Disklavier

Hi Mike
Have you solved the problem of having the piano too loud compared 
with the synth parts?

See the DKV manual and look for an item called balance, check what 
is the current setting (it is a %) then turn it off.

Now you will have a much louder synth parts.
If the piano is still too loud you will have to edit the files with 
a sequencer.

Normally piano velocities on each note should be below 80 (96 at 
most).
This is very tricky, but also synt parts velocities should not be 
below 90 and main parts should be over 100 and the volume on the 
channels (except channel 1) should by more than 100.

Note that the right settings depend on your presonal taste and also 
on the environment where the piano and the baffles are located.

Regrards

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "yamahamale" <kwfla@b...> wrote:
>   I finally got it to work! There are some bugs like volume 
playback
> of piano parts compared to the synthesized parts but I'm loving it,
> finally. I never thought it was very consumer friendly to force 
people
> to learn about ports, setting, and tons of other stuff, before you 
can
> use a simple product correctly. I still don't understand it. I
> connected my cable to the COM1 port on the back of the computer 
and it
> shows in the Windows 'System Information Tool' as being on COM3.
> 
>   Seems my IBM Aptiva was shipped with MIDI turned off. Nothing in 
the
> manual nor in the help section about it. In fact they both talk 
like
> it's active, ready to go and any cild could do it. Had to reboot 
and
> go into Aptiva Setup Utility, which I didn't know existed, and turn
> MIDI on. I found this out on IBM's site which I've been to many 
times
> for this problem, searching. The info was suppose to be for a few
> select models and mine was not one of them on the list. I was very
> lucky I read the article and tried it because there were pages with
> lists of articles to read just on MIDI and the Aptiva model. Go 
figure. 
> 
>   Anyway, it's up and running. I want to thank everyone for being 
so
> quick to help with very useful tips. Some of them I ended up using.
> Best to you all, Mike
> 
> "yamahamale" <kwfla@b...> wrote:
> > 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
> > > >