Disklavier

Carol,
  I see the CBX driver under options->MIDI devices. There are two
drivers for input, one of them being CBX which I have highlighted and
four drivers in output, one of which is CBX that I have highlighted
and at the top of the list.
  I have the MIDI Host cable hooked up to the COM1 port.
All the volumes except microphone are set to on in Windows volume
control.
  I'm not sure what you mean about going to Start->Programs->CBX
Driver
When I downloaded the driver, I unzipped it and expanded it in my 'C'
drive. If it's suppose to be listed under 'Start->Programs', I don't
see it.
  When setting up I rememeber I went to Start->Control Panel->Multi
Media->MIDI and there I found my soundcard listed twice, once as 
'MIDI for ESS Solo-1 External MIDI Port' 
and then as 
'MIDI for ESS Solo-1 Internal ESFM Synthesis' 
and I don't remember if 'YAMAHA CBX A Driver' was listed there or not
at the time. What I do remember is I clicked the 'Add New Instrument'
button which asked me to click on the MIDI Port that the instrument
would be using. Listed to choose from was 'MIDI for ESS Solo-1
External MIDI Port' and 'YAMAHA CBX A Driver' 
so I chose the 'YAMAHA CBX A Driver' which took me to the next screen
where I chose the instrument to be a 'General MIDI instrument' instead
of 'Percussion on Channel 16',which was also listed. I highlighted
'General MIDI' and clicked 'Next' and I was then asked to type a name
for the new instrument which I named it 'disklavier'

 I say this because I went to Start->Control Panel->Multi
Media->Devices->MIDI Device and Instruments. In here I found three
items. 

First being my soundcard 'MIDI for ESS Solo-1 External MIDI Port' and
when I double click it, I find right under it,'ESS MPU-401(8480)',
which, from my reading, is a MIDI driver for this computer.
  
Second on the list under 'MIDI Device and Instruments' I find, 
'MIDI for ESS Solo-1 Internal ESFM Synthesis'. When I double click
that, under it appears 'ESFM Synthesis (8400)'

Third and last on the list under 'MIDI Device and Instruments' is 
'YAMAHA CBX A Driver' and when I double click that, under it opens
another 'YAMAHA CBX A Driver' and when I double click that one, under
it appears 'disklavier', which is the name I gave the 'New
Instrument'.
This is where I'm wondering if something went wrong with my
installation with naming the driver? Or maybe the driver is suppose to
look like that under 'MIDI Device and Instruments'.

I really appreciate all this attention I've been getting. 
Thanks, Mike

  
"Carol Beigel" <crbrpt@b...> wrote:
> I checked out an identical installation today, and think I may have
another
> idea.  In Power Tracks, choose Options from the top menu, then Midi
Devices. If you do NOT see Yamaha CBX driver you have not turned it
on.  To do so, click Start, Programs, then the Yamaha CBX driver.  By
default this driver installs to Com 1.  You probably already have
something else that is using Com1, so choose another com port that is
not greyed out.
> 
>  You should also be able to see if the Yamaha CBX driver is
installed by
> clicking on the Control Panel, then Multimedia devices, then the
MIDI tab.
> It should be one of the choices, if so, click on it.
> 
> Since the midi files are playing on your computer, the data is being
routed
> to your computer soundcard instead of thru the CBX driver.  Even the
Windows
> Media player will play midi files on your piano if the Yamaha CBX
driver is
> chosen.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> Carol Beigel
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "yamahamale" <kwfla@b...>
> To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 9:54 AM
> Subject: [disklavier] Re: PowerTracks and settings
> 
> > 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
> >