted)
> > > 
> > > If any of this makes sense or if someone knows of a web page that
> > > would guide me through setting up this software, I'd appreciate it.
> > > I've tried reading the help menu and it doesn't make sense to me.
> > > Many Thanks, Mike
> > >