Disklavier

Greetings Carol,

So for the program to do what you want, and just turn down the piano,
what would you want as a determining factor?  Would it work to adjust
the velocity on any channels 1 and 2 no matter the track or smf0 or
smf1 or patch as the piano would play all these parts, no matter what?

If this sort of thinking is followed by other manufacturers then it
would seem that a simple ability to limit velocity control to chosen
channels would work for most. I have seen multi part type 1 files that
have different tracks for different parts but the piano does always
seem to be on track 1 one and channels 1 or 2. It has been a while
since I have looked at these and do not have them with me to look at
so any support of this idea would help.

I can easily add this feature if the above is all that is necessary.

By the way, I am writing these programs for a few reasons, to learn
programming again, to get ready for the day when I have a solenoid
reproducing piano and to share some tools that I find useful but that
few people have the time or interest to write. Also because I am stuck
away from home with time on my hands and am going nuts looking for
something to do.

Happy New Year


Tuesday, January 6, 2004,
12:53:24 PM, you wrote:

CB> The piano only plays MIDI data on Channel 1 (L) and Channel 2 (R).\ufffd I think
CB> it would nice to have such a program that only turned down the velocity of
CB> the piano parts!\ufffd The volume of the other MIDI parts are easily adjusted
CB> with a volume control knob on a tone generator.\ufffd BTW, QRS Pianomation and
CB> PianoDisc only play MIDI 0 files from a floppy disk; the Disklavier plays
CB> both formats from the floppy drive starting with the MarkIIXG series.\ufffd If I
CB> recall properly, a patch change is selecting a different instrument.\ufffd Even
CB> if you had a trumpet patch on channel 1 or 2, it would still play the piano
CB> keys.

CB> Carol Beigel

 



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